Stories Aloud
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Publication date: 07 Oct 2021
ISBN: 9780857639141
Size: 198 x 129 mm
Length: 208 pages

A Secret in Time

7-9
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Alex and Ruby are back in their FOURTH time-slip adventure, tumbling back into 1947! From multi-award-winning author Sally Nicholls comes another brilliant action-packed adventure for 7+ readers, beautifully illustrated by Rachael Dean.

When siblings Alex and Ruby tumble back through the mirror, they find themselves in the freezing-cold winter of 1947.

Food is scarce in the aftermath of the Second World War and life at Applecott House is hard.

As Alex and Ruby discover they must solve the mystery of a missing family heirloom to ever have hopes of returning home, their adventure takes them trekking across the snow and treacherous ice on a perilous treasure hunt.

Will they make it home and back to the present day or will they be stuck in 1947?

Full of action and humour and featuring exciting black-and-white illustrations throughout, this is another superb time-slip story which brilliantly brings history to life as part of an adventure.

‘A clever vehicle for introducing the differences between then and now in an accessible way, with a fast-paced plot and a lovely spooky ending’ – The Times on A Chase in Time

Have you read Alex and Ruby’s other adventures: A Chase in Time, A Christmas in Time, An Escape in Time?

Cover illustration by Isabelle Follath.

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“This is a great series to have on library shelves for children to dip into different times in history where they will enjoy a great adventure, with mysteries to solve, too.”

-Ellen Green, ReadingZone

A Secret in Time is the fourth book in the series, and finds the children tumbling through the magic mirror into the freezing winter on 1947.”

-Emily Bearn, The Oldie

“The story is full of adventure and a touch of mystery, making it excellent for younger readers.”

North Somerset Teachers Book Award

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