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Synopsis
Thirteen year-old Fair O'Nelli has lived in a cellar for the last nine years. She knows her father and brother are missing or possibly dead. Set free on her day of maidenhood when it's safe to be seen, Fair sets off in the company of three guardians to find Selador's Gate. Along the way she discovers the key to survival is learning to see things as they are.
Is Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle grade fantasy about a sheltered girl freed after nine years in captivity who embarks on a quest to find a magical gate. Contains mild peril and themes of parental loss/absence but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity, death of parent, and abandonment.
Who'll love this
Readers will root for Fair as she discovers the world outside her cellar and searches for her missing family while learning to see truth.