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Synopsis
For the past nine years, cousins Patrick, Ruth, Ellen, Ted, and Laura have played at "The Secret"-a game full of witches, unicorns, a magic ring and court intrigue. In The Secret, they can imagine anything into reality, and shape destiny. Then the unbelievable happens: by trick or by chance, they find themselves in the Secret Country, their made-up identities now real. They have arrived at the start of their game, with the Country on the edge of war. What was once exciting and wonderful now looms threateningly before them, and no one is sure how to stop it...or if they will ever get back home.
Is The Secret Country appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Five cousins are transported into the fantasy world they created through play, where their imagined game becomes real with actual stakes. Themes of friendship, responsibility, and navigating the consequences of their creative choices in a now-dangerous setting.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.
Who'll love this
Kids will love seeing characters their age enter a magical world they invented, with unicorns, magic rings, and adventures where they have real power.