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THE SECRET LIBRARY

Kekla Magoon

Eleven-year-old Dally lives on her family estate with her mother, whose demanding plans include training Dally to run the family business. Still grieving her grandfather and missing her father, who died years earlier, Dally discovers a secret library. Its librarian tells her that books can reveal only secrets connected to her, one each day, and carry her to the moments when those secrets began. Dally witnesses her parents’ early relationship and repeatedly visits an 1850s pirate ship, where a captain and first mate share a relationship that must remain hidden.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
680L
ATOS Book Level
4.4
Word Count
80785
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
P
Themes
Family · Grief And Loss · Love · Mystery And Discovery · Racism And Prejudice
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Candlewick
Published
May 7, 2024
Pages
384
ISBN-13
9781536230888
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2025Fiction for Children
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