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The secret library / Kekla Magoon.
Finding a mysterious letter from her late Grandpa, Dally is led straight to a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time, and she must find the courage to write her own life story as she "checks out" adventure after adventure.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781536230888 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 373 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024.
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| Subject: | Libraries > Juvenile fiction. Letters > Juvenile fiction. Secrecy > Juvenile fiction. Racially mixed families > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Time-travel fiction. Action and adventure fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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"Finding a mysterious letter from her late Grandpa, Dally is led straight to a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time, and she must find the courage to write her own life story as she âchecks outâ adventure after adventure. Simultaneous eBook." - Random House, Inc.
An instant New York Times bestseller!
Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy adventure about family secrets and finding the courage to plot your own life story.
Since Grandpa died, Dallyâs days are dull and restricted. Sheâs eleven and a half years old, and her exacting single mother is already preparing her to take over the family business. Starved for adventure and release, Dally rescues a mysterious envelope from her motherâs clutches, an envelope Grandpa had earmarked for her. The map she finds inside leads straight to an ancient vault, a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time. As Dally âchecks outâ adventure after adventureâincluding an exhilarating outing with piratesâshe begins to dive deep into her familyâs hidden history. Soon sheâs visiting every day to escape the demands of the present. But the library has secrets of its own, intentions that would shape her life as surely as her motherâs meticulous plans. What will Dally choose? Equal parts mystery and adventureâwith a biracial child puzzling out her identity alongside the legacy of the pastâthis masterful middle-grade fantasy rivets with crackling prose, playful plot twists, and timeless themes. A satisfying choice for fans of Kindred and When You Reach Me.
