The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart
Book of the Week: 29 April 2018
Our book this week has been chosen by Dan, who has been a student library assistant since 2016. This is his introduction to the plot:
“It’s the summer holiday in the lower downs of New Umbra and 11-year-old Reuben doesn’t have a lot to do while his mom is at one of her jobs in the city. He’s a loner who likes to sneak around town like a spy and find ways not to be noticed. One day, he finds himself in a very narrow alley avoiding the attention of mafia-like enforcers called ‘the directions’ and decides to climb as high as he can to try and escape. Up on a ledge he finds a mysterious package and nearly falls trying to bring it down. A watch is inside, but it’s not like any watch he’s ever seen – beyond the strange metal, it only has one hand. It also has a secret power: invisibility.”
Trenton Lee Stewart is best known for his Mysterious Benedict Society series that feature clever children solving puzzles in stories that are a mix of mystery and adventure. If you would like to read more, his publisher’s page is here.
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