Trenton Lee Stewart, author of The Mysterious Benedict Society series,
is back with The
Secret Keepers, a new mystery where an ordinary boy goes on
the adventure of a lifetime.
Living in a tiny, rundown apartment, Reuben Pedley and his
widowed mother spend their evenings together dreaming and drawing up blueprints
for magical homes filled with firefighter poles and hidden staircases. During
the day, while his mother is at work, Reuben spends his solitary afternoons
wandering the streets of New Umbra. As he explores the nooks and crannies
of the city Reuben tries his best to avoid the searching eyes of the
Directions, a group of sinister men who terrorize the
citizens of New Umbra under the orders of a secretive and tyrannical
figure known only as The Smoke.
One day while climbing up a perilously tall
building Reuben comes upon a mysterious pocket watch. To Reuben’s surprise
the watch doesn’t tell time, but instead gives Reuben an incredible power and
launches him on a whirlwind journey as he attempts to stay one step ahead
of The Smoke’s searching grasp and uncover the secret behind the watch’s
mysterious origin.
4th to 8th graders will love the twists and
turns Reuben’s journey takes, and will delight in uncovering the book’s many
mysteries along with Reuben.
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