Parr created a running theme of how difficult it can be to shake off your past. The Islington children are taken on train to Wales and the differences are apparent from the off. The Valley of Lost Secrets is not so much about the war but about being evacuated. It’s been a while since the children’s book club has read a war book. What they discover will change Jimmy – and the village – forever. Who can Jimmy trust? His brother is too little his best friend has changed.įinding an ally in someone he never expects, they set out together to uncover the secrets that lie with the skull. Green, quiet and full of strangers, he instantly feels out of place.īut then he finds a skull hidden in a tree, and suddenly the valley is more frightening than the war. When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn’t be more different from London. Our children’s book of the month for March is The Valley of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr.
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