The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories
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Julia Nobel
For fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Blackthorn Key series comes an award-winning boarding school mystery about twelve year old Emmy, who's shipped off to a prestigious British school. But her new home is hiding a secret society ... and it may be the answer to Emmy's questions about her missing father.With a dad who disappeared years ago and a mother who's a bit too busy to parent, Emmy is shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England, where she's sure she won't fit in.But then she finds a box of mysterious medallions in the attic of her home with a note reading: These belonged to your father.When she arrives at school, she finds the strange symbols from the medallions etched into walls and books, which leads Emmy and her new friends, Jack and Lola, to Wellsworth's secret society: The Order of Black Hollow Lane.Emmy can't help but think that the society had something to do with her dad's disappearance, and that there may be more than just dark secrets in the halls of Wellsworth...Pick up the Black Hollow Lane series for your 5th grade and middle school students, kids 9-12, and young readers who love twisty mysteries with:Boarding schoolsSecret societiesCryptic lettersSecret relicsA fantastic group of friends
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Author
Julia Nobel
Pages
320
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published Date
2019-03-05
ISBN
1492664650 9781492664659
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"Pretty good story. Its like harry potter met scooby doo without scooby doo haha.
The main lead is 11 years old with a celebrity mom and an absent dad. Her mom wants her to be perfect to match her image as celebrity single mom (subplot) so she sends her to a boarding school, before she goes the girl gets a letter from ' her dad' and she uncovers a secret. I believe it's a good story but as an adult I found it missing some explanations. It's about friendships and struggles. One scene I found to be more adult than juvenile but other than that I recommend. No spice and nothing extreme. "
D M
"I was reading it, but got bored  just like Harry Potter except there’s no magic. A kid goes to a new school plays a sport and tries to uncover secrets with their two best friends a clueless boy and a head strong her girl. Not bad but come on-"
summertimesadness
"Fun little secret society middle grade set in English boarding school. <br/><br/>PS. It surprised me that this was published after I stopped reading middle grade and still the 12 year old main character was born before me haha. I was not 10 in 2019. Really, I know that's surprising."
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Emily
"This was a pretty quick read, with short chapters, which I always like. I feel it would have worked better as YA--I kept forgetting these kids were only tweens and had they been older and been written for an older audience could've leaned in even more into some of the darker aspects. It definitely feels like a first book in a series where it's laying the groundwork which was frustrating in some moments since I wanted a more complete story in this one. Overall an ok debut and mystery middle grade book, but lacks some complexity."
Liesl Prentice
"Mystery "
Ashlea Nicol
"One of the best middle grade mystery, dark academia stories I’ve read! Cannot wait to read the sequel. Have ordered this book and the second for my kids to enjoy! "
Lindsay King
"It was a nice, quick read that kept me engaged for a long plane ride. Fun characters and a few nice twists that kept me on my toes. Really solid first novel and I look forward to reading the series. #soccer #secretsociety "
Josh Harding