Book review

By P.kalyan of class xth.

THE SECRET SEVEN

By Enid blyton.

ReviewThe Secret Seven Society consists of

Peter, his sister Janet, and their friends Jack, Colin, George, Pam and Barbara. Although not an official member of the Secret Seven, Peter and Janet's golden spaniel Scamper also attends meetings. After all, he can be trusted not to give away any secrets to Jack's interfering sister Susie!

The children meet in a shed with "S.S." on the door. Admission is by password only and badges must be worn. Peter, as head of the society, makes jolly well sure that everyone complies with the rules!

While munching rock-buns and guzzling home-made lemonade, the Seven puzzle over peculiar goings-on in their local community, aiming to solve mysteries and put things right. Their work often involves hiding and keeping watch, hunting for clues, shadowing suspicious characters and questioning people. Burglaries, stolen animals and missing children feature in various stories — as do fireworks, a tree-house, a telescope and Susie's toy aeroplane. Exciting stuff for young readers, and no doubt the Secret Seven books have inspired many children over the years to form secret societies of their own.

The Secret Seven, which is the first of the fifteen titles in the official Secret Seven series, was published in 1949.

However, Peter and Janet had appeared in an earlier book called At Seaside Cottage (1947) and the story of the formation of the society had been related in Secret of the Old Mill (1948.)

The original illustrators of the main series of fifteen books were George Brook, Bruno Kay and Burgess Sharrocks. Evelyne Lallemand wrote a number of continuation novels in the 1970s-80s.

A BOOK REVIEW BY KALYAN.

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