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Presents an adventure story for older children. This book is suitable for age 8+.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a secret treasure, 12 Feb 2004

By	monlibu "monlibu" (london) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I doubt whether Enid Blyton books are read much these days, or are even marketed. Shame because Secret Island is one of the best books ever written for children. The Famous Five, the Secret Seven, go down in history as Blyton's legacy, yet this book and the series it lead to, is largely forgotten.

Adventure, self suffiency, independence are all developed to the fore; you are there, you feel, it's a summer holiday that means something. It's a simple tale of four kids and a cow (!) running away from wicked guardian aunts and uncles to a deserted lake island and fashioning their own survival - there's a few survival tips thrown in for good measure too.

Yes maybe it's a little dated now, but aren't most of the greatest children's books ever written? For sure it retains an absolute charm and a resonance that chimes. Perhaps children's tastes are much more sophisticated in the 21st century but Blyton still has the touch to teach the Potter fans about the real world beyond fantasy.

As for where you find the Blyton books outside of the aforementioned more "famous" series, you'll be hard pushed to find any high street bookseller that chooses to grace their shelves with the Secret series. So here's your chance.

8 -14? Give it a go. Older? Buy it for your kids and then remind yourself.

A great story from the most inspired writer of her time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood independence, 26 Sep 2004

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Having read a review by a previous reader I felt compelled to write my own review. As an only child I was a compulsive reader, spent most of my pocket money on books, adored Enid Blyton and, when the time came to leave home and for me to "rationlise" my worldly goods, in a fit of wanting others to have as much enjoyment out of books as I had had, gave the majority of my books away to younger cousins - Famous Five, Secret Seven (whole series of both), Flambards, Noel Streatfield and many others. However, I could not part from The Secret Island - my daughter now has it and also loves Enid Blyton. Of all her books this one I read so many times it is almost falling apart - that mixture of incredible adventure, strong childhood friendship, sticking together against all odds, grown ups who do not understand you, living your life the way you want it rather than in a way that is imposed upon you ... and .... on a secret island - what bliss!

There has to be some mystery in life, some escapism, where you can simply just enjoy rather than constantly adhering to political correctness, or to what is expected of you in society. Read it, escape into it, let your imagination roam, read it for yourself, to your children and let them read it. Simply wonderful.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Enid Blyton books, 16 Oct 2002

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This is the first of the Enid Blyton "Secret" series.
When Mike, Peggy and Nora's parents disappear in a plane crash they are sent to live with their cruel Aunt and Uncle. With the help of a resourceful friend called Jack, they escape to a secret island where they live together, successfully evading discovery until they're reunited with their parents. Although dated, this is still a very exciting story if you're about seven. It's fine for confident readers, and the chapters are a prefect length for bedtime reading. I enjoyed it as much now as when I was a child!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
For children, this book is perfect; every child's dream. Escape, running away to the secret island, living their own lives, outwitting the grown-ups and surviving on their own... Read more

Published 6 months ago by C. Baker

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Nostalgia
This has to be one of the best books I ever read as a child and I'm so glad to have re discovered it. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Bookworm

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring children's book
My 8 year old daughter loved this book. Enid Blyton manages to make the utterly unrealistic seem completely plausible. Read more

Published 15 months ago by S. Shaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this one to your kids!
I started by reading my kids my favourite childhood Enid Blyton book 'The Faraway Tree' - it was such a hit with them that I have been going through all the books I remember by... Read more

Published 18 months ago by Sylvia

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite childhood book.
I read this book obsessively when I was younger. I enjoyed the others in the series (although Paul got on my nerves) but this is undoubtedly my favourite. Read more

Published on 6 Dec 2005 by A. Foster

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book ever!
This is the very best book I've ever read. This book shaped and developed and encouraged my love of nature, wilderness, survival and escapism. It is truly a wonderful book.

Published on 19 Oct 2005 by treefrog

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!!
I read this book a year or so ago for the first time since I was a child. It gripped me then as it had done all those years before. A wonderful story from an age so long gone. Read more

Published on 2 Dec 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book EVER.
Im in the middle of my A-Level english course and the look of shock i recently got when a survey was done on our most recent reads. lol... 'The Secret Island'. Read more

Published on 2 Jan 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Secret Island
Enid Blyton's The Secret Island is the book that most impressed itself on my childhood memory. I was fascinated and spellbound by the childrens' adventures on the island. Read more

Published on 29 Nov 2003 by goconnor17

5.0 out of 5 stars ...HUNT THIS BOOK DOWN!...
This was one of the very few books that I read over and over again throughout my childhood. The story line centres around a group of children who escape their mean 'ol aunty and... Read more

Published on 13 May 2002

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