Sealed with a Secret - Hardcover

by Lisa Schroeder (Author)

From the author of My Secret Guide to Paris and the Charmed Life series comes a new middle-grade novel about sisters, secrets, and everyday magic -- all set in the enchanting streets of London!

When Phoebe finds a beautiful antique at a flea market, she's not sure whether it's as valuable as it looks. But inside she discovers something truly amazing a letter written during World War II, from a young girl to her sister who's been evacuated from London. The letter includes a "spell" for bringing people closer together: a list of clues leading all through the city. Each stop along the way adds up to magic.Phoebe is stunned. Not only has she found a priceless piece of history, the letter is exactly what she needs -- she's also separated from her sister, though not by distance. Alice leaves for university soon, but in the meantime, she wants nothing to do with Phoebe. They used to be so close. Now that Phoebe has this magical list, maybe she can fix everything! That is, unless she accidentally makes everything worse instead...From the author of My Secret Guide to Paris comes an unforgettable trip through London, with secret treasures around every corner!

Front Jacket

A little piece of magic . . .

When Phoebe finds a beautiful antique at a flea market, she's not sure whether it's as valuable as it looks. But inside she discovers something truly amazing--a letter written during World War II from a young girl to her sister, who's been evacuated from London. The letter includes a "spell" for bringing people closer together: a list of clues leading all through the city. Each stop along the way adds up to magic.

Phoebe is stunned. Not only has she found a priceless piece of history, but the letter is exactly what she needs--she's also separated from her sister, though not by distance. Alice leaves for university soon, but in the meantime, she wants nothing to do with Phoebe. They used to be so close. Now that Phoebe has this magical list, maybe she can fix everything! That is, unless she accidentally makes everything worse instead . . .

From the author of My Secret Guide to Paris comes an unforgettable trip through London, with secret treasures around every corner!

Back Jacket

Phoebe, I think you should have your sister do the spell. She could see if it might work to bring her and the bloke from America back together again.

I shook my head. "I want to visit the places in the spell."

"What? Why?" Ned asked, clearly confused. "Who do you want to bring closer to you?"

"My sister!"

Now Ned laughed. "But she lives with you. You can't get much closer than that, can you?"

"Not closer physically," I explained. "The letter says, 'it works for distance between two people in more ways than one.' Alice and I used to be really close. Like friends, you know? Now we can hardly stand each other. And I want to fix that before she goes all the way to America." I grabbed his arm. "Ned, will you go with me? Around London, and help me find each place on the list? You love a fun adventure, don't you?"

He took another sweet and popped it in his mouth. "That I do."

Author Biography

Lisa Schroeder is the author of over a dozen books for young readers, including My Secret Guide to Paris, Sealed with a Secret, Keys to the City, the Charmed Life series, and the YA novels All We Have Is Now and The Bridge from Me to You. She loves cookies, flowers, family hikes, books, movies that make her laugh and cry, and sunshine. Living in Oregon, she doesn't get nearly enough sunshine, but the hikes are amazing. Learn more at lisaschroederbooks.com and on Twitter @lisa_schroeder.