Beyond the Secret Lake

Karen Inglis is an international bestselling children's author living in London, UK. She writes picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels. Her time travel adventure 'The Secret Lake' for ages 8-12 has been enjoyed by over half a million children in the English language and is in translation around the world. All her other books have also sold in the thousands. The long-awaited sequel to 'The Secret Lake' ('Return to the Secret Lake' - March 2022) has garnered glowing reviews and is now also being translated, with early feedback on 'Beyond the Secret Lake' in 2024 being equally enthusiastic.Karen is a big dreamer and thinker who loves taking young readers into worlds where literally anything can happen... like magical time tunnels that lead you to meet children from the past, or soccer-mad aliens zooming down from space to hide in your bedroom and watch the World Cup, or library books that pull you into the story, or magic hats and talking cats! Her popular picture book, 'The Tell-Me Tree' (for ages 4-8), invites children to share how they're feeling - whether happy, sad, or anywhere in between - with friends, family, or trusted grown-ups and has received praise from teachers and parents and is being widely used in UK classrooms. Karen loves going into schools to meet her fans and offers virtual school visits all around the world. For more details and to sign up for news and special offers, or to order school sets of books, visit her website at >> kareninglisauthor.com.

"Young readers will once again be hooked into the early 1900s, just as our 21st century protagonists are, and intrigued by the historical context.I love how Karen Inglis takes us into a world that goes beyond the time-stamped historical events we learn to remember and actually gives us a feel for the way people and society ran too. It's often hard to transport children to the time they are studying, but she gives us a portal to this with Tom, Stella, and now Hannah too, as our agents and I feel this makes it more relatable and enjoyable. The historical day-to-day life interwoven with the mysterious plot will certainly keep readers eager to not only read but learn more!" ~ Michelle Gilbert, Y5 Teacher, UK