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Room Thirteen might be the smallest bedroom at Earls Boarding School, but newcomers Jack and Simon soon discover that there's far more to their new room than meets the eye when they discover a hidden portal – a portal which leads to another school in the fifth dimension! The boys quickly find themselves involved in a variety of wonderful and exciting adventures when they start using the portal and meet some of the other-worldly students who are studying there. They make many new and unusual friends including an inept witch, a student from Venus, two ghosts, a nutty gnome and even an angel. However, things take an unexpected – and frightening – turn when a ruthless and bloodthirsty vampire from the alternative universe also discovers the portal and threatens to bring terror to the human race. It is left to Jack, Simon and their new friends to find a way of saving the world from the wrath of the vampire, the fearsome Gladstone Gore. Yet how will they manage...when the invisibility potion is running dry, the apprentice Witch spells disaster by turning friends into mice, and trainee shape shifters just can't seem to master their skills? And on top of all this the two resident bullies at Earls are constantly prowling the corridors! Reno Charlton casts a spell that will leave you breathless from suspense on one page and from laughter on the next.
- Sales Rank: #8444300 in Books
- Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Published on: 2012-03-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .41" w x 6.00" l, .54 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 178 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
From the Publisher
Reno Charlton casts a spell that will leave you breathless from suspense on one page, from laughter on the next. And Sarah Langstone's stunning artwork adds...well...a new dimension.
From the Inside Flap
Room Thirteen may be the smallest bedroom at Earls Boarding School...but newcomers, Jack and Simon, soon discover that it's a whole new world of adventure. Hidden behind the chest of drawers in the boys' room, lies a secret portal to another school...a school in the fifth dimension. And the strange new friends they make there include an inept witch, a student from Venus, a nutty gnome...even an angel. But when a ruthless and bloodthirsty vampire also discovers the portal and threatens to bring terror to the human race, it is left to Jack, Simon and their unearthly new friends to help save the world from a fate worse than death. Yet how...when the invisibility potion is running dry, the enthusiastic apprentice witch spells disaster by accidentally turning friends into mice, trainee shape-shifters can do no better than becoming ballpoint pens and spiders...and the two menacing school bullies are prowling the corridors of Earls?
About the Author
Award-winning author, Reno Charlton, is thirty. She and her computer engineer husband, Philip, live in England's West Midlands. Artist, Sarah Langstone, is also in her early thirties. Married, with two young daughters, she lives in the south of England.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
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By Johnny Nys
Sometimes I like to read a children's or young adults' book. It reminds me of the times when I trotted over to the local library without a worry on my mind, collecting a total of five books and being able to return them all read the following day. Vacation was a wonderful time for me. Nowadays, with all the busyness of work and everyday life filled with all kinds of responsibilities, it's a relief to be able to pick up some light reading and return to that time when you were young, small and still full of lively imagination.
The Secret Portal is one of those books that make you believe in magic again. The story is simple: several schoolboys discover a portal to another dimension. They make friends with the locals, are confronted with a nemesis and together try to vanquish the forces of evil.
Written in a very easy language, it's still intriguing enough to capture older readers. It's adventure in its purest form. Perspective jumps from the good guys to the bad guys, which might spoil the fun for experienced readers who like to discover the plot by means of little hints, but this technique elevates the humour, which is also waiting at every corner. Small and seemingly unimportant scenes turn out to be key events in the story.
Throughout the book, magic is the most important player. Not only the visible magic involving spells and potions, but also invisible magic. The way people cling to each other and do everything in their power to protect each other. It's a tale about friendship, working together, being unprejudiced against appearances and lineage. I certainly hope readers won't be prejudiced against the simple idea, because there is so much more behind this story worth discovering.
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The Secret Portal Review
By Nic from Bookmark Reviews
Have you ever wondered if other dimensions existed, where magical creatures such as vampires, angels, and trolls would roam their own world similar to ours? Jack and his three friends discover the truth about the universe, well at least part of it. Jack, the protagonist, arrives at Earls on a Saturday afternoon and discovers that his friend Simon, and himself would share a room much smaller than the rest of the first years. That may be so, but to Jack's surprise a secret portal opens up in the corner of their room one night and that's where their adventure begins!
The novel The Secret Portal was quite enjoyable to read. It would flow from one adventure to the next bringing original conflicts to the table. I enjoyed their time at Earls and how the author explained the typical on goings of a regular school environment, such as the bullying and the schoolwork they had to do. I could relate easily since I am a student myself. Some parts struck me as quite hilarious and I couldn't stop thinking about how funny yet dim-witted their conflicts turned out to be. The description is flawless and everything fits perfectly in your mind. It's almost as if you can see the book play out in your mind like a movie. Sadly the characters are somewhat dull apart from Simon, who whines a lot and Clarissa who always seems to have high spirits. I just couldn't bond as well with the characters as I usually do. The conclusion was a bit slow paced and I hated the fact that our main characters were somewhat powerless against magical creatures. I'd say this is a must get if you or your child likes fantasy. It's a great book for adults or teens too. If you've read fantasy novels when you were young, then let me tell you, you'll fall in love with this one! You can't go wrong with this book; at least I loved it from the start until the end!
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Late to first year orientation, Jack Gray runs into Earls boarding school just in time to be assigned to the smallest room, a converted storage closet. He and his roommate, Simon Bentley, soon make friends with Dean Leonard, a boy with bottle-thick glasses and James Bond, not the spy, but a victim of parental humor. The four friends suffer the expected first year trials, bad food, boring teachers, and bullying second year students. During a restless, homesick night, Jack hears voices coming from behind Simon's dresser and discovers a portal to another dimension and another school, the Human Race Studies Academy, or HURASTAC.
Beings of all kinds, including Martians, ghosts, vampires and angels, study mankind at HURASTAC. Jack makes friends with students from the academy and with the help of a budding witch, the four Earls students explore HURASTAC's dimly lit halls. It's a wonderful adventure until a vampire slips though the portal into the human world. Unless the friends, both human and otherwise, act quickly, even the strongest magic won't be able to stop him.
THE SECRET PORTAL reminded me of the Harry Potter series. The setting bounces between the mundane world (Earls) and a magic world full of amazing people and creatures (HURASTAC). Though the events are fantastic, the relationships ring true. THE SECRET PORTAL confronts issues important to real children, making friends, resisting bullies, and circumventing authority. Finally, like Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling, the author, Reno Charlton, uses humor as well as imagination to captivate young readers.
I enjoyed the characters in THE SECRET PORTAL. The human students are realistic and sympathetic. I particularly liked Dean, the bullies' primary victim. The otherworldly students are a lot of fun. Jeebies, a wacky gnome, adding a great comic touch, while Gladstone Gore, is not only a vampire, but every kid's worst nightmare of a teacher.
Reviewed by Carrie Masek
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