Secret Seven Adventure

The Secret Seven #2

by Enid Blyton

SINOPSE Quando um valioso colar de pérolas é roubado do Solar Milton, os Sete são os primeiros a tentar apanhar o ladrão. Porquê? Porque o Pedro e o Carlos viram-no a fugir do local do crime! Mas começam a surgir pistas confusas que deixam os amigos desorientados. Conseguirão os Sete apanhar o ladrão antes de ele escapar?

Genres: Childrens, Mystery, Fiction, Adventure, Classics, Middle Grade, Young Adult

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

See also:
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)

Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.

Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.

Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.

According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.

See also her pen name Mary Pollock

Reviews

[Dr. Appu Sasidharan (Dasfill) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always love to read books dealing with the topics of circuses and carnivals. I find the atmosphere there vibrant and colorful. This story also happens against the backdrop of a circus field.

In this book, Peter and Colin encounter a person who stole a necklace. The pearl necklace was the precious possession of Lady Lucy. The seven begin their search for the thief. Will they be able to catch him amid the chaos in the circus field? Enid Blyton will give you the answer to it in this book.

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[Kelly-Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adore these books 5 stars 🌟

[Robyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

famous five were better;)

[Kirsti · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't recall reading this book before; as I said in my review of book one, The Secret Seven were not my favorite of Enid's books. I'm reading them all again now though, and I don't doubt more of them will be new to me. I found the mystery different and exciting, but as always got lost in the myriad of sameness from the characters.

A fun series, just not her best work. Four stars.

[Pallavi · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

It is the second book in the "Secret Seven" series, which follows the adventures of a group of young detectives who solve mysteries.

In this installment, the Secret Seven decide to play Indians and encounter a suspicious man. Later they come to know that a pearl necklace has been stolen from a house where they were playing Indians. Now, they decide to put their sleuthing into some use. Soon they stumble upon a circus where they grow suspicious on few individuals. A few encounters with the thugs, Secret seven solves the mystery and Police is called.

The book is full of suspense and excitement, with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing until the end. A great read with your kids.

[SJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

for smart children the secret seven really are kind of stupid sometimes.

[Shreyas · Rating 3 out of 5]

'The Secret Seven Adventure' (The Secret Seven #2) by Enid Blyton.


Rating: 3.0/5.


Status: First read most probably. I don't recall reading this particular book during my childhood. [I had first read some of the Secret Seven books about 20 years ago. At present, I'm not sure which of these I had read earlier and which I haven't.]


Review:
A decent read considering it is a children's book.

The identity of the perpetrator and the way he crossed the wall was glaringly obvious within the first 30 pages. It was a bit frustrating to see the kids ignore the most obvious explanation (considering these kids were smart enough to copy the pattern of tyre marks and work out the mystery in the previous book). The perpetrator was too stupid and amateurish to leave multiple pieces of evidence at the site of the crime - all of which make identifying him far too easy and obvious. And the police seem far too incompetent to not rake out the crime site and find these clues.

Despite these faults, it is still a decent read for a children's book as I mentioned above. We need to look at this book not from the lenses of experienced readers but as a gateway for children to get interested in reading books.


Disclaimer: Ratings reflect the enjoyability factor of these books considering they are intended mostly for children. Not to be compared with my ratings and reviews for books primarily intended for YA and adults.

[Philip · Rating 2 out of 5]

A remarkably average installment in the series, with the answer to the mystery becoming obvious very early into the book. I am appreciating the change in setting from other Blyton books; this series all takes place within the children's home village whilst other series invariably rely on summer holidays to establish setting.

[Mesho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun read again! Much better than the last too with a few fun twists! I could recall a lot of things from all those years back. I think I read this book multiple times during my early teenage years to be able to remember some crucial things haha! Loved it!

[Anno · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Well, despite the obvious racism in the early chapters and the seven being quite dumb all book, I enjoyed the story well enough

[Enya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I figured it out before them where’s my badge

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think these books are old-fashioned for younger readers and I don't feel my 9 year old was that gripped by this one. However, I love the gentleness, good manners and language and the wider vocabulary - my daughter learned quite a few new words (unlike books by Walliams, Tom Gates etc.). I'm going to use the word 'peculiar' more (definitely underused these days, at least in my circles). The best part of Enid Blyton books is reading aloud in a posh voice; it really amuses me! We'll definitely try some more Blyton. Nice length too.

[David Sarkies · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Secret Seven go to the circus
24 October 2012

Do you know the feeling when you are travelling through the country by car and are looking out for a certain town or a landmark and then suddenly realise that you passed it two hours ago? Well, I got that feeling with this book. I started reading it at 8:00 am this morning, finished it at 8:00 pm tonight, and worked for eight hours in between, as well as having a beer with a friend. Okay, you might say that I am a fast reader, but I am not. Seriously, I literally felt like I blinked and missed this book.

It is not that I couldn't follow it or simply skipped over it, and to prove it to you (without reading any commentary from Goodreads or the synopsis from Wikipedia) I will tell you what happened. The Secret Seven have a meeting and decide to play Indians (because they have no adventure to go on). While playing Indians they encounter a rather suspicious looking individual. Later they discover that a pearl necklace has been stolen from a house where they were playing Indians so decide to investigate. Their investigations lead them to a circus where they discover a couple of acrobats were involved, and then inform the police: mystery solved.

Mind you, their methods are completely different to those of the Famous Five. The Famous Five go on adventures however the Secret Seven solve mysteries. There is a difference, and in fact there is a big difference. With the adventures the characters are simply carried along by the events, and while they do act to influence them, and do a bit of snooping, basically the plot is dictated by the events. With a mystery there is a lot more investigating and puzzle solving involved. Okay, once again I had pretty much worked out what had been going on as soon as the second clue was uncovered (though I suspected that the crooks pole volted over the fence as opposed to using stilts, but I was still pretty close), but this story involved gathering clues and then piecing the puzzle together.

Once again this differs from other mysteries that I have read (Sherlock Holmes and Biggles) where the information is fed to you as they protagonists work it out. Here the clues are provided to you to try to get you to work it out before the protagonists. I discovered that in the first book and found that this was the case in the second. This style probably makes the story more enjoyable as it is engaging your brain a lot more than simply revealing things as the protagonists work it out. In the end I must say that I enjoyed this book more than the first, though I am a little disappointed that Scamps is not an official member of the club.

[Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book a LONG time ago. I don't remember much but all I can remember is that it is a very exciting book for all ages and being that it is Enid Blyton, it is one of those books that you can just look at and know it's going to be good

[Rami · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the best of all of the secret seven.Its about a stolen pearl and the secret seven wants to be the first to find the thief.Why?because they saw him making his escape.Now all they have to do is ......you should discover that.

[Prasanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book in the Secret seven box-set. The mystery was not so difficult to guess but I think Peter was very clever and a more daring member in this adventure. I am loving reading this series during lazy Sunday mornings :)

[Steven Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a priceless pearl necklace goes missing, the Secret Seven are first off the mark to catch the thief! Why? Because they saw him making his escape! Now all they have to do is find the necklace! The seven are playing games in the woods when they later realize they had seen the thief.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was a fun little mystery, although some aspects were predictable. However, I expect that due to it being aimed at not just children but young children.

[Dev Saxena · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book i really liked it but its too slow that is why i am giving it 4 stars

[~♡Nujaba♡~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book a lot! Even though I'm a few years older than 8, I still enjoy reading Enid Blytons books!

[Jo Kitchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 7 year old loved this being read to him at bed time and I enjoyed the nostalgia trip!!

[Kent Kamul · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the book!!!

[Deity World · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this adventure with the secret seven this time they are looking for a pearl thief

[Midnight Sun · Rating 3 out of 5]

The famous five were better ngl 👀

[Gail Danks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant just as good as I remember as a child.

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

How do u read the book im new to goodreeds

[Ellen Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is nothing better than Enid Blyton's originals. I love her writing so much but I can't seem to find much of her work in my local library. This is the first book I'm reading after ten long years (I did read another SS book recently, but it was written by someone else).

I stumbled across her work accidentally, more than ten years ago, when my father picked up a thick Adventure book of hers. There were three books combined into one. It started with The Sea of Adventure, was followed by The Mountain of Adventure, and ended with The Ship of Adventure.

My sister and I loved that book so much, even though it may have been a wee bit advanced for us. I remember during summers, we'd hide under our bed and read it together when we were supposed to be having our mid-day naps. Or, we'd be inside reading when everyone else would be playing outside. We would daydream about meeting the brave Bill Cunningham and the four children, Jack, Lucy-Ann, Diana, and Phillip. We would imagine what it would be like to play with them, have adventures with them, and have them for best friends. We knew that Kiki would be a total knock-out and that we'd get along swell with all of those book characters.

But just as bad things come to an end, so do good things. At least in this world. My mother once lent it to a friend, and I never saw the book again. I saw the friend, a few years ago, but the meeting was rather awkward and we hardly talked; I suppose growing up changes you in ways unfathomable. I did not have the courage or the audacity to ask her if she still had that book. I don't know if the book will ever find its way back to me, but I still secretly hope that it will.

Anyways, in between the time that elapsed since the Adventure book left us and now, I read the first SS book and another book that had something to do with a ragamuffin. I'm not sure how old I was or where we were living, but I do remember that I loved them and that I was overjoyed to have a caught a whiff of Enid Blyton books again. That same joy fills me now. I suppose I will experience that same wave of happiness every single time I lay my hands on an Enid Blyton book.

[Martyn]

"The Secret Seven Adventure" is the second escapade in the Secret Seven series by the indefatigable Enid Blyton. Prepare yourself for an exhilarating jaunt into the quaint and quintessentially British middle-class countryside where the most perilous encounters involve stolen gems, not to mention the savage risk of running out of iced buns during an investigative meeting.

The tale is as follows: our intrepid band of tweed-clad detectives stumble upon a mystery involving a purloined pearl necklace, an uncooperative circus, and a motley crew of suspects with fewer dimensions than the pages they're confined to. Each chapter unfurls with the unpredictability of a British summer, providing all the twists and turns of a gently meandering country lane.

Peter, as the chairman of this exclusive club, wields his authority with all the despotism of a middle manager in a biscuit factory. Janet, his number two, exhibits the gentle enthusiasm reserved usually for church fundraisers, while the rest of the crew are so brimming with generic pluck and vim, one could be forgiven for mixing up their names with a particularly spirited litter of puppies.

As for the narrative, Blyton's writing is as economical as a post-war ration book. Each sentence dutifully carries forward the action without wasting time on frivolous details like emotional depth or psychological realism. Why bother with the nuances of character development when there are secret codes to be deciphered and suspicious characters to be peered at over the rim of a lemonade glass?

The book's climax, much like a British bank holiday, promises much but settles into a comforting predictability. Justice is dispensed with the swiftness of a postman on his rounds, leaving our heroes free to return to their pastoral paradise, their appetite for adventure sated – until the next inevitably mysterious incident occurs at the start of the next book.

In conclusion, "Secret Seven Adventure" delivers precisely what it sets out to: a safe, sanitary slice of adventure that would hardly disturb a Sunday tea. Blyton's formula, tested and true, reassures us that no matter how dark the alley or suspicious the stranger, everything will be explained neatly and the status quo gloriously restored, just in time for supper. What more could one possibly ask for from such a genteel foray into the world of childhood sleuthing?

[gemsbooknook Geramie Kate Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

'This is the second mystery in this series.

The Secret Seven are now having regular weekly meetings. Waiting for an adventure to come their way.

A priceless pearl necklace has been stolen, and the Secret Seven witnessed the thief making his escape. But where has he hidden the necklace?'

I loved this book.

I have recently been re visiting some Enid Blyton classics. This is the second Secret Seven book I have read recently and I absolutely loved it. I can remember loving these books as a kid, but reading them as an adult is a whole new experience.

I found this book much more in-depth then the first one. There were more clues to follow, twists and turns to deal with, and I loved it. I loved getting to catch up with the Seven and Scamper for an exciting new adventure.

I had honestly forgotten how amazing these books are. It didn't take me long to remember. Once I started this book I couldn't put it down. I ended up reading it in one sitting.

Along with an amazing story, this book had fantastic illustrations by Tony Ross. I wasnt expecting the illustrations and they made a great addition to the book, perfectly complimenting the story being told.

Reading this book was like taking a trip down memory lane. Remembering a more simple time, where my only concern was which book I was going to read next. Any book that can take a reader on a journey and leave them full of joy is a winner in my eyes.

There is a reason why Enid Blyton's book are classics. The Secret Seven books, and Enid Blyton books in general are books that can and should be enjoyed at any age.

Secret Seven Adventure by Enid Blyton is a must read for both young and old.

Geramie Kate Barker
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[Atharva Shah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Secret Seven Book 2
*The Secret Seven Adventure*
This is another good addition to the series and a totally different one from its predecessor. Here, the young Secret society embark on an adventure o find the costly pearls which have been stolen and they visit a circus and find confusing clues that they cannot put together and search caravans, trees, buildings and investigate and help the police to finally find the thief. Its a small story, written in a simple manner, which is Enid Blytons speciality. The characters have retained their characteristics and have grown a little mor experienced, though it takes a bit of time for them to come to a strong possible conclusion. The story was amusing but falls short to impress the reader at some points. We see Scapmer, the dog, only in the beginning and later he is missed out. Some features of the novel are the Red Indians game and the Circus crew and location, which play a very major role in the second half of the book. The book rather builds a good story but fails to build that 'Suspense' atmosphere! The progression of the book is nice, but predictable. A good adventure novel with an interesting story. A casual read. Nice Reading!