National Trust: The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy

The Secret Diary Of

by Philip Ardagh, Jamie Littler (Illustrator)

THOMAS SNOOP is in training to become a SPY. Entrusted with a TOP SECRET mission by the mysterious Lord Severn, right-hand man to the Tudor king, Thomas must travel to the magnificent Goldenhilt Hall - in the guise of a servant - in order to uncover traitors plotting against the crown. It will take all Thomas's wits and cunning to uncover the traitors lurking at Goldenhilt Hall - and he must do so without being discovered himself...

Perfect for fans of Horrible Histories, filled with amazing facts and historical trivia, and brilliantly illustrated throughout, you won't be able to put this SECRET DIARY down!

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Genres: Nonfiction

183 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2018

About the author

Over six-and-a-half feet tall, with a bushy beard, Philip Ardagh is not only very big but also very hairy. He is the author of the Eddie Dickens Trilogy and when not writing silly books, Mr. Ardagh is quite serious and frowns a great deal. He lives in a seaside town somewhere in England with his wife and their son, Fred.

Reviews

[The Bibliognost Bampot · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clunky and not well written, a bit boring and the footnotes drove me to distraction! It was a very poor device choice for both this book’s format and the age range of its intended audience! The haphazard attempt at ‘ye olde language’ by throwing in ‘hath’ regularly was also annoying, not only was it utterly inconsistent (we got had and has just as regularly) but also entirely absent by the end of the book.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. I love Philip Ardagh and I love the Tudors. This was quick and easy but it's aimed at someone half my age. The footnotes annoyed me because I knew most of the information in them, so they were pointless. A good children's book though and I'd probably have loved it if I was younger.

[Karen Cotton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Tudor whodunnit

The story seems almost believable until you get to the end.A young 'spy ' infiltrates a house to look for a possible treasonous plot from the Spanish. Lots of twists and turns from ghosts to identical ladies.

[Chickpea · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this as we are using it for guided reading next term with my Year 4 class.

The footnotes were a distraction from the text and the story didn’t grip me. I’ll have to wait and see what the kids think and update my review as they are the intended audience.

[Jo Chorlton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun but hard to read aloud due to all the footnotes.

[Samuel Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful short read with the perfect combination of fiction and fact! Can't wait to use it for my Tudor enquiry next term.

[Sõphīe Hėad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with class. Good read and lots of great facts. Illustrations helpful and creative too.