Burning Secrets

by Steve Brezenoff, Tou Vue (Illustrator)

Two boys and their mother spend a week fixing up an old mansion that belonged to their mysterious Great-Uncle. An ancient family secret lies somewhere within that sealed-up house.

Genres: Novels, Childrens

105 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Steve Brezenoff is the author of the young adult novels The Absolute Value of -1 and Brooklyn, Burning, and his third, Guy In Real Life, will be released in 2014. He has also written dozens of chapter books for younger readers. Though Steve grew up in a suburb on Long Island, he now lives with his wife and their son in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Reviews

[Staci Browning · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an entertaining book about two young boys working their summer away and their great uncles home. Their mom who is essentially forcing them to be there is someone who is not in the book often but is mentioned a lot. The characters are well developed, and the story line is interesting.

This book is not much of a mystery but it would be for kids in the age range it is meant for. The characters find a hidden door that leads them to many questions, and suspenseful scenes that leave you wanting to know who is to blame and what will happen. Overall it was an entertaining read, and I wouldn't say I regretted reading it.

[Isaac Sproveri · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the book "Burning Secrets" there was 2 brothers and a mother going to fix up a house of there dead uncle. But as they are cleaning up the home to sell it there is a lot of Scary thing happening in the house. And there is this old man that pops out of nowhere when the boys are alone and he is the one trying to steal something. Then the boys break into the little door that the robber has been trying to get into, they find nothing but a waterlogged piece of wood, and that wood gives the old man infinite life as he takes it from them and than as the family leaves the home the house was burnt down along with the piece of wood.
Yes, i have felt like there is someone in the backyard of my house just sitting out there but i have never felt the same with someone breaking into my house. But as the boys are courice into getting into the little door under the stairs with all the cleaning supplies, I am very courice when it come to hidden doors that someone has been trying to get into but cant open it.
I think that the book was very good the author really expressed how the boys and how the mom was feeling threw the whole story. My favorite part of the book is when the boys finally got into the closet and they found a small water fountain and that was all that was in there and there was a piece of wood in the fountain, and the wood turns out ot be the way the old guy that randomly appears that ids the way that he keeps living.
Yes, i would read another book like this the author is very good on how he puts the emotions together. But at the same time i don't like it because it was very short and it has very simplistic words.
Some people that might like this book are the people that like twists on a book and the people that like a book that has a creepy overlook on it. Some other people that might like this is just someone that is lazy and like short simplistic books.

[Saunder · Rating 3 out of 5]

SCARY BUT SOOOOO GOOD!!!

[Senadi Gamlathbandara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is great to read every child has to read this book .this book is so scary and joyful .
They’re are to boy and his mum going to there dead uncles house to sell it that’s were the story starts .there are lots of thing happening in this house really scary .the boys are not afraid of that when They are cleaning they finding lots of things and secrets .i think this book is great to read.

[Momento Elmetwaly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it but I wanted it to last longer I read it in one session I wanted it to be more creepy and scary but it is what it is but I really loved it

[Terri Chancellor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Burning Secrets is a great story for struggling readers. The prologue begins in a small Native American village many years ago. Chapter 1 begins a modern day story about two brothers who uncover a secret about a little boy who lived in that village.

[Amira Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was my first book, I read it 5 years ago. Maybe that's why I gave it a rate of five :D

[Annmarie Harrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable story, would make a good film for young teenagers.