Hussey, Charmian.

The valley of secrets / Charmian Hussey ; illustrated by Christopher Crump. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005. - 382 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Saint Piran Press"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-380).

When strange events occur in his newly inherited manor house in Cornwall, England, Stephen, a teenager who was abandoned at birth, investigates the mystery and his family history using clues found in a travel journal kept by his great uncle Theo during his trip to the Amazon River region.

ISBN: 0689878621

LCCN: 2004013829

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Inheritance and succession--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Family--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Cornwall (England : County)--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
Amazon River Region--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]