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A true treasure
Jessie Burton remembers something too many authors tend to forget: writing for children doesn't have to be superficial.
And she gives us a real treasure:... READ MORE
A beautiful and poignant adventure
I absolutely loved this book. It is just the most beautiful and poignant story told in such a magical way. Prepare to fall in love with Bo and the mudlarke... READ MORE
Beautiful 9-12 book
This book has beautiful writing, good pacing and a gripping plot - I didn’t predict any of the twists! The story had a perfect blend of hope and sadness. T... READ MORE
You never know what you might find!
Mudlarking on the Thames during the Great War, 12 year old Bo finds a bit of treasure.
The story that follows is a race against time to find the other hal... READ MORE
All-action, all-heart, all-classic storytelling
I adored this book. From the opening line to the final passages, it gripped me and would not let go. A story of love, loss, adventure, magic - this tale is... READ MORE
Highly recommend.
Really good pacing, an excellent and inventive adventure story, with great twists and turns. All in all a proper good’un!
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of The Miniaturist. Jessie Burton's Hidden Treasure is the phenomenal page-turning story of two children whose lives collide when they find an ancient treasure with the power to return to them the most precious thing they have ever lost
For the people who live on the banks of the Thames, the river is a living, breathing thing. It can take your treasures. It can hide your treasures. And, sometimes, it can give them back.
Bo and Billy are two children who have never met. Billy is an orphan. Bo’s dad died when she was small and now her brother is off to war. Both children are poor, but they have each found half of a priceless treasure, given up by the river. A treasure which – when the pieces are reunited – holds the power to give back to one of them the most precious thing they have ever lost.
But should the treasure be put back together again? And why has the river given it up now?
For fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke, Hidden Treasure is a classic in the making, with a rip-roaring plot, spine-tingling twists and an unforgettable cast of characters.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN: 9781526604576
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 26 mm
- Weight: 259g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Hidden Treasure is a story of secrets that have been kept for centuries. Perhaps only found out by the discovery of the eclipsing... READ MORE
A wonderful adventure, filled with mystery
It doesn’t seem possible that it’s over 10 years since Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist was published to huge acclaim. A book that I – like many others – re... READ MORE
My first Jessie Burton book and it definitely won't be my last!
My first Jessie Burton book and I got to be a
"What you love can never be lost."
This book follows the story of a lost treasure, a treasure that posses... READ MORE
Immersive and Magical Adventure
In this immersive and heart-wrenching adventure, Bo and Billy, two children connected by loss, find a priceless treasure that could change their lives fore... READ MORE
Hidden treasure
My son really enjoyed reading hidden treasure. His favourite character was bo because she was kind. He also like that the book was set in the times of war ... READ MORE
Gripping
Bo is a mudlark living near the south bank of the Thames looking for treasures in the mud of the foreshore. She hears the river whispering to her while she... READ MORE
Highly recommended for Upper KS2 readers
The River Thames is the backdrop for this delightful tale. Set in 1918, the two main protagonists are Bo and Billy whose lives become entwined when they di... READ MORE
Perfect!
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
There was no doubt that this would be a brilliant read and I am pleased to report it was a fantastic rea... READ MORE
Fantasy Adventure
Thank you NetGalley and Bloomsbury Children's Books for this eCopy to review
I recently read Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton. This enchanting children'... READ MORE
Fabulous novel for older kids
Full of twists and turns this is a great novel for the age my kids are (10&12).
Lots of adventure and intrigue to keep them interested all the way throug... READ MORE
An enjoyable mystery.
Thank you for allowing me to review this book. I found it to be very enjoyable and well written. I have previously read other adult books by this author.... READ MORE
We couldn't put this down!
Such a wonderful book and my 9 and 13 year olds could not put it down. As a family we all enjoyed it and how it had a mixture of adventure, mystery, secret... READ MORE
Hidden Treasure
I love this book. The characters are beautifully brought to life to create a story full of adventure and mystery. Based around the Thames in London and the... READ MORE
A magical and emotional adventure about friendship, loss, and tough choices
My daughter and I enjoyed this fabulous story, it’s one of those books that pulls you into another world and makes you feel everything the characters feel.... READ MORE
Magical adventurous read
I am a fan of Jessie Burton's adult books so was excited to introduce her as an author to my daughter.
My daughter thoroughly enjoyed this book, when I ... READ MORE
Adventurous, historic tale set on the banks of the Thames
We enjoyed this book as a family, with me reading it aloud to my 7 year old, while my 10 year old read it by himself. It is an enjoyable adventure for conf... READ MORE
treasure adventure
i was given this book for free this is my honest review, the book is very bright and inviting, my daughter wanted to jump right it , the story was a litt... READ MORE
Perfect book for my daughter
Amazing book, my daughter found this book the sort of book you just can’t put down and have to read to the next chapter! My daughter is 10 years old and th... READ MORE
Great read for confident readers
Hidden treasure by Jessie Burton is the story about a young girl called Bo, who lives in London with her mum and brother, Harry. Harry goes off to France t... READ MORE
Hidden treasures a wonderful adventure
Me and my 8 year old daughter have been reading this book before bed together each night. The storyline is great for all ages and my daughter and I have be... READ MORE
Great Adventure Book.
Great adventure book.
My oldest son who’s 9 really enjoyed reading this book.
A lovely story that’s enjoyable to read.
A heart warming story with bea... READ MORE
Gorgeous!
This was a really lovely story. I loved the characters in particular Bo and her courage. The descriptions were gorgeous and I felt like I could really imag... READ MORE
This book feels like a story that gently insists on being heard
There's something quietly magical about the book Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton and honestly, seeing my eleven year old grandson Leo read it bought me jo... READ MORE
Great Book for KS2
Bo Delafort is 12 years old and lives with her mum and brother in Battersea.
She finds a beautiful jewel on the foreshore of the river Thames.
Once she... READ MORE
Amazing and full of drama
My 11 year old's review:
Set in older times. The main characters, Bo and Billie, are from opposite sides of the river and they want to find 2 jewels kno... READ MORE
A brilliant read!
My 10 year old really enjoyed reading this! Just the right mix of adventure, mystery and magic! He has even recommended it to me to read to my year 5 class... READ MORE
An exciting read
The following are my daughters words.
Thr cover is interesting and colourful and made me want to read the book.When I started to read the book I felt c... READ MORE
great read
both my girls enjoyed this book so much , my 12 year old was so captivated by the story that she read the whole book in a day, she loved the idea of mud la... READ MORE
Hidden Treasure
My daughter loved reading the hidden treasure! She likes the suspense and the story line was interesting and had her wanting to read more. She would highly... READ MORE
Young adventurers
12 year old Bo Delafort lived with her family by Thames River, a mudlark searching for treasures on the riverbed. Her luck changes when she retrieves a sol... READ MORE
Lovely wholesome read
Hidden Treasure is a stunning story full of atmosphere, magic, and emotion. I was completely swept up in Bo and Billy’s journey through the mudbanks of the... READ MORE
wow
Hidden Treasure is a thrilling and heartwarming adventure perfect for armchair explorers with big imaginations. This captivating tale when two kids who emb... READ MORE
Great read for children :)
My 10yr old daughter loved reading this book. It's a book where you wanting to keep on reading the next chapter. If your child loves a book full of adventu... READ MORE
An extraordinary read bursting with wonder, perfect for readers drawn to magic and adventure!
The story is rich with unexpected twists, mysterious turns, and moments that tug at the heart. Burton masterfully explores themes of love, loss, identity, ... READ MORE
Hidden Treasure, a fabulous Jessie Burton book for keen KS2 readers.
Hidden Treasure is a beautiful book which, with it's stunning artwork by Melissa Castrillon, attracts a reader immediately. As a mum and a keen reader, I w... READ MORE
A thrilling mystery!
My daughter absolutely loved reading this book, as did I! It is beautifully descriptive and the language is full of wonderful descriptions of life by the b... READ MORE
A thrilling mystical mystery!
We received a copy of this book for free, but this is my honest review.
We really enjoyed reading Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton, my son, who is 11, h... READ MORE
A story within a story
My 10 year old and 12 year old loved this. My 10 year old loved Bo and her journey, my 12 year old really enjoyed the wartime setting and how this impacted... READ MORE
A story you can really immerse yourself in
Bo and Billy, were once just two children living in London find themselves connected through loss when a treasure is found on the bank of the Thames.
A ... READ MORE
A golden find amongst children’s fiction
This book is genuinely a hidden treasure. We found it to be the perfect book for our very confident reader aged 8. Perfect if moving on from books that hav... READ MORE
Wow what a fantastic read!
Wow what a fantastic read! It is rare for me to get stuck into a book so quickly, I didn’t want to put it down. I chose this to read to my girls at bedtime... READ MORE
Struggled to get into the story
My daughter (7yrs) found this book a bit boring and not very exciting, she struggled to get into it and ended up moving onto another book before finishing ... READ MORE
A real treasure if a book!
Hidden Treasure is a magical and emotional story. It follows two children, Bo and Billy, who each find half of a mysterious jewel. If the pieces are reunit... READ MORE
Masterfully explores themes of friendship, family, loss and grief!
Hidden Treasure is a perfect read for those who enjoy a blend of mystery, magic, and a historical setting in their stories. It masterfully explores themes ... READ MORE
My heart was beating so fast all the way through!
My 10 year old daughter love it, we were chosen as part of comearound review and im so glad we were. My daughter was so excited reading it and wouldn't put... READ MORE
Great read for children
My 10yr old daughter loved reading this book. It's a book where you wanting to keep on reading the next chapter. If your child loves a book full of adventu... READ MORE
Age appropriate for 9-11 years
My 8 year old daughter is starting her journey reading lots of different books to find what she is interested in.
She struggled a little to get going wit... READ MORE
Fantastic book you dont want to put it down
My daughter is 7 years old and she absolutely loves to read books. I think she loves to challenge herself to read bigger kids books and she was very impres... READ MORE
Would definitely recommend!
My 8 year old daughter thoroughly enjoyed this book, as did I. It's the first book we've read by Jessie Burton, but won't be the last. We read the book tog... READ MORE
A book filled with adventure
This book is filled with adventure and mistery, which both me and my daughter absolutely adored. It managed to keep us both entertained and want to read it... READ MORE
A gripping and atmospheric adventure story
A gripping story that we couldn’t put down! This was a great story to read - full of adventure and mystery. The characters were really well written and you... READ MORE
Oh my, amazing!
I had never read a Jessie Burton book, but purchased this for school from the NT bookshop shop at Sutton Hoo! The fact that teh quote on teh front was by ... READ MORE
Two children find jewels in the Thames
Magic and mystery abound in this story of two children drawn together by the river Thames and two powerful jewels. Bo is a mudlark, seeking treasure in the... READ MORE
A captivating adventure
“What you love can never be lost.”
Jessie Burton is most well known for her novel The Miniaturist and more recently her retelling of the story of Medusa... READ MORE
Great book!
Usually reading a story to my daughter at bed time is a struggle with fidgeting, moaning, changing the book etc BUT she is really enjoying this book! She l... READ MORE
Amazing book for children
This book was amazing read. Both my children throughly enjoyed reading this. My daughter has read it twice already lol. They have been telling their friend... READ MORE
A great read for young readers
My 9 year old son really enjoyed reading this, he said his favourite character was Billy. A moving and heartwarming book. He said he loved how they overcam... READ MORE
Hidden treasure
My son has enjoyed reading this book. We are now passing i down to my middle son to start to read. A very interesting book - exact words of my 11 year old
Beautiful story
This was a great enchanting story with a wonderful tale for children. I read it with my son at bedtime and we enjoyed talking about the story together, it ... READ MORE
Full of mystery and adventure!
Wow loved this book. My children (7 and 10yr) were gripped by the mystery and adventure of this brilliant book. We read some chapters together and some the... READ MORE
Great story
Both myself and my 8 year old son thoroughly enjoyed this book. A story set along the Thames, that has you interested right from the off. The main characte... READ MORE
Gets you gripped from the outset
We are only half way through but we have thoroughly enjoyed reading this so far with our 11 year old daughter. So far we have experience magic, mystery, in... READ MORE
Beautifully written
A beautifully written book that takes you on an adventure in war time London. It was lovely to read a book with my child from my favourite author. She has ... READ MORE
A lovely adventure
My 10 year old son really liked this book!
It took a bit for him to get used to the writing style but once we got into it, he was really engaged.
Beauti... READ MORE
Fantastic book to enjoy together
I read this book to my son at bedtime.
Mystery novels are my genre of choice so this made an engaging book which I enjoyed as much as my eight year old so... READ MORE
Action packed, page turning adventure
This is the first book I have read by this author and from the first page I was hooked! The characters were interesting and the story kept me wanted to rea... READ MORE
Loved it!
My daughter (11) absolutely loved this book. You jump straight into the story and you're immediately captured by the world. Highly recommend.
Fantastic Children's Book
My 10 Year old son thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was full of twists and turns and unfortunate events that sparked conversations we may not have previous... READ MORE
A hidden treasure itself - fantastic book that captures the heart & imagination
This book was thoroughly enjoyed my daughter is 8 years old and had recently began her love of books - the book itself is perfect read for an 8 year old! I... READ MORE
Beautiful story
A wonderful story that captured my 9 year old sons attention which is incredible as he is not a fond reader! It was a story of adventure, friendship and lo... READ MORE
Beautiful story that captures their imagination
By my daughter aged 9
Just looking at the cover it looks like the story about a girl and a boy, running away from home and going to a magical place.
... READ MORE
Great book for young readers
My daughter started reading the first two pages and thought that it was going to be another predictable story. Then she realised it was the opposite, it is... READ MORE
A captivating adventure
I was looking forward to reading this story with the kids because I personally really enjoyed the author's previous book "The Miniaturist" .
This story ... READ MORE
Magic & history all wrapped up in a book
Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton is a fantastic read. My 9 year old read it in record time and thoroughly enjoyed the adventure. It's a mix bag of magic, h... READ MORE
A Thoughtful and Delicately Told Tale
Jessie Burton's The Hidden Treasure is a tender, lyrical gem of a story — one that gently reminds us that value lies not in appearances, but in the stories... READ MORE
Must read for adventure readers
I hadn’t read any of Jessie Burton’s books before but I will be looking for more after this read.
A fantastic adventure from start to finish, each char... READ MORE
Amazing
I love the fact that it is packed to the brim with mystery and astonishing descriptions. When I read page 1 i couldn’t put it down! I love how it has clif... READ MORE
A Treasure Worth Finding
This is a great children’s book set in London during World War I. It follows two kids: Bo, a mudlark who scavenges along the Thames to help her struggling ... READ MORE
Great read
My 8 year old daughter is quite a confident reader and this was perfect for her. She managed to read it well on her own with only a couple of occasions whe... READ MORE
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