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At Station X they had an internal mail system for sending messages. They wrote notes, put them inside small containers and then passed them into a vacuum pipe system that sent them hurtling to where they could be read …and answered. We have a similar system here! Write your comments below and they will whiz their way through cyberspace to find their way to me. And if I can, I’ll send a reply back to you here on this part of the site!
Thanks then… and looking forward to hearing from you!’ H.L.
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I’m the first!!! Yaay!
Love the website…looks fab and can’t wait to read the book!
Yay! Thanks so much for checking out the site! I can’t wait for you to read the book either!
I can’t wait till the book comes out. Even better is, starting next week, at school, we have to bring in a book to read in lessons on every Friday and Monday for 15mins. The book I’m going to bring in will be yours, aka, the best booke ever!
Oh that’s fabulous! That’s a great idea! I’m so glad you think that, Nathan! Enjoy your ‘DEAR’ sessions!
Thank you soo much for becoming an author because it makes reading time at school very exciting! You might become famous like J.K.Rowling
And thank you so much for being such an enthusiastic reader! I love the thought that you find reading times exciting! That’s brilliant news!
I love your books,
Your First book comment from me would be : Excitement and Fear pour from the book into your mind i cant wait for all of your series to be out!
Do you know when your new book will be out? ( After Nights of Neustria )
Thank you so much for those lovely comments! That’s fabulous! And you won’t have to wait too long until Book 4. It’s due out on October 3rd this year!
Mrs Dennis will you put my comment in your next book : Fear and Excitement pour off every page Estelle – 9 : Im alysia’s sister Please put my comment in your next book
xxx
I love this comment, Estelle and I shall ask the publishers to try and include it. I hope they do!!
I am a very VERY big fan!!
Thank you Estelle! That makes me very happy!
enjoy your writing and i am throughly enjoying the 2nd book!
So glad to hear that you are enjoying Book Two as well, Estelle! And thank you for your lovely comments! It makes me so happy to read them and I do make sure the publisher has a look at them!!
Hey. I am a GREAT fan of you. i really love your books. I’ve read the first three, Power of three, orphan of the flames AND kights of neustria. I was really gutted when i found out the fourth book hasnt been published yet(dont worry, thats a good thing) i am VERY excited to read the fourth book. I just wanted to ask. when is the fourth book coming out?
one other thing. Is there a way that i could be reminded of when the book comes out? im just overly excited to read it! arrghhh.. You are such a great author, i read all three in 4 days… very excited for the fourth book.
That is another lovely comment, Faamaini! I am so impressed you read the books so quickly! Well done! You are a real secret breaker and would be a great member of Team Veritas! Make sure you sign up for updates from this website and then you will get a reminder about when Book Four comes out. Also, we will be adding a countdown clock to the website so you will see the day getting closer! Thanks again for the kind things you said!
Hi Faamaini! How great to hear from you …and that is such a lovely comment! I’m glad you keep wanting to read on! Book Four is released on October 3rd!
the website looks amazing!!!!!Although there does not look like alot of stuff its taken me over 2 hours to read it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!only one thing. Is there a coundown clock on this new site because I couldn’t find one?
That’s brilliant news, Jacob! I wanted there to be lots of things for people to find out and lots of background information about Secret Breakers!
am I really the first? Wow what a privilege. LOVED IT – ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
So pleased you like it!
I love the website book looks so great!!!!!!
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy it!
i love your book
Yay! And I’m so glad you found the website, Eva! Thank you!
Absolutely amazing! I love the website and cannot wait for the launch! Not long now…
So excited to think you are checking out the site from ‘over the pond’! Glad you like it!
Great news! Well done and I look forward to reading it!
Andy x
So glad you dropped by the site to have a look! Hope you enjoy the book, Andy!
What a brilliant website. Everything children, parents and teachers could possibly want and more. It was certainly worth waiting for. Well done! (I am old enough to remember when vacuum tubes flew across the ceilings of shops carrying money to the cashier who would then send your change flying back. They were great fun…)
What a lovely comment! Thank you so much! I remember those money tubes too…from a Saturday job I had in a very old Department Store. When I realised they had them at Bletchley I knew I had to include the idea in Secret Breakers!
Hey Mrs Dennis Congratulations on the book can’t wait to read it!See you tommorow!!! What time are you sining books tommorow at school!
Can’t wait for you both to read it!
hi it’s fleur i cant wait to read your book it’s going to be amazing that’s what i think, are you going to write any more books. i think the secret breakers is a lovely title.
So glad you like the title, Fleur. And I really hope you enjoy the story! And yes…there will be more in the series…and I’d love to write lots more books after that!
Hello,
Your husband is the head teacher of our school.
I cant wait to read your new book.
From Callum
Hope you enjoy it when you get hold of a copy, Callum!
Nooo my keyboard don work lol
Book epic grandad bought it next day he texted my dad and said he had read it wow talk about fast reading
Bye
What a fast reader, Indi! ‘Book epic Granddad’ sounds great!
When book 2 out
Book Two is out in October!
Your book is great so far page 96 …… i think
your website looks epic cant wait for october when your next book comes out !!!!
i love your book its so amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love your website its so cool. you should be very proud of you i am reading it at the moment
hi HL Dennis i love your website it is amazing i bet everyone loves it .i do!!!!!i love the baby pic of u . i have got your book and i am reading it at the moment it is so cool!!!!
It’s great!!!!!!!!
Great website and I’m loving the book! Why does Hunter have an obsession with sandwiches?
Hi Helen, its Flossie from the Bumper Bookshop! Really looking forward to doing the interview at Tollgate FM! Are there any animals in your next books?
hi Flossie, I’m looking forward to the interview too. Animals…that’s a good question…there are some suprising animals in the series….?!!
WWWWWOOOOWWW!! it is so different from before! I love the video of ms 408 being opened!And Jacob, why would you want a countdown clock if the books been published already:-)? Maybe for book two?or 3?or 4? or5? or 6?BRILLIANT WEBSITE !
cool sky-tail pic above!
One Chapter Left amazing will be looking forward to next book Website looks amazing!
Have you chained your cup to the radiator yet?
hello!
I really like your website, its so cool!
I can’t wait to read the book… it looks REALLY GOOD!!
I’m so glad you popped by to have a look Amy! Hope you enjoy the book!
I’ve read the book!
Permanently excitement drips off the page!
The idea is like…
Wow evan my reletives that are adults are now reading!
I totally love the website and so look forward to next book!
That is so so kind, Alysia. And well done for finishing it so quickly…and for passing it on to the adults!!
Thanks for the signed copy
it’s a great book
So glad it got to you Felix!
Hey Helen, love the book! I got it on Saturday and I’ve finished it already:) It was so good, can’t wait for the next one!! And Meggie’s illustrations were reeeeally good too! 😀 xx
So glad you enjoyed the book, Eliza!
i love your book so far!! it is sooooo good! love the website!!
Thank you for your lovely comment, Nicole!
Hello!
I can’t wait to read the book! (waiting for my sister to finish it!). It looks really good and so does the website
I hope your sister finishes it quickly then, Laurel! Thanks for your comment about the website!
thank you so much for your fabulous book, it is absoulutely amazing.
maya
Thank you so much for this lovely comment, Maya!
CONGRATS!!!!
Thank you so much, Harry!
Heyy Helen, love the book… on the last chapter page 301!!! Thanks for all the codes you’ve sent us, it’s been really fun and exciting. I’m definatly going to buy the next book! The cover looks brilliant but I wont say what it looks like. Your secrets safe with Purple Class! Also thanks for the autograph. 😀
Hi AJ! It was great to meet you and the rest of Purple Class today. You have been a fabulous team of Secret Breakers! I really love the book you made for me! It’s fabulous! I hope you enjoy the end of the story!!
Hi Mrs.Dennis
You were a teacher at my school and you seem really nice so hopefully when my sister has read the book i can. and oh! ur coming to my school friday exciting!!! xox
I do hope you can manage to borrow a copy of the book from your sister, Caitlin…and I really look forward to seeing you at your school on Friday! Be sure to try and say hello!
sorry didnt manage to see you but i want to read it even more now!
YAY!
I have finished reading the book.
It is AMAZING!
I loved it.
Can’t wait til book two comes out.
I don’t know how you could thing of such great ideas which worked perfectly together.
Best book I have ever read!!!
What a lovely message, Nathan! I am so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you so much! And I hope you book a place at the Breakfast launch for Book Two
Of course I’ll go!
I’ll never miss the opportunity to get it
signed AND early!
Hi! Thank you very much for coming in to school today! I really enjoyed the lesson! The book sonds great and cant wait to read it! Love from Chloe x
Was so great to see you Chloe and I really hope you enjoy the book!
hi HL Dennis im sophie you sighed my book secert breakers at school (parkland jr)ilove reading and i love reading your book you are also my fav authour
What a lovely comment Sophie! I had such a great time at your school. You were all very good Secret Breakers and I am so glad you love reading! I feel very honoured to be your favourite author! Thank you!
Hi Helen,
I just wanted to thank you for the tremendous visit to our school on Friday morning – our Years 7 and 8 students were enthralled – so much buzz about the book at school! Some student comments are ‘book looks good, can’t wait to read it’, ‘thought it looked good and was interesting as it was from true life events’, ‘the code cracking workshop was excellent’. Thank you once again and I hope to see you again soon. Many, many congratulations on this publication!!!
Thank you Gaynor! I’m so glad the students enjoyed the visit. It was great to be there! Thank you for having me!
Hi Helen,you had came to our school Tiverton School. Thanks for coming , with you we learned how break codes,
My Name is Meshal Im a boy in Grade 5
Hi Meshal! It was great to spend time at your school today. You were all so welcoming and made such excellent Secret Breakers! Thanks for having me!
this website is amazing they is so much cool stuff on here
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed looking around!
Hi H.L Dennis im sophie cox from parklands you signed my book at school i love the book so much !!!!!!!!!
😉
Hi Sophie! It was great to meet you at Parklands and I am so glad you are enjoying the book! Thank you!
i love the code and cypher lessons (im not sure if that’s spelt write sorry) part of the website it’s really fun!!!!
So glad you like the lessons section, Caitlin. I love learning about new codes too!
Hello. Well done on the new book. Just finished reading. BBBRRRIIIILLLIIIIAAAANNNTTT!!!
Can’t wait till the next one.
Yay! Thanks so much for your comment, Finley. I am so pleased you like the book as I know you are a great critic! Thank you so much!
The website is amazing, the book is amazing and I can’t wait for the other books, I will definitely buy them. By the way, it was so much fun interviewing you. Thank you for coming to Tollgate FM.
Megan
Thank you so much Megan! And what a wonderful radio interviewer you were. I had such a lovely time at Tollgate School and thank you so much for the kind things you said!
Hello! I believe you came to my school and I bought the book and got it signed by you. I totally love it and it really intrests me how three of the best minds in britain are tenagers. I really am trying to crack all the codes you put in there.
Hi Rachel. I’m so glad you are enjoying the book…and yes, isn’t it great that teenagers and young people really can be the best at solving problems! I hope you have fun with all the codes and thank you for your comment!
i love your book i cant wait for book two!!!
Thank you so much Eva! Book Two is set for release in October!
Hi it’s Megan who interviewed you for Tollgate FM. Thank you so much for coming in and letting Flossie and I interview you, it was great fun. I am reading the book and I think it is ever so good. So far, the latest i have gone to bed is 11:30, I stayed up that late because I couldn’t put the book down. I can’t wait for the next book to come out, I will definitely buy the whole series!
Wow Megan! It’s great to hear you couldn’t put your book down! I hope you weren’t too tired hehe!! And I am so glad you are looking forward to the next book in the series. Secret Breakers have lots more codes to crack! Thanks again for working so well with Flossie on the radio interview. I really had fun!
Thanx for replying Helen. I had loads of fun to. I will definitly get the rest of the series.
Thank you, Megan!
best book ever!!!!My mum has read it you also came to her school!mrs ablewhite
What a lovely comment, Emily! I’m so glad you enjoyed reading Secret Breakers!
Hay I don’t know when the other book is out. Please can you tell me? I’ve started reading the first one. So far its awesome. I just started chapter 3. Its cool so far. please reply.
Hi Tobias! Great to hear from you and to hear you are enjoying reading ‘Secret Breakers: The Power of Three’! Book Two in the series, ‘Orphan of the Flames’ is out in October so keep an eye out for that!
Really great book! I used to go to ocklynge and e-plus! Do you remember me? If so I’d really appreciate some advice on how to get a book published because I am currently writing one myself and I’m not sure how to jump through all the hoops. could you send me some tips please?
Hi Sam. Great to hear from you! And fabulous to hear that you are writing your own book. Here’s some tips about what to do….Try and get hold of a copy of ‘The Writers and Artists Yearbook’ (the Reference library will have it if you don’t want to buy a copy.) Look at the entry for publishers and try and find the names of publishers whose books you like reading…and see if they accept unsolicited manuscripts. It will tell you how much of your story to send and who you should address it to. You have to be patient but it’s the way to start! You could also check out The Winchester’s Writers’ Weekend Conference next June….you get to meet editors face to face then and talk about your work. It’s expensive…but there are bursaries for students. Also quite costly is an organisation called ‘Cornerstones’ where you can send your work for page by page advice. This might be worth a go! Good luck with it Sam! I’m sure your writing will be great!
Thanks for the advice, I’m sure it will be really helpful!
To (Ms.Dennis?!) Helen: I LOVED Secret Breaker-it was awesome and really different!. I am SO excited to meet you in October-You know one of our Librarians so you’re coming in and I’m so so so excited. :). I love the idea of breaking a code, as there hasn’t been many of those types of books!!!!!. I’m sure the next of the series will be as amazing as the first!!!!.
XD. Issy. xxo.
What a lovely comment Issy. So nice to hear from you and I am really looking forward to coming to your school in October too! I am so pleased you enjoyed ‘Power of Three’. Not long now until the launch of Book Two!! Lots of best wishes for a really great summer and thank you again for the kind things you said!
I hope you have an awesome summer, too. You deserve it after, all the hard work you’ve put in. XD. Looks like Summer’s gonna be hot after all!.
Issy.xxo
well done! I’m so happy to know that one of my teachers from Ocklynge has writen a book! I can’t wait to read it, I know it will be brilliant!!
Hi Chloe! Great to hear from you and I really hope you do enjoy reading Secret Breakers!
U gotta sign my school shirt 2morrow!!
Thanks 4 the E+ party. I will remember to roll down hills and I promise 2 fly 2morrow… or 2day.
Hi Mia. The end of year party was fun wasn’t it… and of course I’ll sign your school shirt! (We should point out this is a ‘leaving school tradition’ not just a random every day happening!!) And I’m glad you took on board the ‘need to fly’!
I flew! Just a minute ago. I flew then literally came in and typed up this message. Thanks 4 signing my school shirt Mrs Dennis! Gunna miss ya!!!
Hello I’ve read the book and really enjoyed it and can’t way for the second one! The website really connects with the book like its a secret code waiting to be broken! I’m a big fan and you have visited my primary school which is Muswell Hill primary school and I had so much fun!
Hi Laura. So glad you found the website and like it…and so glad you finished the book and enjoyed it. I had a great time at Muswell Hill. Your school was fabulous so thanks so much for having me in!
I really want to be an author and would love to gain you support! If I can I might send you a finished copy of the book I’m writing (if I have time!) and can’t wait for the secound power of three!
Hi Elsie. This cover always had the three children running….bet you want to know what they are running from…or to…but you’ll have to be patient!!
Not long now!!
I think your book is amazing and you’re somebody to look up to and I would love to write a book myself thankyou
Yours sincerley
Emily (from Tollgate school)
Thank you so much for the lovely things you said, Emily. And do keep writing! Making up your own stories is the best fun in the world…but you have to keep at it…so don’t give up! Hope you have a lovely summer!
Hi mrs Dennis its me jane im really missing you. I watched singin’ in the rain today at two thirty Meggie was brilliant
No problem, Sam. Hope it helps…and good luck!
hi
the website is great
love the book best in the world ever
Elsie
What a fantastic message, Elsie! Made me very happy!! Thank you!
do you know any more about proof readers???
Elsie
P.S. Just slammed my finger in a door owwww
I can’t wait for your next book
Poor you, Elsie! Hope your finger is okay…and as soon as I hear about the Proof Readers I’ll post it here!
Not long to wait now, Maya…have you seen the countdown clock ticking away? 😉
Benji’s birthday coming up soon!!!
Well remembered! Indeed Benji the laziest dog in the world did have a wonderful birthday!
Great that Benji had a good birthday especially as schools starting again soon so he’ll get all lonely
When he does get bored, I’m sure he’ll be finishing reading a specific great book!
Yes Nathan, you’re so right! I actually read sections of the books to Benji as I write! It’s a good way of hearing how they sound!
Hey, (Again-Oops). But I wanted to ask, are y’all planning to make a Secret Breaker’s Movie, I’m not sure if this question has been answered or not but I think a movie would be awesome. Obviously, it would be great if there was one but I understand its hard.
:).
Thanks.
Oh what an exciting idea Issy! I would love there to be a ‘Secret Breakers’ movie. Lots of the settings would make great places to film and it would be wonderful to see the story on screen…so who can tell? Maybe one day…but it would be a dream come true! I’m glad you like the idea!
o my gosh i absoultley love your book hl dennis came to my school and u signed it for me it feels pretty good to have read the book and have met the author i cannot wait till the next book come out orphan of the flames do u have any idea where u might have anymore signing i want this book signed to thank you?:D
Hi Elda! So lovely to hear from you and I’m really pleased you are excited about getting hold of a copy of ‘Orphan of The Flames’. I’d love to sign it for you. I am doing a signing at Bluewater Waterstone’s on Saturday October 6th….and I shall try and arrange some signings near to Eastbourne too. If you check out the diary section soon you might find a signing near you….or if you let me know which area you are in I can keep you updated about when I am next near by! Thanks again!
yea i think ill be able to get them signed i cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!
oh how brilliant is that, Elda! Let’s hope you can make it to one of the events!
hi i loved the first book and waiting for the second one. the only problem is the first book isn’t large so i got through it easy and the other is taking soooo long to come out.
please don’t make wait a long time for the third.
What a lovely comment, Bronte! I am so glad you enjoyed Secret Breakers One…and it’s not long now until Book Two! Keep October 4th in your dairy. And I’m actually editing Book Three this week…and that’s due for release in May 2013! Keep an eye on this website for all the latest news about that…and thank you again for the lovely things you said!
Will there be another breakfast thing, in the morning, when the second book comes out?
Oooh that’s a good idea! I will try and find out!!
I really hope there is one again!
There will be news about a Bumper Bookshop event very soon I hope!
Hi Mrs Dennis! We got some I.T homework in Cavendish and I mentioned your next book release in October! “Orphan of the flames” it sounds brilliant! I cant wait to read it when it comes out!
Hi Sam! Great to hear from you…and I hope it is all going well for you at Cavendish! Thanks so much for mentioning Book Two’s release in your IT homework! That’s great! I can’t wait to hear what you think of Book Two when you get it. Not long now!
Your in the ratton magazine newspaper thing!
Yay! I saw that! Nice memory of a great visit!
Hi im from ocklynge and im soooo excited about your new book coming out the orphan of the flames.I remember when you showed me it in assembly when it was classified!!!well done and good luck!
What a lovely message Aurelia! Thank you! And I will be back at Ocklynge on October 9th to talk about Book Two. Remember to say ‘hello!’
YAY YAY YAY, I have now for an account!!!
Yay! Perfect news!!
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oooh wow….a code! Well done, Aurelia! Can any one else read what she has written?
I’m back and love book 2.I wanted to wish good luck once again and can’t wait for book 3, and I’m exited too as you said you might use my name in one of your books, as it is so unusual, YAY!One more thing, your books are the best books I have have read in my whole 10 year life.Your the best book writer in HISTORY!
Well what a lovely, lovely comment, Aurelia! That has made my day! I am so glad to read the really kind things you said. It is so nice to know that you are enjoying the books. And I really have stored your name away as it is such a beautiful name. Thank you so much again and lots of best wishes for a really super start to 2013!
Seriously can`t wait for book 4, must get it, gonna keep commenting/maybe not but still so excited about the book, since I don`t go to Ock school anymore because I go to secondary, my brothers getting the book but it`s going to be signed for me, if you catch my drift! Love you!
I hope you are getting on alright at Secondary School Aurelia! And I look forward to passing ‘your’ book onto your bother! thank you for your lovely comment!
Just gone on the waterstones website to see if the second book is out, (there is always a few out early), and I’ve found something better! I won’t say what it is, but what I will say is: I am ryingt to indf my alenderc to ritew omethings, hichw I hinkt ash a antasricf amen!
So glad you found this Nathan….and I think you will like the cover loads and loads. It has a quote from a reader on the back…I wonder if you can guess who that reader is?!
How do you say the last word from the title, and I’ve got the second book!
Here’s a clue…sounds like new…and clue…! And hope you enjoy it, Nathan!
Just typed it in on google images, it looks fabulous!
Hey Mrs Dennis! So glad to see your series properly up and running! I hope you’re having a fab year off! I really wanted to come and see you after school but turns out Mrs Kelly’s taking E plus instead! Hoping to see you next year and looking forward to reading your 2nd book! xxx
Thank you so much…and I hope things are going well for you too Sorcha. really hope you enjoy Book Two!
hello I am mayas sister (she was in e plus last year) I am poorly so i can’t see you today for the assembly but i really wanted to come. my sister says she will tell me about it.
Poor Gracie! I do hope you are feeling better! And I am making a return visit to Ocklynge on October 22nd. Maybe you will be able to come along to the Year 4 assembly as a special guest if you ask your teacher very very nicely!
You came to ocklynge this morning you read us the first page in your new book I would like to get one soon and read it myself its fab and you are soon going to be my new favorite author as well as david wallliams.you are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
What a lovely comment, William. I really like David Walliams books so that is a lovely compliment! Thank you!
hello MRS Dennis its codie i asked you how much your amazing books are !!!! I really injoyed the frist page of secort brakers 2 i am going to ask my mum if she will let me get book 1 and 2 ? i think i will really like them!!
Hi Codie…so great that you enjoyed the start of Book Two. I hope Mum does let you get your own copy but check out the school library if not. I know they have some!
your books are amazing can i be in the next one!
Oooh what a great idea. I have all six written but I am starting to plan my next idea so you never know!
Hi, I’m loving your second book so far, almost haf way through now. I’ve heard that you are coming to ocklynge on the 22nd, so can I give my book to my friend, (he was in your class last year I think), so I can get him to give it to you if he sees you that day so to can sign it?
I love your new book i am on chapter 14 !!!!!!!!!!!
i am in love with it!!!!!!!!!
So happy you are enjoying it, Emily!! That’s so kind!!
when is your next book going to come out?because i just can not wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Book Three is due out in May 2013!!
hi thank for comeing to ocklynge
I
just got the book so far I like it from shayna morgan ocklynge school
5bm mrs talyor class.
hi Shayna! Good to hear from you. I am so glad you are enjoying the book so far! Thank you!
A Greeeeeat book.Couldnt stop reading it!
What next?
Oooh how lovely! Secret Breakers Three is next…but that doesn’t come out until May 2013…sorry!
Hi i am already liking your book and i only got it today… thank you for coming into our school and having lunch with us -the broxbourne school- we had a great time and we hope you did too….
Hi Natasha. I have just got back from my travels! I had the most lovely time at your school. You were all such an excellent audience and I had such a lovely time…so thank you so much for your comment. I hope to come back to Broxbourne one day!!
Hi! You came to my school today. The broxbourne. Im so glad that an amazing author like you is going to look at my website. I hope im like you where you get so into your writing you publish a book.
Dear Nerys, it was great to meet you and I really hope you keep writing!! It is the best fun ever…so keep at it!! Well done you!!
Thank you for the support. I am looking for somewhere i can publish a book. I hope my dream will soon come true!
I am sure it will if you keep trying, Nerys! Why not try looking in the ‘Artist and Writer’s Year Book’ to get the address of publishers to send you work to. Good Luck!
hello
I come from harborne primary school!
Hello Eva! I had a lovely time at Harbourne. You were all so nice and have such a wonderful school story! I love your phoenix badge!!
Hello, you are coming to my school so i decided to read one of your book they are amazing the first page get you hokked right in i cant wait to read the sequel!! i like how you have used imagery as well.
look forward to seeing you
charlotte M. xx
hi Charlotte! I’m so glad you have started reading the series and like what you have read. Please make sure you say hello when I come to your school! It will be so good to meet you!x
hi Helen Dennis im abbie martin the girl you signed a book for at colmers farm junior school i’ve read part the book secret breakers power of three and i really like it.
Hi Abbie! Great to hear from you! I had a lovely time at Colmers Farm and I am so glad you are enjoying The Power of Three! Hope you enjoy the rest of it!
what date is book 3 released please ive read 1 and 2 and i need to read book 3 very addictive books. love them
Hi Katrina! So glad to hear you enjoyed Books 1 and 2. Book Three is released on May 2nd 2013. I know that seems like ages away….but it will be here before we know it!
Hi,I’m Aliyah,
Today you visited my school,TJS (I was so excited)!Anyway,that was an amazing experiance,you even inspired me to come up with a new book idea!I love your website and cant wait to read your 1st book from our school libary!Hope you reply soon!:)
I’ve always wanted to become an author!:p
Me too…..and dreams do come true if you keep trying! Good Luck!!
Hi Aliyah! I had a great time at your school and have just got back from my travels! So glad you enjoyed the session and I’m so happy to hear you have come up with your own story idea! Keep at it!! Also hope you enjoy the books when you can get them from the library.
I have already got the book from the libary.Ive started to read it and it’s amazing.so mysterious.Oh and thanck you for the support. I’ve started to write my book idea.I’ts called ‘Violet and the secret cave of zanzaria’.You have really inspired me.
Thank you so much for your comment, Aliyah. And the title of your book idea sounds fantastic! Keep at it. I am sure it will be a great story!
Wow this book is great and you’re coming to my school i can’t wait!!! hope you get the next book done 😀
So pleased I am coming to your school, Luis. Do say ‘hi’ when I’m there. Thanks for your best wishes about the writing. Book Three is all done…and I’m editing Book Four right now!
i love first book love the website
Thank you so much, Owen! That’s great to hear!!
I love the first secret breakers book and as i’m in a club we have been limited to a certian chapter and i’m realy temted to read ahead! =D
Oh that sounds great, Oliver! I love reading books with other people when we have to read up to a certain page…it makes discussion good fun…but I am glad you are tempted to read on! 😉
I love your book H.L.Dennis i’m going to buy the 2nd book and i can not wait.
Your
character disription was awsome. I will
see you on the 8th of decemder
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That’s such a nice comment, Jonathon. Great to hear from you…and when I come to your school on the 8th you’ll have to tell me who your favourite character is!
My name is Lara. I wanted to ask a few questions:
When is the next one coming out? I can’t wait to hear more about Brodie and her Mum! Do you know what it is going to be called yet? Also, you came to my school last year and you were great fun! My class read the book and LOVED it. My school is Muswell Hill Primary school in London! I hope you remember your time there! Lara
p.s I look up to you…
What a lovely comment, Lara. I remember your school well! I had a great time there and I know you have a fabulous bookshop nearby! I also remember you were all excellent ‘secret breakers’! I am so thrilled to hear your class read the first book. That’s wonderful! Book two ‘Orphan of the Flames’ is out right now…and the third book…’Knights of Neustria’ will be out on May 2nd 2013. There will be lots more to be find out about Brodie and her Mum! Thanks again for making contact, Lara!
I can’t believe the second book is finally out! I can’t wait to read it in fact I’ll go to the lovely little bookshop round the corner right now!
Hope the shop round the corner had a copy, Lara…and that you enjoy it!
I’ve finished it already!
Hope you enjoyed it…and found the secret codes! 😉
I found this secret in the orphan of the flames. D: Very clever HL Dennis 😀 + love the books!!!
So glad you cracked the secret code, Cale! And I’m so glad you like the books!
I am really looking forward to seeing you at my school chatham grammar school for girls on Wednesday the 4th of November. I am really exited to meet you and get my book signed. I can’t wait to read your books. I absolutely love your website it’s fab!!!!
Hi Emily! Great to hear from you and I am really looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday! I am so glad you like the website! Thank you!
I love your book I can’t wait till the 2nd of may so we can see you again and read your book
Thank you so much Jessica! I can’t wait to see you all again soon too! I might not wait until May 2nd until I pop in!
I just bought the 2nd book and I can’t wait to read it.
Hope you are enjoying it, Oliver!
Thankyou very much for adding my name on to the signature . I think your writing is amazing . And your books sound very interesting. I am Oliver’s sister Amy the girl you chose to help out in assembly at Pevensey and Westham school.
It was great to meet you and Oliver, Amy! I really liked your school and had a lovely time there! Thank you for your help in the assembly!
Great to chat at your book signing. Already sorting ideas out for my next two books and looking up Winchester conference. Read first chapter and it’s working for me – intriguing old duffers and a great way of drawing the children characters into the action.
Hi Andy, glad you like the start of the book…and good to hear that you are sorting ideas out for your own writing. Winchester is definitely a great conference to meet agents and editors and it’s really great to have the conference as a deadline to get work in shape to get looked at! If you do want to go then try and apply to be sent a ‘conference booking form’ nice and early as it is ‘first come first served’ for the one-to-one slots with editors/agents! Was really good to chat at the signing. Good Luck!
thanks for the advice. hope the books really take off. should be a winner with the codes and the characters – all quite believeable and mysterious. reading 6 books atm so taking this one slowly and savouring it.
Good luck with it all Andy and thanks again!
Hi Helen im the ANT if you remember. i really am enjoying the book i cant wait to read more once ive read the power of three im definetely going to buy the orphan of the flames well basically im going to read the whole sequel
Hi James! You were a great ANT. It’s such a great idea. I had a lovely time at your school and hope you enjoy all the series! Thanks again for all your help!
guess what my names amy to
Yay!! Lovely name!
Hi Helen,
I really loved your visit to our school. It was really fun listening to you saying all about you and your books. I cant wait to go and buy all of your series. I’m sort of sad because I didn’t get to buy your books with your autograph in it. I hope I see you somewhere around the city
Hi Klaudia, I’m so glad you enjoyed the visit. I had a fabulous time at your school…and I definitely intend to come back again one day! I hope you manage to get hold of a signed copy as I did leave some signed ones at the bookshop. Let me know how you get on!
Thanks for coming to st johns Helen we had great fun! Please Please come again.
I’d love to Amy! I had the most lovely time at St John’s. You were all such excellent Secret Breakers!
thanks helen
thanks for coming to my school today i had great fun and i bought both of your two books thanks for signing them i can hardly put it down
thanks again from maia at Peasedown
p.s.i was the one sat in the front row in the question asking(y6) and i said i liked your necklace. thnx
Hi Maia, I remember you as we talked about your lovely name! Thank you so much for buying both books. I really hope you keep enjoying them…and I’m so glad you like my necklace. I love it and had to go home the other day because I set off for an event and had forgotten to put it on!Hope the bad weather down your way hasn’t been too bad for you and your school!
thank for visiting our school h.l.Dennis the memory is still with me
I had a wonderful time Jonathan! I enjoyed out book chats and hope to see you all soon!
hello its eva osborne i used to be in e plus your books are amazing
Hi Eva! So great to hear from you…and so glad you like the books! That’s especially nice for me as I know what a great reader you are! Thank you!
Merry Christmas
&
A happy new year
And to you, Oliver! Hope you have a wonderful time! Thank you!
Hi Helen,
Exciting to see that you have 2 books published and look forward to reading them soon.
yay… a lovely message from an ‘old flat mate’ who knew me when the dream of being a writer was just a dream….and that was too many years ago to mention! So lovely to hear from you…and really hope you enjoy the books!! Loads of best wishes!
Just finished book one and I really enjoyed it and it has me intrigued . I really want to read book two, but i can not find it any where has it come out in Australia yet?
I would just like to know is it possible to get a copy of MS 408, because in the section “Secrets to Break” there is a video and in it is MS 408. You have sparked something within me and I need to to know more.
If you could help that would be great loved the book keep at them.
From,
Sean
Hi Sean. Great to hear from you…amd I am so glad that you are intrigued to know more about MS 408! It is such an interesting manuscript isn’t it! The version you see on the video on the ‘secrets to break’ page is a replica I made myself. Every page is kept online at the Bienecke Rare Book and Mansucript Library…and I put the printed pages together to make the replica. (Check out the link on the ‘secrets to break’ page which shows each page.)The replica is great to take it into schools on events and visits! Maybe one day I’ll get the chance to bring it to Australia! Talking of Australia…’Orphan of the Flames’ is out there now…(I have seen it on the Dymocks webpage…does that help??)I do hope you manage to track down a copy of book two…and that you enjoy it! Thanks again for your enouragement and interest.
Hi Helen,
I have just looked a dymocks and they do have it, so thank you because I did not think to look there.
About the replica that you made i have looked at the pages online and printed them and I am trying to make it into a book but I can not figure out how. If you could post the way you did it or some tips and mybe osme pictures of it that would be really helpful.
From sean.
Hi Sean, thanks for this message…glad that you can track Book 2 down now! And thanks so much for the tip about the dating of the mansucript and the video link. I’ll check that out once the holidays are over. That’s brilliant so thank so much! I’m very impressed you have printed out the manuscript pages. Well done! When I made my replica I got hold of a blank leather bound book and then glued the printed pages of the manuscript on top. I got hold of the blank leather book from a stationers in London and as the mansucript has about 240 pages I just carefully took out extra pages from the blank book that weren’t needed. The map pages were tricky as they extend out of the book….so I glued these together to make the large map and then folded them into the book. I hope this helps Sean. Let me know how you get on! Good Luck!
Hi Helen,
That is really helpful, I will try that. So glad that you enjoyed the fact and will watch the video of the manuscript i think you will find it very intersting. I will keep you updated about my progress with trying to make a replica of the manuscript. The map part has been really hard for me too but with your help I think I can.
When i am finished I could email some photos of it to you so then you can see what mine turned out to look like.
From Sean.
Excellent! I look forward to seeing how you get on, Sean!
Happy New Year!!!!!!!
Hope you have had a great year.
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Happy New Year to you too!! hope you have a fabulous 2013!
I really want to be a writer when I’m older. I can’t belive that you found maths hard but loved English-that’s SO me!
Yay Amelia….you sound just like me then…so hang onto your dream of being a writer! Maths will get easier…but don’t despair if it’s hard. Just make sure you keep writing and enjoy making up stories! Lots of best wishes!
Thanks, I will. I’ve been planning my series for ages now! What sort of area are you limited to for visiting schools because i would LOVE to actually see you and English lessons REALLY need jazzing up-even for one day!
So glad to hear you are still planning your stories, Amelia! I always find the planning stage so much fun! And I also have so much fun on school visits that I am keen to go where-ever I can! If you think your school might like a visit then get a friendly teacher or librarian to check out the ‘Schools Visits’ page where they can contact the publisher and ask for more details. I am based in Sussex….but we have events planned all over the country so there might be a chance I could pop in and say ‘hi’ and do some code cracking with your class! I’d love that!
I’ve just finished Orphan Of The Flames and I love it. There was not a single bit where it wasn’t fantastic. It is by by far my favourite book I have ever read in my life. It’s sooo good! I’m still trying to write a book and if or when it ever gets published in one of the pages at the begin I am going to say that you were (are) my biggest inspiration and that I highly recommend to read it!
What a lovely lovely comment, Nathan! I am so pleased you enjoyed ‘Orphan of the Flames’! That is brilliant news! And it’s brilliant too, to hear that you are still writing stories! Please keep at it as you have a fabulous imagination….and I would love to see your published books with that lovely comment inside! Thank you so much…and Happy New Year!
Thank you! Your Book series have defiantly made my Top 3! I reeeeeeealy can’t wait for the next book to come out! (And then I’ll have to wait another month for it to come out in Mackay.
So brilliant to hear from you, Lachlan…and thank you for such a lovely comment! I am thrilled ‘Secret Breakers’ has made your top three! Thank you so much! And I do hope you manage to get hold of the next book soon after it is released…I know the publishers are working very hard on Book Three to get it shipped to Australia in time!!
Miss Dennis,
Your books are great. It’s just that Secret Breakers is the one I have read and I can’t stop reading. But I cannot find the other part in the bookstore! Please help me!
How lovely to hear from you, Aashna. And I am so glad you enjoyed Book One…and would love to help you get hold of ‘Book Two : Orphan of the Flames’! Which country are you in?? I know that Amazon has the book… both the .com and the .co.uk sites. And there are other on-line sites that have it…but if you tell me which country you are in then maybe the publisher can help me help you track one down! I’d love to know what you think of Book Two!
hey its me again -Elda i just wanted to ask what company did you get your book published and did you have to pay cos i think a really good book coming on
Hi Elda! Good to hear you have a good plan for a story coming. ‘Secret Breakers’ is published by Hodder Children’s Books in the UK…and they pay me to make my story into a book. I didn’t pay them. You can get stories made in to books by paying companies but the best thing to do is try and get a mainstream publisher to take your work! This involves lots of hard work…and never giving up! Good Luck!
I’ve finally finished reading the first book, and I am using it in a school project. I would like to know what exactly is the theme of the book.
Hi Nadz! Good to hear you have finished Book One. I hope you enjoyed it. I wonder what you think the theme of Secret Breakers is? I hope it is the idea that kids and young people have the power to solve huge puzzles and should never be underestimated! Do you think that fits with your idea of what a theme is?
Hey I love the books! hope everyone else does too
Hi Rachel! Good to hear from you…and also good to hear you love the books! Thank you!
Read both of your books. Can’t wait to read Knights of Neustria. I worked out that code you told me about, at Waterstones in Eastbourne.
How great to hear from you, Joshua. And I am so glad you enjoyed the books and are looking forward to Book Three. Not long to wait now! I’m very impressed you found the hidden code. That makes you a real Secret Breaker! Well Done!
Hi Helen,
just having a bit of trouble making the manuscript. I can’t find a book the size of the pages of the manuscipt, it is either to big or to small could you help me. Also could you name any good stationary shops that might sell a book the size of the pages.
From sean
hi Sean! Sorry to hear you are having trouble making your own manuscript…but here’s a tip! I made the pages of the print outs fit the pages of the book I bought…not the other way round! So…you may have to stretch and extend some of the images you copy. Take a note of the size of the page you are trying to fill and then stretch…or shrink… your ‘copied images’ to fit. Hope this makes sense. I’m afraid I can’t recommend any good stationery shops. I bought my leather book in a place called Campden Market in London…but I think that is a long way for you to travel!! Good luck with it all!
Hi Helen,
Thanks for the tip I did not think of that, I will try it and it probably is a little to far for me to travel but we do have some good stationary shops here. by the way I have ordered the second book fron dymocks they were sold out when I went there.
from sean
Hope your manuscript is going well…and glad to hear that you have Book 2 on order. Hope you enjoy it!
Hey. It’s me Tallulah don’t know if you remember me! I was in E+ last year. I love your books and am a huge fan. The website so exciting and I’m so glad to have known you. You really inspire me to keep reading and writing stories. Thanks!
How could I forget you, Tallulah…you were a star pupil! And I’m sure I’ll see your stories in print some day! Hope things are going well for you and that E plus this year is fun! Keep reading and writing!! And thanks so much for the lovely comment!
I love your books! they are really good! I have read a lot of books, but your series is the BEST! I pent a whole day reading power of three because it was such a good book, as many people say, the code of it had to be broken. i wanted to read on because it pulls you in like MS408! when is the third book coming out? when i met you at Chatham Grammer girls school, you became my idol!
What a lovely message, Tay-Lah. I had such a lovely time at your school! Everyone was so enthusiastic and so it was so nice to hear that you enjoyed ‘The Power of Three’! I hope you enjoy Book Two if you manage to get hold of a copy. Book Three is out in May. I’m getting very excited! Thanks again for your lovely comment!
No problem. We have to dress up a teddy bear for world book day as our favourit
book character. I,m going to do Brodie Bray in her Pembroke uniform. Wish me luck!
That is such brilliant news, Tay-Lah! I would love to see a picture of your teddy dressed as Brodie! Maybe you could send one to Rebecca Hearne, Publicity and Marketing, Hachette Children’s Books, 338 Euston Road, London, NW1 3BH and we could put it on the website! Good Luck with it!
Hi it’s me again we love your books h l Dennis
…and I really enjoyed working with you all, Samiah! You were an excellent class!
Hi thanks for teaching us:)
Hi Euan. It was a pleasure! Thank you very much for having me in!
Hi HL Dennis! I was wondering if Hunter and Brodie are in love? Thanks.
HEY U WERE AT MY SCHOOL TODAY AND I WAS THE ONE WITH THE BELT BEING PUT AROUND ME .U R FRIENDS WITH MY LIBERTINE AT SCHOOL AND I WHAT TO SAY U R GREAT AND HEY I GO TO REDBRIDGE C.S
Hi Paige! So great to hear from you! I had a lovely time at Redbridge today…and you were such a helpful assistant. Thank you so much! I hope you and your friends have an excellent half term holiday an thanks again for the comment!
thanks 4 replying <3
I like to reply! And it’s great to hear from you!
Hello, just a few months till the next book is coming out! Today I went to the Brighton Pavillion and I loved it. I couldn’t believe how many dragons and snakes there was. When we were in the Music Room I found out that it is sort of an unlucky room. We were talking to one of the people who worked there in the room and he said that in China people believe having dragons and snakes together is unlucky. Funnily enough it, as we know, did become an unlucky room as in the 1987 storm one of the things on the ceiling crashed down through th carpet, which had just been re done earlier that year! And of course there was the arsen attack that happened because someone failed their exams in college. (I think that was what he said.) Unfortunately they don’t do behind the scenes tours any more. I was really annoyed that we couldn’t go up the stair case, into the room full of doors and see the trap door or pulley thing. But I still really enjoyed it lots. Hope you are having a great holiday, including Benji!
Hi Nathan, so good to hear from you! And I am so glad you had a great time at The Royal Pavilion. It is an amazing place isn’t it! It is a shame they no longer let tours up to the secret room…but there is a link on the website here to show you that it really truly exists! (Book One…Secret Locations) I hope you managed to see the Chinese writing above the door! The music room is my favourite room…but I think the view that is an unlucky room might be true! It certainly wasn’t a lucky place for Brodie, was it! I’m having a great holiday thanks…and hope you are too! And Benji says ‘hi’!
i found it ok
Well done!
omgi loooooove yah book awzuuuum
hi am habiba from clapton girls secondary school my teacher sys your coming to our school next monday mis phillips
I am Habiba. I’m really looking forward to it…so make sure you wave and remind me who you are! See you soon!
I heard you will be visiting my school next week. I go Clapton Girls Academy in Hackney and I am ever so delighted to be meeting you! When, I see you, I will be asking so many questions! See you soon!
What a lovely message, Blessing. I am really looking forward to my visit to your school…and now I am looking forward to your questions! It will be great to meet you! See you very soon!
I am very enthusiastic about the book and ever since we started reading the power of three in class, I think I have become one of your biggest fans. I am very excited at the fact that you are coming to our school and I can’t wait to ask you my questions. Until then, bye!
What a super message, Angela! I am so pleased that you are enjoying the start of ‘The Power of Three’ and am very pleased to hear that you have lots of questions for me! I shall really look forward to meeting you! I wonder which Secret Breaker you are most like….maybe Brodie….or perhaps Tusia….or maybe you are great at maths like Hunter?? I can’t wait to meet you and all your class mates. Thank you again for your lovely comment!
I have been a fan for quite some time now and I would like to congratulate you of your very near unleashing of “the knights of neustria.” I hope that the quest of Brodie, Hunter and Tusia doesn’t take a turn for the worst! I am also a person that you will be meeting on your trip to our school on Monday and I am very eager to ask you my questions and the activities you have planned up your sleeve. Until the release of your new book, I will just have to do some wishful thinking… see you on Monday!
How fabulous to hear from you Nabihah and I am so glad that you have enjoyed Secret Breakers for a while now! It won’t be long until ‘Knights of Neustria’ is out and you can see where the adventure takes our heroes! I have some coding planned for you all on Monday and can’t wait to see how you all get on and to answer your questions! Really looking forward to seeing you very soon and thank you so much again for your comment!
I love your books they are really fantastic
thank you Ali! That’s really kind!
The book is amazing and I will be looking forward to reading the other series of the secret breakers.
thank you Chloe and Latifah…and I hope you enjoy them when you read the next books!
Hi Helen, I am really looking forward to reading your 2nd edition and thanks for coming to our school too. T
hanks!!!
Nabila!!!
Hi Nabila, It was so great to meet you on Monday! Thanks for being so welcoming!
Your book is great we had a great time in your visit to orchard thank you for teaching us code cracking.
I had a great time at Orchard School Dilara! Thanks for the message!
I really love your amazing books and I really can’t wait till the next book comes out… STILL WAITING
Thanks Camero! Not too long to wait now. Check out the countdown clock on the Books Page!
Why is the phoenix involved in the books?
OOh good question! It’s all to do with the firebird code and how things can sometimes be saved out of the ashes of terrible fire!
Your book is great we had a great time in your visit to orchard thank you for teaching us code cracking!
My pleasure! Thank you for all the codes you set me!
We are the girls that made you the newsletter. We just want to say that we very much enjoyed your visit to our school and on behalf of our class we would like to say a very big thank you! In our class whom looked more like Brodie, Tusia and Hunter personality-wise? We promise to read your books and hope to see you again!
Dear Angela and Nabihah, It was so wonderful to meet you both on Monday and I loved the newsletter! I think both of you would make excellent Secret Breakers…and d’you know, you both reminded me of Brodie because of your understanding of story! But I think you both have quite a lot of Tusia’s skills too having done all that work and organised it so well! So I think you both would make the perfect Secret Breaker and you would definitely be chosen to be part of Team Veritas! And I think that all the girls in your session would be welcome on the team as you all listened so well and had thought of such amazingly clever questions! Thank you so much 7A for the lovely comments and the things I got to take away. I had the most lovely time visiting you school! Thank you for making the visit very special!!
I loved the way you taught us how to crack codes and I enjoyed your visit to orchard primary school in hackney looking forward to reading rest of your books 😀
Thank you Muked! And I loved the codes your class had made for me and the wonderful way you all worked! Thanks for having me in school!
I can’t wait to read the other book that comes out but I wouldn’t read it until I finish the first book P.S Really liked the the beginning.
So glad you are enjoying it Dogan! And well done for planning to read the next book soon! That’s great news!
Hey Helin Remember When You Taught Us Code Cracking…. I Really Enjoyed It Thank You.
hi Dogan! Great to hear from you! I am so glad you enjoyed the code cracking. I had a great time at your school!
I really liked the way you described the charcters. It was very adventerous .hope to read the next book I loved it!
That’s really kind of you Nikisha! I’m so glad you liked the sound of the characters…as I have such great fun writing about them!
Hi Its me Dogan remember you visited my class: Orchard Primary School And I really liked your books they rock as much as you do.
That’s very kind Dogan! Your comment has made my day!
H .L Dennis love your books today you meet me i was one of the girls that made you that wonderful newsletter hope you liked our visit and our gifts. I want to say that you toke the same amount of time as my sister to grow up. I love the character Brodie, Hunter and Tusia. Hope to see you again and I am as bad as spelling as I image you are. love your books a big fan.
Thank you Angela for this comment too! And you see…being not brilliant at spelling shouldn’t hold you back as a code cracker…or a writer…or as a student!! I’m so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the visit and thanks again for all the lovely things I got to bring away!
Thank you for visiting our class yesterday and we hope you like the newsletter that we wrote for you! On behalf of our class we would like to say that we very much enjoyed your visit and we all hope to see you soon. We both promise to read your books and are very eager to discover what happens in the next book. One question: personality-wise who is most like Tusia, Hunter and Brodie? We eagerly await your reply. Once again THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Hi Angela and Nabihah. So glad you are going to go on with the series! And maybe one day I’ll get to come back to your lovely school and chat to you again! Oooh and about the personality question….I’ve replied to that part below…but you should know that I think I am mostly like Brodie with my love of stories…and quite a lot like Tusia with her love of organising people…and I must say that although I find maths tricky and am not like Hunter really…I do like food like he does!! Thanks again girls! Your class was brilliant!
hi my name is tilli and i’m from west rise junior school i bought your book today i can’t wait to read it the codes at school today was very fun ! from tilli x
How brilliant to hear from you Tilli…and thank you so much for buying the book…and for working so hard on the codes! I had a great time at your school and really hope you enjoy reading Secret Breakers!
Hi H L Dennis you came to our school yesterday the 5th march and I helped hold the table when we do code breaking it was really fun. I love secret breaker because it adventures and I like the characters name and every thing about it am your begets fan……………..xxxxxxxxxxxxx
hi Habiba! You were a great assistant with the table cloth code yesterday and I had a lovely time at your school. Thank you so much for your lovely comments too! That’s really kind!
the website is so exciting just like the book.i had lots of fun when you came into our school!i cant wait to read the next book.
Thank you so much Aqsa. I am so glad you have had fun looking round the website. I had great fun putting things together and the web designer worked very, very hard to make it all work! Glad too you are looking forward to the next book!
hello, I am the girl with the blue peter badge. thanks for coming to my school this week .It was very fun.
Hello Grace you Blue Peter Badge winner you! I was very, very impressed to see your badge. You must have done something very special to get it …so well done! I really enjoyed spending time at your school and you made some excellent comments so thank you!
I loved the book…..It was AMAZING!!!! Took me a while though…I`m quite a slow reader…. lol
Never matters how long it takes, Hannah! I’m just really pleased you enjoyed it! Great to hear from you!
Hi Helen,
My copy of the manuscript is coming along great I am just waiting for the book that I have ordered to paste it in then I am done, I will make sure to Email pics to you as soon as I can.
Also have finished raeding book excellent!! The mystery deepens and have ordered book three, can not wait for the next one.
sean.
Hi Sean, I am so glad your replica manuscript is coming along well. I’m looking forward to seeing it! And thank you again for the link to the video. I love watching videos and reading about the Voynich manuscript. It is such an incredibly fascinating document, isn’t it! You can see why I was so inspired to write about it!
Hi Sean! This is a great replica! I especially like the way the ‘map page’ extended out. I did this with mine….and it’s my favourite page! Thanks again!
Your Welcome,
The ‘map page’ is one of my favourites pages as well
have you finished all the books and waiting for them to be pubished and when is the 3rd book coming out and im meeting you in brighton on friday 19th april 2013 with fiction finatics!!!!!
Hello Amelia! Great to hear from you…and so glad you like the books! I’m really looking forward to meeting the Fiction Fanatics in Brighton! See you there!
thanks i hope you will able to sighn my book and do some codebreaking at the roayl pavillion
I had a great time with you all in Brighton, Amelia! Hope you did too!
hi i love your books and I’m a big reader I’m meeting you in Brighton today with fiction fanatics and I’m really looking forward to it, what inspired the secret breakers books???? did you make up any of the codes????
Hi Aimee! It was fab to work with all you Fiction Fanatics in Brighton! Hopefully, now that we’ve met, you know the answers to the questions you asked and you now know lots about where my ideas came from!!
Hi , I really enjoyed meeting you today (Friday 19th April) with fiction fanatics you are my favourite author after reading just one of your books!
Thank you so much Claire! I had a great time with your group…you were all so kind and good at codes! And I’m very excited that I am now your favourite author! Thank you!!
I grabbed your first book at a book festival in Luton. I love puzzles and was drawn to it. It’s awesome:)
Hi Madeleine! Great to hear from you! I’m so glad you were drawn to my book at HooBookFest! If you are a puzzle solver then you should be a fantastic Secret Breaker! I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for your comment!
Hi,
Just wondering I your forth book going to be called ‘Secret Breakers: Tower of Winds’ and will it include a mysterious treasure ship.
I have found a place were I can pre order your forth book before even you have said anything on your website. I just thought you might like to know thats all.
Sean.
Hi Sean! That’s great news about you finding a place to pre order Book Four from. Your details are right…and soon I’ll begin to plant teasers here on this site. Don’t forget that ‘The Knights of Neustria’ comes out first! Only a few days to wait for that now…and I guess it’s released in Australia before it hits the shelves here…if only by a few hours!!
Don’t worry I will read The Knights of Neustria first. Just checking to see if it wasn’t a hoax so I can now preorder it.
Yep…it’s no hoax! So glad you found it…and so glad you are pre-ordering! Thanks again!
Thank you for replying. I’m half way through already
That’s great news, Madeleine! Hope you enjoy the rest of the read!! And well done for reading so fast!
I really loved your talk on Sunday at luton hoo it gave me influence becausse i would love to be a writer. i finished the book i was reading really quickly as i wanted to read your’s i love it and the website i can’t wait till thursday because i want to tell everyone aboout it, thanks for the book sign-i will treasure it forever
Hello Angus! What a lovely, lovely message! I am so happy to hear from you…and I am so glad that you found the website and have enjoyed looking around it! I had great fun too on Sunday and remember meeting you! It makes me very happy to know you will treasure the signed book! I can tell right away that you would be an excellent writer…so stick at….and don’t give up! Remember that picture of me in the shed…! It took a long time for my dream of having a book published to come true…but I kept writing all the time in between….and loved every minute! So keep writing! And I hope you enjoy reading ‘Secret Breakers’!
i finished the first book and mum took me out to buy the second one wich i am loving
That’s such fabulous news Angus! I’m so impressed…and really hope you enjoy Book Two! (Remember there will be hidden codes in this book just for the readers so keep your eyes peeled for them!)
Hi! I am so exited for the third secret breakers book to come out! I was wondering which date it would be released into Australia or any different countrys? Thanks a bunch HL Dennis.
Hi Kendal, so great to hear you are excited about the launch of Book Three. And in Australia it comes out on the same date as the UK (May 2nd) which of course with the time difference means it will be released there a few hours earlier if you know what I mean! I really hope you enjoy it once you track down a copy! Thanks again for leaving a comment!
Wow! the website looks amazing! Almost as good as the books
Thank you! Very glad you had a look around!
The Knights of Neustria is an amazing book.
I’ve worked out where the hidden code is but I can’t seem to work out what it says.
When is the fourth book going to be released?
All three books are wonderful. I finished the third one in two days!
That is such a lovely comment Dhriti! I am so pleased you enjoyed book three as well….and well done for getting though it so quickly! That is so exciting for me to hear! Well done too for finding the hidden code! (There are two in this book…the chapter headings one and also one very near the end of the whole book.) I think you are talking about the one near the very end! It is a very tricky code…but…if you look again at page 185 you will find a ‘key’. On page 187 you will see how Brodie grouped a piece of writing into ‘sets’ of five letters to then use the key and make sense of the code. I hope this helps! Let me know how you get on! Good luck and thank you so much again for your lovely comment!
Hi remember me Larissa from manchester. Thanks for sighing my my book I am really enjoying your books especially the power of three! I can’t wait to hear from you. Your pretty!!!
Thank you so much, Larissa! I had such a lovely time at your school and it was so nice to meet you! I hope you enjoy the rest of the story and thanks so much for your comment!
hello im reading the power of the three i love it i saw you yesterday at st bedes
bye bye
hello Sophie! I had a great time at St Bede’s and I do hope you enjoy the rest of ‘The Power of Three’!
i love your books! soo good! thank you so much for visitng our school (stcatherines) and for sighning our books. ur a insparationn!
What a lovely thing to say, Rachel…and thank you to you and all your friends at St Catherine’s for making me feel so welcome!
love your 1st and 2nd books cant wait to read the 3rd !!!!!!!!
What a nice thing to say, Adam! Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy Secret Breakers 3 as well!
I cant wait to finish the site Its Amazing –
I hope you are enjoying your writing 
It is so good to hear that you are enjoying looking around the site, Estelle! I had such fun putting together all the extra things to look at! And I am enjoying my writing thank you! I’m in the middle of checking Book Four just before it gets printed…so I’m looking for spelling mistakes! I’m not very good at spelling!! :{
wow ive not yet finished the 1st book but so far its completly amazing. (sorry for wrong spelling mistakes im a teribble speller) the website is amazing. i love the books! cant belive you spent 15 years in your shed! thats sooo cool. thank you again for visitng our school st catherines rc primary school didsbury manchester. this is my second message soo you dont have to reply two times
Don’t you worry about your spelling, Rachel! As you know I find it really tricky too!! And I’m glad you liked the story about the shed. I did come out now and then…for things like food hehe!!
Hi, I’ve started reading Book 3 now! Your books draw me in like no others and keep me focused, and that is telling the truth! I can’t wait to find out what comes next. And I searched up MS 408 and found out that the Friedman family really DID exist and that they really DID work on MS 408. I found a version of the translation and had a go at code cracking from a picture from Google of a page and I actually worked out 2 words – they were scrabbled up and in Latin. 😀 It was a page with a weird flower on and I found the words other and oil with 2 words inbetween that I missed out!
That is such a lovely message, AJ. I was telling my family when I got back from my tour, how excited I was to see your tweet…because it means that you have sought out Book Three and that is so exciting for me. You are obviously a fantastic secret breaker…one of the originals! I still remember my time with Purple Class! It was such good fun! I am so impressed you have been checking out the details about the story! All the best bits are true!! Thanks so much again!
Also, I showed my friends from Purple Class the book reviews on the Secret Breakers books and saw some of theirs and were very greatful for it!
I am so pleased AJ! The publisher collects comments from reviews and this site and they choose what goes on the books…so maybe the publisher will take some of the comments from here and add them to future books!!
hiya helen got the 3rd book given to me from you and im currently reading the second one though and fiction finatics say thank you for the sighned 3rd book !!!!!!!
Hello Amelia! I hope you and the fiction fanatics are doing well! Say ‘hi’ to them all from me! I am so pleased you now have signed copies of book three…and I really hope you enjoy reading it once you’ve finished Book Two!
hi again i will say hi to fiction finatics from you and last night i finished the 2nd book and its sad that Brodie ********
Hi Amelia! I’m so impressed you’ve just finished Book Two. (I sort of coded your comment just in case anyone who hadn’t got that far saw it…hope that was okay!) And I know…shocking isn’t it!! Wonder what will happen now! 😉
i know im half way through the 3rd book and there has been loads of action and funny parts of hunter sayin hes hungry but broadie gets a bit angry sometimes and kerrith and *SPOILER* and gorden are talking about the kids and i wanted to know when the 4th book will be out? oh i have so much to tell but im afiraid they might spiol some amazing things that level 5 are getting closer
Hi Amelia! You are doing so well! I’m so impressed you’ve read so much…and I’m so glad you can see the tension is mounting!!
You came to my school!!!IT was great talking to you and solving the puzzles! I bought two books which you signed a week ago. I’m already onto the second book, it’s that good!!
Thank for visiting my school!Secret Breakers are the best books in the world!
What a lovely comment, Amber…and I am so impressed you are onto Book Two already! That is amazing!! It was a pleasure meeting you all…and your comment has made me very, very happy! Thank you so much!
The library could not find orphan of the flames where can I find it
Your the best auther ever
Well that’s a lovely comment, Shannon! Thank you so much! That has made my day!
Hi Shannon. I’m sorry you can’t find a copy of book two! It’s like being a Secret Breaker and hunting for the code book!! There is a link on the website where you can buy the book…or you can it at your local independent bookshop or Waterstones hopefully. And there are lots of places where you can buy it on-line if you Google the title. eg: Guardian Bookshop or Scholastic. Hope this helps!
Thank you
I found it
Brilliant news! Hope you enjoy it!
your books are the best
That’s such a lovely thing to say Daisy! Thank you! That’s made me very happy!
Hi Helen! this is my third message. your the best author in the whole entire world. your better than the j.k rowling and Jacqueline Wilson even the queen! I adore your books ( im still on the first one!) I love writing stories but I have no idea what to write about. hopefully you’ll be able to give me some ideas! whats it like being an author? is it cool. I want to be an author to. I love your website your the best
p.s you have a lot of comments!
Hi Rachel! I do have lots of comments here don’t I…and I love reading them all! And of course, ones like yours make me extra happy so thank you so much for the lovely kind things you said! Being an author is fabulous fun, especially when you get to chat to readers of your stories! You say you would like to be an author…and are looking for ideas and I’d love to help so here are a few suggestions! Writing about schools is great fun because you know all about going to school. I love writing about a school for code crackers…but maybe you could invent a school for a different type of student. There are books about wizard schools and alien schools and spy schools…so maybe you could write about a school where they taught a different type of skill. That way you can use things from your real life and add in a bit of made up things…which is really what I do in my stories. Why don’t you give this a go? And I’d love to hear how you get on! Thanks again for your lovely comment…and good luck!
I love the books got the first one two weeks ago and now on 2nd!
P.s thanks for writing them
Wow Oli…onto Book Two already…that’s great to hear! And it was also really lovely to hear you say thank you for writing the books. What a very kind thing to say! It was my pleasure and can I say to you…thank you so much for reading them!!
Hi Helen! Back again! i was thinking of writting a story about a school maybe about wizards or spys ill have to pick. i love reading im always reading (especialy your books)! Everyone basicly in my class at school is reading secret breakers. i cant wait to read the second one. i realy like brodie bray and hunter and the other one but i forgot her name! is it hard writting a book? are you busy a lot? do u have any pets and my last question is maybe maybe you would maybe use my name or dedicate one of your books to me? i know it wont happen but it was a wish! i adore your books! there soo amazing i tell all my friends about the books. i was soo happy when you came to our school. i was bouncing every were. my teacher had to tell me off twice for getting excited to much. have you ever been in a magazine or been to the red carpet. there’s lots of images of you with other schools on google images! do you still write in a shed? i hope i will be able to be just like you when im older. thanks soo much for writing your books. soo maybe you could think about maybe dedicating one of your books to me. sorry im greedy!
IM A HUGE FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s a lovely message, Rachel! Sorry you got told off for being excited at school but I am glad to hear that so many of your friends are giving Secret Breakers a read! That’s fantastic. And great news too that you are going to write your own story. Maybe you will write it in a shed! I don’t write in my shed anymore because the shed was at my mum and dad’s house…and I live in a different house now! But I do have a pet…a lazy dog called Benji who sleeps all day…but is very gorgeous! You ask if I have been in any magazines…and I have been in a couple…but I haven’t been to any red carpet events. That would be lovely! For now I’m just busy writing stories and visiting schools! Thanks again for your comment Rachel! It made me very happy and maybe one day I can write a Rachel into a story!
Hi HL. Dennis! It’s Kendal again! I finished the third book so quickly, i am already exited about the fourth! There is constant suspense, exitment and so many things to figure out! Will they ever crack the code? I’m bouncing off the walls because i am so exited, can’t wait for the next book to come out. Hope you can reply!
Wow that is a lovely reaction to Book Three, Kendal. I am so glad you enjoyed it…and so glad that you are excited to know what is going to happen next! You said some lovely things about the story! I am very grateful to you! I hope you find lots of good things to read while you are waiting for Book Four to be released!
hi HL.Dennis! It’s kendal again, just saying that i finished the third book already and i can’t wait for the fourth to come out! There is so many questions left hanging! Right now we are reading The Billionares Curse at school for Book Club, and i’m thinking of bringing in secret breakers:the power of three to read next!
oooh…the Billionaire’s Curse…I’ll have to look that one up! I am so glad you have a book club at school, Kendal, and it would be great to hear that one day it read ‘The Power of Three.’ Thanks for your comment!
Hi again! Its rachel. (sorry you probaly already knew that but trying to start off a message!) i cant even explain how amazing your books are. im up to the part were they are in team veritas. Its the best book ever so far. im not even gonna try speelling this word but its that part at the end were you write your thank you’s! How old is your daughter maggie. (sorry im being nosy) but i wanna know
! i know this is a bit of a spoiler question which u will probaly answer to its a suprise or maybe..! in class my teacher mr tanti said “today class we are going to write an new end to a story just like you did! Did you have a best friend or a group of best friends apart from your shed!!!!! did your friends ever come over and write sories with you or liked writting stories? are you gonna have a book sighning or somthing like that. i should of bought all 3 of your books so then i could of got all 3 sighned but never mind. i can always buy them at a book shop. im enjoying the book soo much so far that the book is already bent a bit because ive read it to much. i always look forward to reading time in school cus i cant wait to read yourbook! p.s maggie (your daughter) is realy lucky to have a brillaint author as a mum!
Hi Rachel! Great to hear from you …and I am so glad your book is getting a bit battered with lots of reading! And I am so glad Mr Tanti is getting you to finish other stories. It’s a great way to start! You asked some thoughtful questions…so here’s some quick answers. I did have a lovely group of friends when I was growing up. They didn’t come in my shed though as only I liked to write stories…but I have made friends since who like to write! Meggie is 16 and she does the illustrations for the books and I am very lucky to have her!! We enjoy talking about stories together so that’s great! And keep your eyes posted for competitions on this site as you might get to win some signed bookplates or even signed books some time in the future!So…good luck with your own stories and thank you again for the comments!
St. Catherine’s Year 6 pupils would like to show our appreciation of your recent visit to our school by sending thankyou letters, that will arrive in the post shortly. We hope you reply to our letters Mrs Dennis.
Thank you so much Year Six pupils at St Catherine’s! I had such a lovely time visiting your school and I am very excited at the thought of reading your leters…so thank you so much in advance!
uh! i would never win book plates. im rubbish at competion stuff. what are book plates?
Hi Rachel! Bookplates are fancy labels that stick inside the book and I can write names on and sign them so they can be added to books to make them signed copies! Keep your eye out for the competition! I am sure you would be in with a chance!!!I am never any good at competitions either…but you never know when your luck will change!! Good Luck!!
Pleeeeeeeeeees tell me are Brodie and Hunter in love ?????
I love that you ask this, Shannon! Do you think they are???
i know i really want to be a writer when i grow up with a hole load varities of books but mostly code cracking books i did want to be a doctor maybe still but im rubbish ay maths. i want to know when is the 5th book coming out!!!!!
I’m sure your maths is really very good, Amelia! And it’s great to have ambitions! Book 4 is out October and Book 5 comes out in May 2014!:)
thank you for telling about the books coming out and i finished book three yesterday im going to review it at fiction finatics!!!!
are brodie and hunter in love!!!
I love that you keep asking Amelia….you’ll have to keep reading to be sure!!
oooh that’s great Amelia…hope the reviewing goes well!
Just finished the Knights of Neustria IN ONE MORNING! It is the best of the series so far because they come so close! What advice would you give to a young budding author? To anyone out there: YOU MUST READ SECRET BREAKERS… THAT IS AN ORDER :). Navy x
P.S What the ham sandwich is going to happen next? (My Hunter quote ;p) x x x
Oh your comment made me happy, Navy! Thank you so much! And I love the Hunter quote. I always have the best fun writing Hunter’s lines! So advice for budding authors….I’d say read as much as possible and try and write the sort of story you would most like to buy! And try and stick with ideas. I was always giving up on stories and starting again but my best advice is to try and finish something and then you can work on it and try and make it better and better. A good idea is to set your self imaginary deadlines….imagine you have been asked to write a book and you have to deliver it on time. A good deadline always motivates people to finish things! And finally…believe it can happen. Who better to write a story you love…then you yourself! And if you love it then there’s a good chance other people will….so keep at it! Hope this helps…and thanks again!
I have so far read the 1st and 2nd book and they are both brilliant and I had so much fun reading them. I am just waiting for my parents to take me to the shops to get your 3rd book. How many books are in the series?
Hi Megan! Hope you are well! I am so glad that you enjoyed book one and two…and I hope that you enjoy book three once you get it! There will be six books in the whole series!
Will you be holding another book signing session at Waterstones in Eastbourne soon. I have the first two books all signed.
hi Joshua! Good question! I will chat to Waterstones and ask them as it would be good for you to have a copy of the third one signed too!
I have not read one of your books but they sound cool so I can’t wait till you come to my collage in July
Thank you Lucas. I look forward to seeing you soon then!
hi, you are coming to visit my school on July 19th, i think, i can’t remember the date exactly but the school is st Augustines in Trowbridge, you’re old teacher, mrs Lever works here. i am lookinhg forward to seeing you then!!!!
That’s great to hear, Meghan! I’m looking forward to it too. Great name by the way! That’s my daughter’s name! 😉
Hi! I am from St Augustine’s school and i can’t wait for you to come and visit! I can’t wait to read your books. I think I am so lucky to be taught by the same english teacher that taught you (Mrs Lever). I can’t wait to meet you!
Hi Kathryn. Great to hear from you…and yes you are lucky to have Mrs Lever as a teacher. She is a fabulous teacher! I’m looking forward to seeing you and her very soon!
Also I hope you sign my book as well.
ooooh I will!
hello i am a stundent from a school st augustines school i have not read ur books but i am look foward to ur vist
Thank you William! I am really looking forward to my visit too!
Hope that you have a nice time at our school, the website looks pretty cool, nice work. I haven’t read any of your books yet, but i’d love to.
Charlie,
Hi Charlie! Thanks so much for your comments about the website. It’s great to hear people like it! I’m really looking forward to coming to your school soon to meet you all!
hi hellen the website is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!! your old english teacher teaches us!!!!!! and you are coming in july to st agustines. Hope you enjoy it, christian
I’m sure I will enjoy it, Christian. I’ve been left such lovely messages that I am really looking forward to coming to your school!
i have been told you are visiting our school on the 9th of July i have not read any of your books but i have been told they are excellant and i shall start reading them as soon as i can,
i am looking forward to you visiting st augustines in Wiltshire. my teacher Mrs Lever was your teacher.
It will be great to meet you, Kwesi. And it will be nice for me to catch up with Mrs Lever! It’s years since I last saw her….I wonder if she will recognise me!!
Hi! I am from St. Augustines School, where you are visiting in July. I am really looking forward to you coming, and I hope to be reading your books soon. What do you think your BEST published book is? What is your best achievement?
Good questions, Emily! I think my best achievement was having a book published after such a long time of wanting to be a writer! But it’s hard to choose my best published book. I love them all….although of course the first one feels pretty special to me as it was the first one I saw on a bookshelf and that was sooo exciting! I look forward to showing you the books in July!
hav not red your books yet but looking fourd to your visit our school in july at st augustinen catholic college
Hi Charlie! It will be great to see you soon!
Love secret breakers can’t wait till you visit st. Augustines
on july 19. if you remember Mrs.Lever she is our English teacher.
I’m looking forward to it too Michael! See you soon!
Your books look really good and i am looking forward to reading your books and to see you when you come into school. Mrs Lever is very excited to see her ex student!
And I am very excited to see my ex teacher Mala…and to meet you and all your friends!
i am excited for your visit i would like to read one of your books before you come to my school . it is nice to think that my teacher was yours .
It will be lovely to meet a group of students taught my Mrs lever! It’s exciting for me too, Libby!
i have seen your website and your books look great:) i am looking forward to reading them! My english teacher Mrs Lever used to be your teacher and i know she cant wait to see you again !:)
And I can’t wait to see her, Emily…or to meet you and all your friends!
Hi there! I am really excited because you are coming to visit my school soon! Also my English teacher (Mrs. Lever) was your teacher at a different school! Everybody in my year is looking forward to your visit. I personally haven’t read your books yet, but I am looking forward to reading them! Thank You!
Well thank you Sarah! I am so glad the year group is looking forward to my visit! I am looking forward to it too!!
hi my name is jordan. I cant wait untill you come to the school to talk about your books i have not read any of your books yet but i can not wait untill i get to read one.
Hi Jordan! I am really looking forward to my visit too…and I really hope you enjoy the books when you start to read them!
Dear Helen
I am aware that you are visiting our school St Augustines in Wiltshire collage
on July 9th for this reason I am incredibly exctied about your visit. Your books sound marvelous and I will be happy to purchase them becuase they sound as good on the outside as on the inside I am also exctied to your visit in person for I will be very happy to ask many questions on how you get yourself to write such fantastic books. Not only is my class excited but Miss Lever your previous English teacher is incredibly excited to your visit. Have a good day and a lovely week.
What a lovely message, Piotr. I will have great fun answering all your questions and chatting to you all…and it will certainly be fun to see Mrs Lever after all this time!
hi hellen i can’t wait to read your books
Can’t wait for you to read them either, Christian!
hello i go to st augustines school i havent read your books yet but they sound intresting
I’m glad you think the books sound interesting George! Hopefully you will enjoy them!
hi9 my name is yiy I cant wait for you to come to are school because I have not read any of your book yet .
Well I hope you enjoy the books when you start to read them! 😉
Mrs Dennis
I’m looking forward for you visiting our college I heven’t seen any of your books.
so I hope that on your visit you woll explain to us about your books. Our school is called St.augustine’s catcholic college. Our English teacher used to teach you her name is Mrs Lever
I am really looking forward to my visit Marcin! I will certainly tell you all I can about my books! And it will be great to see Mrs Lever again!
Hi Helen,
i’m really excited your visiting my school,
i personally have not read one of your books yet however i wish too read one of your secret breakers books they look really cool!
its also cool that your teacher who taught you in brighton is my teacher.
Your website is amazing i’ve found out loads of stuff about you already.
Isn’t it cool that Mrs Lever teaches you too, Darcy! And thank you so much for the lovely things you said. It will be great to meet you!
I’m looking forward for your visit to our school, the website looks really nice.
Thanks Nicholas! I’m glad you like the website! We had fun putting it together!
Hi, i’m really exited for you coming to our school. I haven’t read any of your books but i’m looking forward to seeing you anyway. My English teacher, Mrs Leaver, is the most exited to see you because she was your teacher too!
Hi Xana! Yes won’t it be exciting to catch up with Mrs lever. Just imagine…she taught me when I was your age….and I really am a few years older than that now! See you in July!
I am really forward to you coming to our school for an author visit.I am hoping to buy a book and for you to sign it! also my english teacher used to teach you when you were at school.
Hi Nicola! It would be my pleasure to sign a book for you when I visit your school. I can’t wait to meet you all!
i started to read your first book and its fab! and now my mum is reading the second one and im on the third and your books are very addictive and thats why i cant wait until i read the next series
plese reply ………
What a lovely message, Maciek. I am so glad you are enjoying the books. I will look out for you when I visit your school as you sound like a ‘real Secret Breaker’!
Hello im looking forwod to your visit to st augustines in the near future
….and I am looking forward to meeting you too Edward…and all your friends. You sound like a great bunch!
hi ! i cant wait untill your visit at st augustines mrs lever told us all about you!
Hello Kacper. Great to hear from you! I hope Mrs Lever hasn’t told you that I was naughty at school 😉 hehe
Hello, I am a student of Mrs.Lever at st.Augustines and we are all looking forward to your visit. I personally are really looking forward to reading your books!
That’s really kind, Luke. And I am really looking forward to meeting you all too1 It won’t be long now!
I haven’t read your book yet but me and my friends are really looking forward to you coming to our school!!!
And I am looking forward to meeting you and all your friends, Jessica. Not long to wait now!
i am looking foward to you visiting my school. Mrs leaver one of your old teachers from brighton she has said alot about you and you seem a amazing auther i am looking foward it alot
That’s very kind, Saac. And Mrs Lever has told me that your year group is a great year group so I am looking forward to spending time with you all very soon!
i am looking forward to you visiting my school. I am one of mrs leavers students one of your old teachers from brighton i am a year 7 student and im looking forward to seeing you , alot. I hope you have a good time at st augustines
I am sure I will have a lovely time at St Augustines, Isaac, as everyone has left such welcoming messages! I’m really looking forward to it!
I can’t wait to meet you! I am dying to buy the book as soon as possible, and I get to have it signed!
*faint’s of excitment!*
The books sound really interesting, and I am really looking forward to getting my nose into them!
The website looks wonderful!
What a lovely message Frances! Thank you! *blushes a little hehe* I am really looking forward to spending time with you all!
Omigosh! Im on the second book, there sooo good!
I have also worked out something; I was puzzling over that sometimes theres a mysterious page number! I won’t say how I solved it because I don’t wish to ruin it for other readers, but I will say…………….’
Well done, Frances! That is excellent secret breaking! I am so impressed that you found that hidden code!!(I’ve managed to hide your message but I saw what you found…so well done you!!) I wonder what the secret is…..??? You’ll have to keep reading the series to find out!
😀 Cool!
I have managed to lure my Dad into reading the first book; he says that it is gripping and has a fantastic story line!
x
That’s brilliant news, Frances! I am so glad that dad is giving the stories a go. I wonder who is better at cracking the codes…you or him 😉 Please thank him for the kind comment!
hi i have heard all about you and your books from mrs lever. Cant wait until you come to our school. :]
I can’t wait either Liam! Not long now!
HelloHelen, We have heard a lot about you from one of our English teachers, Mrs Lever who I believe you were taught by in Brighton.
I would like to know how old you were when you first realised you could become an author and why you chose this profession? I will have good fun exploring your books and look forward to seeing you in July when you visit our school, St.Augustines Catholic College in Trowbridge. Best wishes from Georgia
Hi Georgia! Great to hear from you! I think it will surprise you when I tell you that I wanted to be an author since before I can remember. I didn’t really ever want to be anything else! Having a wonderful teacher like Mrs Lever really helped me fulfil my dream! It will be great to see her…and you and all your friends…very soon!
Hello! My name is Erin. I am a student of St. Augustines in year 7 and like you, I have written a book and am half way through writing one at this moment in time!
I have one question – At what age did you start writing? I look forward to the author visit when you tell us about you! Best wishes, from me, Erin ☺
oooh Erin, that’s great. I am so pleased to hear you have written a book already and are writing more. I wrote books from when I was very young…and I just kept writing until I was published! I am really looking forward to chatting to you and all your friends very soon!
Hi Helen,
I can’t wait to see you when you visit our school (St Augustines)! Mrs Lever has told my class all about you! She teaches our class every 2 weeks. I like to write stories too! How long did it take you to write one book? Our English teacher told us about your books and I can’t wait to read one! The books sound great! Where did you get your ideas from? Did you base any of the characters on anyone you know? Mrs Lever says you loved writing when you were in her class. I like reading too. On Fridays we all bring in a book to read in our English lessons! Can’t wait to meet you when you visit!
Abigail
Hello Abigail! What lovely questions! You are very lucky to have Mrs Lever teaching you as you sound like you will be an excellent writer! I get my ideas from all over the place…and when I visit your school I’ll talk about that more! It took me a very long time to write my first published book…as it is part of a series and I had to plan the whole series first. In fact, in a way, it took me longer to write it than you have been alive! And yes….I did base some characters on people I know! I’ll give you the inside information on that when I come to your school! 😉
I am a student at St Augustines Catholic college, wiltshire, and am currently 12 years old. Your former teacher Yvonne Lever is also teaching us! I have also heard that you are visiting our school, and I am going to purchase your first book for you to sign. I can’t wait for your author visit, and also am looking forward to reading your book. Best wishes, from Courtney ☺
That’s a lovely message, Courtney-Ann. I will be thrilled to sign a book for you and I really look forward to meeting you soon! Best wishes to you too!
Hello! I am a student at St.Augustines Catholic College in Trowbridge. I am in year 7 at the moment and in a term, I will move up to year 8 which I am very excited about! I heard you are coming to my school soon to talk to everyone. I am very excited for your visit and I cant wait to hear all about y0u and your books! I think it is going to be really exciting. I get taught English every other week by Yvonne Lever
I think she is a wonfderful teacher. I really enjoy English and I find it really interesting! I cant wait to meet you! Your books sound really interesting too!
Best wishes, Chelsea Charman
So nice to hear from you, Chelsea. And I am so glad you enjoy English. Mrs Lever is a fabulous teacher, isn’t she! Can you believe you are nearly in Year 8? I bet Year 7 has flown by! It will be so nice to get to chat to you and your friends really soon!
Hello,
I have heard about your books from one of my English teachers called Mrs Lever who taught you in your secondary school in Brighton. I think its a very nice idea that you have already published 2 books and and that you are going to publish 4 more. I am really excited that you are coming to my school which is St Augustines in Trowbridge. I am really glad that you were able to say yes. I have always wondered what inspired you to want to write a series of books ?
Best wishes
Hello Izzy! Well it will be great to be able to talk to you all about what inspired me when I visit your school. Having Mrs Lever as an English teacher certainly helped!! Best wishes to you too…and see you soon!
Hiya Im a student at St Augustines Catholic College I get taught by Mrs Lever in English I would like to say how excited I am to meet you when you come for a visit our school. Im going to get one of your books but I haven’t decided which one yet. Best Wishes April Robson.
Hello April! How lovely to hear that you are excited about my visit. I am too…and can’t wait to meet you all! I’m so chuffed you will be buying one of the books. I’d start with ‘The Power of Three’ if I were you as then you get to follow the adventure from the very beginning!
Hello! I am from St Augustines Catholic College in year 7. We are very excited about you visiting us!
I have been looking at your books and they look very exciting. I can’t wait to read them! Best wishes, Jake.
Thank you so much for your message Jake! I’m glad you think Secret Breakers look exciting! Best wishes to you too!
Brilliant website. Looking forward to reading the books.
Thanks Ben! That’s really kind!
YAY! your new book is ( soon) maybe coming out)
the book looks fab and i love the website and everything.
Yep…not long to wait now Rachel! Good to hear from you again!
YOUR COMING TO MY SCHOOL SOON SO EXCITED BY THE WAY MY SCHOOL IS ST AUGUSTINES IN TROWBRIDGE!!!!
just to say im deeaaad excited
I’m excited to meet you all too!
And I really can’t wait to come and meet you all, Flynn!
Thanks Helen for visiting Turves Green Primary School (my school). You have got me into reading. I have read the first book and am reading the second book. I can’t put them down and am desperate to get the third one! I have the second book here and I am trying to type whist reading chapter 5. Brodie, Hunter and Tusia are all on the trail of the code book for the manuscript and they will get their despite the tough challenges awaiting.
Hi Emily! You message made me so happy! I’ve been away on school visits and just got back and read it…so I am so glad you are having fun with Secret Breakers! I had a lovely time with your school…and I really hope you continue to enjoy the books! Thank you again for the nice things you said!
i cant wait to see what book number 6 will be like. i want to know who Brodie’s dad is.
I’m so excited you are excited, Emily! And you have raised a very good question!! 😉
Your books are amazing and I had a talk with you today on the books.
You said there would be the 4th book cover on the web but its not there.
Cheese
Hi Noah! I love the way you signed off your message with ‘cheese’! That sounds just like Hunter! It was a lovely message so thank you…and the font cover of Book Four is on the blog page! (The blog page is from May/June this year!) Hope you can find it!!
Hi
I came into your workshop at Ocklynge today and I learned so much.
– desperate for the fourth book to come out.
One of my best school days EVER and there have been some good ones ! Worked out most of the codes you told us about with the key thing.
I’m getting all the books in the series one by one.
Bye
P.s. How many books are there going to be in the whole series ?
Oh what a lovely, lovely message Riley! Sorry I took a long time to reply…I was off visiting other schools…but that message made me so happy!! I had the best time with you all at Ocklynge!! Everyone was so clever…and I am so chuffed you had such a good day! And well done for finding the key code! You are a great Secret Breaker! I’m thrilled you are going to get all the books! There will be six in the whole series…so we are half way there! Thank you again for your lovely message and for working so hard in the session!
I LOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEE the books whens the next one coming out ? Thanks for wednesday but now im back to lesons
It was soooo good to work with you, Henry! I had such a good time with you all! I’ve been away to other schools so sorry I didn’t reply quickly! And we have to wait until October for Book 4…but I’ll try and pop in to Ocklynge around that time and maybe we can have another writing session! Hope lessons are going well! 😉
your books are so great
Thank you, Muskan! That’s really kind! Glad you are enjoying them!
how many book have u made of secert breakers?
Hi Courtney and Kirean! There are three books in the series so far…but there are three more to come…so the series will be a ‘double trilogy’!!I hope you enjoy them!
Dear Helen,
Thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement at the Winchester Writers’ Conference. I came away with four (four!!!) requests from agents to view my whole manuscript. Your enthusiasm for as yet undiscovered authors was plain to see. Oh, and my daughter is loving The Power of Three, and very cross I didn’t get you to autograph her copy!
Regards
Andrew
It was so great to meet you at Winchester, Andrew and I am thrilled by your news. I’m desperate to read your YA novel….so please keep me posted! And please apologise to your daughter for me…as I am very glad she is enjoying The Power of Three and am sorry too you didn’t bring it to sign 😉
Hi Helen,
I have go to page 200 in your 1st book, I am really enjoying it! It has inspired me to get writing! I can’t wait to see you and get my book signed! I can’t put the book down! When we were reading in English I read your book. My friends, Courtney and Frances are reading it too. Frances is reading your second book. My favourite character is Brodie (at the moment!)
I am really looking forward to seeing you!
Abigail
Hi Abigail! That is such a nice message. I am so glad that you and Courtney and Frances are enjoying Secret Breakers! And I’m glad you like Brodie too…she’s my favourite character as well! So it won’t be long before I meet you all, will it? I’m really looking forward to it! Have a lovely couple of weeks until then and thanks again!!
Dear Helen,
Thank you so much for my card and the sticky plate. Daddy helped me stick it in my book. I love The Power of Three so far and I am excited about reading the other two books you have written. It would be great if you could come to my school one day! Love from Madeleine xxx
Dear Madeleine, I am so glad that you now have the plate stuck in the book! Now it is a proper signed copy! I am so glad too that you are enjoying ‘The Power of Three’. (Keep an eye out for the keys hanging on letters in the chapter headings. The letters marked with keys might have a secret message!) I’d love to come to your school one day! If you show your teacher the ‘Schools and Visits Page’ on this website they might want to ask me along. Don’t forget to tell them to mention you…otherwise I won’t know it’s your school! So happy reading…and thank you so much for your lovely message! Helen xx
Hi Mrs Dennis Is it possible that you could give me a clue as to what the name of the next book will be?
I can indeed, Jared! Here’s a coded clue to the name of book four…..it’s called ‘eth rtowe fo eth dwin’. But you’ll have to wait a little while longer before I can tell you what Book Five is called!
i totally love you books i think they are so dramatic and filled with romance espesily with hunter and brodie. your books are great
carrie-ann xxxxx
Thank you Carrie-Ann! I am so glad you are enjoying Secret Breakers…and especially that you like Hunter and Brodie….!!
hi helen
i have an idea about who brodies father might be.though i have to tell you in code ‘obbier manfried’ because he said and (i quote) that he was close with brodies mum.
carrie-ann xxxxx
p.s. i hope you reply i just love your books
oooh Carrie Ann…that’s an interesting theory! I love that you put your suggestion in code…and I love that you are looking for clues! You’ll have to keep reading to see if we ever do find out who Brodie’s dad is!! Thanks so much for your comment!!
Your welcome mrs denis i enjoyed reading your books . oh i nearlly fforgot me and my friend are writeing a book and you are going to read it first
That’s brilliant Carrie-Ann! Can’t wait to see it…and thank you for the kind things you said!
Hi helen its me again i think its really sweet when hunter only says brodies name when he thinks he’s going to lose her .oh so sweet don’t you think ?
carrie-ann xxxxx
I am SO glad you noticed that! Hunter always calls Brodie B or BB….until he is scared he is going to lose her! I am so impressed you noticed….as I loved writing that bit!! Well done!! xx
hi helen its me again my favourite part in book three is when Hunter saves Brodie from the river and says ‘ its ok Brodie its ok ive got you and i’m not going to lose you’ its so romantic and sweet. i love the way Hunter expreses his feelings for Brodie. dont you think?
carrie-ann xxxxx
I am so pleased you like that bit, Carrie-Ann. I really enjoyed writing it…and I knew for a very long time that it would be Hunter who rescued Brodie! I’m glad you like the way he lets her know he cares!
hi helen its me i cant wait for Hunter or Brodie to admit there feelings for each other. I mean they just have to .Dont they? I wonder who will break the ice. i wonder if it will be book four, five or six ?also i wonder when Brodie finds out who her father is how she’ll react.
carrie-ann xxxxx
I do love reading your comments Carrie-Ann. I love that you are wondering about Brodie and Hunter….and thinking about Brodie’s dad. I hope you will get answers soon! x
another thing i would really love to ask is… are some parts of the story true? some history stories that are told in the book? i have a thing for history lol and a BIG brain for curiosity, its just a question judging by how your page makes everything so realistic it amuses me. another thing i love about your books 😀
Great question, Faamaini! I think that the best bits of the story are true! Check out the author’s note section in the back of each book and you’ll see that like you I get excited about history and so tried to use as much true stuff as possible! Also…on this website there are sections about each book….and you’ll see there photos of real places and details about real people. Most of the really interesting things I discovered were real…and didn’t make up at all!!
Thanks again for your lovely comments!
hiya I haven’t messaged you in ages iv been reading a new book but I still love secret breakers can you just tell me one thing about the 4th book please!!!!!!! 😀
Hi Amelia. Glad to hear you still love Secret Breakers! Oooh you want to know about Book Four….I wonder what I can tell you?? How about that the Secret Breakers will take on a new member of the team during this adventure? That’s inside information! 😉 Hope it gets you thinking!
*SPOILER* oh another member after Sheldon it says people go missing is it an adult a girl or a boy! please tell me. plus I want Freidman back. and on the water stones website when I was going to get the 2nd book I saw the 4th book cover but I thought it would be the 3rd. hmm
Hope you like that 4th Book cover, Amelia! And although I can’t tell you yet much abut the new member of the team…I promise you will find out more about Friedman in book Four 😉
hi again! I accidently spelt my name wrong I was wondering on the website there could be a quiz like who do suit best as a character sort of thing. also meeting me at the pavilion who would you think I would relate to as a character and my friend Aimee c ( who has messaged you?)
Hi Amelia…and Aimee C! Sorry for taking so long to reply…I’ve been away on holiday! That’s a great idea about having a character quiz on the website. I’ll see what I can do!! Meeting both you and Amimee at the Pavilion makes me think that you are both a bit like Brodie…otherwise you wouldn’t have been Fiction Fanatics! I think you must also be a bit like Tusia…as you like getting answers….so I think you are a bit of a perfect mix of both the stars of the book! Hope you had a nice time away by the way!
I love your books i’ve read the first three and they were fantastic. I really can’t wait for the next book ‘tower of the winds’.
It sounds very exciting. i just wish i could get a early copy of it. Whenever i get one of your book i read it all in a day or two. Thats how much i love them. The books draw me in and make me feel that i am part of it all. Also it nearly makes me cry when the books talk about brodie, her mum, her dad and Friedman. Thank you for making such a good book series.
What a lovely, lovely comment Neha! Those sorts of comments make me so happy! That really has made my day! Thank you so much for letting me know how much you like the series and for the very kind things you said! Keep your eye on the website competition pages as the publisher might run a competition to win an early copy of Book Four…you never know! I’ll ask them!! Thank you again! Lots of best wishes!
By the way I’m 11. I’m going to secondary school after the summer holidays. I’m excited and nervous.
I can imagine the thought of secondary school would make you nervous…but I am sure you will have a fantabulous time! And don’t forget that however brave the other years sevens look they will be a little nervous too!! In a few days you will feel totally, totally at home…and I am sure you will have a wonderful time! When I was teaching I used to get a bit nervous on the first day of each school year. Isn’t that a funny thought…that the teachers are a little nervous too! So have a wonderful summer and try not to worry! I’ll be thinking of you as you set off in September!
hi! It’s me again
i just wanted to say i found a message in the knights of neaustria book in Bacon’s Bilateral Cipher it says ……..
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i wonder what it means guess i have to wait till the forth book comes out
Oh well done Neha! You are an excellent secret breaker! I am very impressed with you as hardly anyone is able to read that cipher! Even adults can’t manage it. So well done you! You would make an excellent member of Team Veritas!
Thank you for replying with those lovely, kind comments and thank you again for the lovely secret breakers books which I always have, do and always will enjoy.
My pleasure Neha! Lovely comments like yours make all the hard work worthwhile…so Thank You!!
Hi,
I recently read the 3rd book and it i fantastic, I love the ways that at the end of each of the books so far there’s been a big discovery, ( it keeps you thinking when your waiting for the next book) and then in the book after they use the discovery to find another huge discovery. They are such fantastic books I can’t wait for the fourth book.
Jo
That is such a lovely comment, Jo! I am so pleased you like the way the mystery is unfolding and am thrilled to hear you are looking forward to Book 4! I am so chuffed to hear you like Secret Breakers so thank you so much for letting me know!!Lots of best wishes to you!
Hi a couple of questions. How did you get the inspiration for your stories? How did you get into writing? Finally how much researching do you have to do for a book?
Jo
Hi Jo, great to hear from you…and great questions too!! I’ll try and give quick answers here….but if you go to the bottom of ‘The Books Page’ there is a link to a longer interview with fuller answers to some of the things you’ve asked if I don’t cover everything! So…my inspiration came from reading! I read about MS 408 and am so nosy I wanted to be the one who read the unread manuscript…and that’s what gave me the idea for Secret Breakers! I’ve always written…even as a little girl. I ‘ve got notebooks and notebooks full of stories. Even if I wasn’t published I’d keep writing as I love imagining adventures! And as regards the research…well this takes longer than the writing. I spent hours…days…weeks…reading and exploring details on the internet or visiting locations. It is all part of the writing process and takes ages…but I love it. I do lots and lots of research before I ever write a sentence of the story! Hope this helps Jo!
hi helen i lovereading your comments too! i love your books and the characters in them. i have no idea how you write such dramatic chapters in your books its amazing. your books are also filled with romance. their amazing so amazing your books.
carrie-ann xxxxx
dear helen its me again have you ever considered teaming up to write a book?
carrie-ann xxxxx
oooh yes…I’d love that. Must be fun to share ideas and work on something together…but to be honest…I am a bit like Tusia…and a bit bossy…so I’d probably want things done ‘my way’ so it might be a bit tricky for the other person involved!!
Thank you Carrie Ann! Your comments made my day! Hope you are having a lovely summer!
And i hope your having a great summer too! It is an honour to be able to message my fave author it is lovely to know that you replie to all of my comments! You are a great author and its nice to be able to message you ! I will be sure to keep messaging you daily. It has been an honour
carrie-ann xxxxx
Oh that is such a lovely message Carrie Ann…and I am so sorry I have taken so long to reply! I’ve been away on holiday but am safely back now and just catching up with messages! Let me tell you that it an honour for me to get messages from readers…so thank you so much for keeping in touch! Hope you are having a lovely summer and thank you again! x
Your well come mrs denis . i am having a great time ! may i ask where you went on holiday ?
hi Carrie- Ann. I had a lovely time thank you….but I can’t tell you where went as it was research for Book Six hehe. I was checking out places the Secret Breakers might have to visit! We flew a long way though! Hope your summer was really exciting!
this is my first time on your website awesome storys looking foward to the others
aweeeeeeeeeeeesome i cant wait for book 5 and 6 maybe maybe you will show us the charecters faces id like to see them because im gonna draw them
I’m so happy you are excited about the next few books. You’re right about the character’s faces. On the British covers we don’t really see them…but check out the foreign editions on the ‘Books Page’ on this site and see what you think of some of the artist’s view of the Secret Breakers. I would LOVE to see your pictures…so if you do draw any then do send them to Hodder Children’s Books and I will get to see them!!
That’s a lovely message…and welcome to the site!
dear helen can you put this coment on your 5 book . i love your books thiers adventure in every coner you turn best book i ever read lave lava age:10
I love this comment, Lave. I’ll definitely let the publishers see it and maybe they will use it on a cover. That would be great!! Thank you so much for what you said!
dear helen im thinking of becoming an author 1 dayid love it if yuode give me some tips and ideas for my story its called wolf claw its about wolfs and 6 humans and by the way lllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeee your books thier fabuolus llllllllllllllllllllooooooooooo0ooooool i wish thier would be so many books did you ever think of making secret breakers into a cartoon it would be aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssooooooooommmmmmeeeee bye
I’d love to see a cartoon of Secret Breakers, Lave. What a great idea! That decision would be made by the publishers though so we’ll have to see! And as for your story…I love the title and wolves and humans would be great characters for an adventure. My advice would be to keep writing and to have fun with your ideas!! I really hope it works out well!! Good Luck!
i only found out about secret breakers last week your cover looks ffffffffffffffffffffffaaaaaaaaaabbbbbboooooouuuullllllsss please put my last comment in your book
I’ll certainly let the publisher have the comment, Lave…so fingers crossed that they use it!
i love your books i even think yuor beter then j.k.rowling your the best auther eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This comment made me really smile! Thank you!
hi helen i love your charecters brodie hunter tuissi and sheldon my friend says you should aad romannce like hunter and brodie and sheldon and tussi ive got 3 friends kate sarah sophie i hope you like my comments helen and you got thousands of comments ibet there are1000000000,oooooooooooooooo fans out never bieng able to be geting inof of your books im your number1 fan lave lave i love your books thier fabouls xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you Lave! That’s a lovely comment…and I’m glad you are interested in what happens to Tusia and Sheldon and Hunter and Brodie!
I hope your friends Kate, Sarah and Sophie enjoy reading Secret Breakers too!!
I love your books!!! I always want to read on more, and I can`t wait to read the third book! I have been inspired by you at the Luton Hoo Book Fair, and when I am older I want to be a secret breaker or an author, or Brodie Bray.
What a fantastic comment, Sylvie! It really made my day! Thank you so much!! I had such a lovely time meeting readers at Luton Hoo and I am so glad you were so inspired! Good Luck with your own writing and I am sure you would be an excellent Secret Breaker!!
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!! your books are so awesome……………I mean first few pages the story was light going and easy….then I couldn’t stop reading!!! I finished reading the book in 1 day because iwas staying up all night reading it
isooooo want to know how the series is going to end, their solving real secrets right?!how do you know all this stuff, do you visit locations in the story? please reply ………. by the way the website looks fab!!!
Hi Ashvini! How lovely to get a comment from you and I am thrilled to hear you enjoyed reading Secret Breakers! You’re right…they are true mysteries the team are solving and for me the research took much longer than the writing. I do visit as many of the locations as I can. (I spent a LONG time in Brighton Pavilion!) If I can’t go in person then I go via the world wide web. I read lots of history books to check out facts and it is like being a detective putting all the clues together. I am so gad you think the effort is worth while and thank you so much for the lovely comment about the website! The best bit for me is getting comments from readers so thank you!
hi again! one more thing……………….you see i’m at the other side of the world and would soooo like to visit you. And I love codes I want to be a secret breaker too! I LOVED the way you hid the message “FIND ELGAR SONG” in the chapter headings!:) cant wait to get the other books!!!thanks for writing Secret Breakers!!!
What a great message, Ashvini…and I am so excited that you are on the other side of the world! Where do you live?? And thank you so much for being so kind about Secret Breakers! Thank you for reading it…and for finding the hidden clue!
HELLLOOO I love this book and I like your life story I am reading Secret Breakers the power of 3 . It is very good book. I am reading it with my class we are making a test on it it is very fun (I am 11)
Well hello, Matias! How great to hear from you! And so great to hear your class are reading The Power of Three! I hope you have fun with it! You are the perfect age to be a secret breaker! Thanks so much for making contact!
Hi there! Me and my classroom are reading Secret Breakers The Power of Three, it is very fun reading it! I love the website too! I also like your Life Story. We all love your books.
Keep writing!
Thank you Sofia! I will keep writing if I get lovely messages like the one from you! Have fun with the book and exploring the website and thanks so much for your comment!
Hello!! I have just read your book,and had a test about it.I love the way you have with word. I cant wait to read the next ones. I really love your photos you were so cute as a baby!!!!
Well that is a very kind message Cristina. I am so chuffed you think I looked cute as a baby! And your comment about having a way with words is very kind. That has made me smile all day! I hope you have had a happy day too!
I love this book, I cant stop reading it, I am reding the book Secret Brakers The Power of 3 with my class, we just had a test about it, and i forgot to say something, I loooooove your Web page and your life story too!!!
I cant wait to read your next book!
Thank you Brunella! That’s so nice to hear! I hope the tes on Secret Breakers was fun…and I’m really excited to hear you want to read more! Thnk you so much and for all the kind things you said!
hi Helen my day at **** went really well as it was the first day it wasn’t a full day because I think the school were nice to let us in at 10:30, so I didn’t get any homework (I thought I might need to code my school) and omg were do Tusia and Sheldon go please say they don’t leave do they get kidnapped by level 5 and does smithies get kinapped what happens to friedmen uggg I cant wait 29 days!!!
Hi Amelia, Hope school is still going well! And good move about writing it in code! And you haven’t got that long to wait now until Book Four is launched!! Then all your questions will be answered!
Hi mrs denis I hope you hade a great time on holiday I have to ask do you live in the USA or the uk ?
hi Carrie-Ann. I live in the UK…down in Eastbourne by the sea. I love going to the USA though!! Hope you are well by the way!
hi helen im am having a great time at school ! I live in the uk too although i live in colne in lacashire its reletivly small but its home. i understand if you were reasherching a book so thats fine. i find it so hard to wait for book four to come out!!!!!!!!!!!
I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
carrie-ann xxxxx
I can’t wait either, Carrie Ann!! It won’t be long now!! So glad you are excited!!
yay 17 days till tower of the winds I will not put the book down till I finished reading it!! 😀
Sounds like a great plan to me Amelia! Not long to wait now!!
Wow! These books are so exciting. I’ve just finished the first book and I’m nagging my mum to go and buy the others. I can’t wait for the 3rd October!
What a lovely comment, Alex! So nice to hear from you and so glad you like Secret Breakers. I’m getting excited about October 3RD too. Not long to wait now!!
Thanks for replying, I have just finished the second book now and I CAN’T WAIT to read the others in the series. I think it would be really useful if you could have a guide to what the different stations were used for at the start of the next book. And also if you were looking for comments for the back of the books: I love this series. Its quick, exciting and I love the way the puzzles change in a way you’re not expecting them to. Alex age 12
Oh that’s a great idea, Alex…about the different stations! Check out the ‘World of the Secret Breakers Page’ on this site, to find out lots about Black Chambers…and maybe one day I will add your suggestion to this page! A great idea! Also great is your fabulous comment. I’ll send this on to the team who put the covers together…and you never know…they might choose to use it! Thank you so much!!
yay why didn’t it come out on Halloween that would’ve been a good idea and when is broaies birthday?!
ooh yes…a Halloween launch would have been exciting! Great question about Brodie’s birthday by the way! You get to read all about her birthday in Book Four! I wonder if you can work out what Hunter will get her!
ohhhhh I bet its something really sweet or just a roast chicken hahah !
Nearly!! You were right about the sweet bit!! (I like the roast chicken idea…maybe I should have written that!)
hi helen you know when you hint that not all of the members of tean veritas will get through i do hope you dont mean Hunter or Brodie because they are my favourite characters and hope they get to KISS in one of the books. sorry i ramble when i get excited.
carrie-ann xxxxx
I love reading your messages,Carrie Ann…and I have to admit my favourite characters are Brodie and Hunter too. I like that you think they would make a good team! Let’s hope they keep safe!!
hi
i hope they keep safe too !!!! i’ve had such a great summer . the only question is when is brodie birthday ?
carrie-ann xxxxx
Hi Carrie-Ann. Great to hear from you! Brodie has a party for her birthday in Book Four. The date is February 23rd!
OH MY GODS(UH SORRY DEMIGOD HERE) I WAS RIGHT ABOUT ………………. I JUST KNEW IT!By the way helen i loved book four so dramatic. when are Brodie and Hunter gonna kiss ? cause i think its about time. You?
carrie-ann xxxxx
So glad you predicted correctly, CArrie-Ann!! And maybe your predictions about Brodie and Hunter will be right too?? You’ll have to keep reading! 😉
hi again ! I just wanted to know when are the teams birthdays (including Eddie and Alex ), and will we ever celebrate any of the teams birthdays
This is such a great question, Amelia! We are going to celebrate Brodie’s birthday in Book Four…and I mentioned Alex’s birthday in Book Two. It was the day the team set off to London! You ask great questions!
ooops sorry forgot and my dad went to Waterston’s today but needed to order the book because they didn’t have any in stock so im going to get it in a few days!
oooh I hope you get hold of Book Four quickly, Amelia!!
Hi
It’s me again
I am so happy right now because I pre-ordered book 4 from amazon and it just arrived
3 days before the release date
That is fabulous Neha! I am so glad it arrived early…and I hope you enjoy it!
yay the book has come out!
It’s time to celebrate!
Who illustrates your books?? X
Hello Eloise. My daughter Meggie does the illustrations for Secret Breakers!
Heya Helen! It was great meeting you today (though you have come to our school multiple times!) I’m excited to read your new book! It’s so cool that we were the first to see the books! Btw, your presentation was awesome and we you come back again (to Moho!) Just a question, when the Secret Breakers Series finish (awww) then will you be writing another series?? I love your books and hope to see you soon!:D
What a lovely, lovely message Isabella! I love coming to your school as everyone is so kind! And thank you for being so kind about the presentation! I hope you are all all set up now to ‘see things differently’! You asked a great question about what is next after Secret Breakers and I am working on another project!! It’s very exciting and I hope to be able to give people details soon! And I hope to be back at MoHo again very soon too! Lots of best wishes and thank you again!
Hi, it’s me again
I just wanted to say that I got secret breakers tower if the wind 2 days before the release date on the 1st of october this is because I pre-ordered it off amazon.
Also I just started reading the book and when I got to the 2nd chapter and I noticed something about the chapter titles. The code read:
……………………..
Oh well done, Neha! I am so impressed you found the chapter heading code. Did you see the computer hid your answer…but you are totally right! Brilliant Secret Breaking! If you go to the competition page there is a chance to win a goodie bag and it asks you to crack a similar code in the Knights of Neustria! Why don’t you have a go!!
hi I really want to know if anything strange happens on brodies birthday do level 5 attack! ;D
oooh….you’ll have to see!! 😉
omg UR FOURTH BOOK IS OUT!!! o cant evenn breathe right now hahahah, im so excited. i’ve waited for the book for ages hahahah, i hope u remember me from my previous exciting comments about ur books on ur page lol, IM A HUGE FAN!! 😀 , and im excited for the fifth and sixth 😀
That is such a fabulous message, Faamaini! Thank you so much! I am so glad you are so excited!! I can’t wait for people to read more of the adventure either!! Thank you so much again!
ohh I really want to read it but waterstones had sold out and now im really anyoded cos I want it now!!!! 😉
So sorry they had sold out Amelia! Maybe it will be back in soon!
hi Helen I just got the tower of the winds I’ve already read nearly half of the book in about 2 hours ! SPOILER* ps: hunter got Brodie a …..
Yay!! So glad you got it and so pleased you’ve found out about Hunter’s pressie. (The computer hid your answer…but I could see it!) It proves he really likes her because for him that was a really big deal!!
hi Helen SPOILER*I read the whole book in 2 days ! it was so exciting especially the end I loved ….. 😉
You are a star, Amelia! I am so pleased you’ve read it all so quickly! That is amazing. Well done you!! I am so impressed…and I am really happy you like the ending. Again the computer hid it…but I read it…and am very glad you like that bit!! Thanks so much for all your lovely comments and enthusiasm! I am so grateful! Hope you have a lovely week and thank you so much again!
Im so glad your happy about it I found out the code for the key chapter things its ………. I found this really weird
You really are a superb secret breaker, Amelia! Well done for finding the hidden key code! And it is a weird message…but hopefully it will all make sense when you read Book Five!!
hi Helen when is the 5th book and the last book coming out?
ooohhhh. Well Book Five is out on May 8th 2014…and Book Six is out at the start of October 2014!!
Hello Mrs Dennis today I saw you add Bearwood college and it was a really wonderful visit I loved
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Hello Zoya! Great to hear from you. I had a lovely time at Bearwood College….you were all such a great audience! Thank you! And thank you for the kind comment abut my ‘serious’ photo of me in the Paddington Bear T Shirt! As I told you in the session, I wanted to write stories from ever since I can remember…but my fist book wasn’t published until I was 42…so there was a long time to wait! I wrote stories during all that time…and never gave up hoping…proof that if you keep trying at something you want to achieve at…then dreams finally do come true!
I would like to say your website is amazing
Thank you so much Zoya! Don’t forget to sign up for updates!!
Hi there Helen,
Great talk yesterday at Bearwood!! We’re planning to do a Collect (assembly) on the event and the BBA. Sid says it was awesome. Lihi says the book’s great! Evie has offered to be your illustrator if you ever need one. Robert wants to crack some codes. Ellie can’t wait to read your books! Emma can’t wait until your next book comes out! Chris and Ann (grown-ups) would love you to visit the school one day.
What a lovely message! I remember you all and had such a lovely time at Bearwood! I do hope the Collect goes well! Will you mention Margot and what she did with my coding machine!! So….Sid…keep being good! Lihi…I might be borrowing that name! Evie…thanks for the kind offer…I’ll keep that in mind! Have fun with the codes, Robert! And Ellie and Emma I hope you manage to keep waiting!! And Chris and Ann….why not send an email to Lizz.Skelly@hachettechildrens.co.uk and ask about a visit. I’d love to come and see you all again! Thanks so much for the comment!
hi Helen I just wanted to say I love the first line of book 4!
Thank you so much Amelia! I wanted to start the story with a bit of a shocker! 😉
Loving all of your books my class and I are breath taken by the suspence left when the teacher puts it down always trying to read different authors but obviously you are the best at leaving every sentence a mystery
What a lovely comment, Krishma! Thank you so much for saying that! That comment is one of the best I’ve ever had so thank you so much for making it…and hoping you continue to enjoy the stories!
Hi
I just wanted to say something about your new spot the difference competition
It’s really hard!
But I managed to find all the letters (after a very long time and help from my sister)
But I am struggling on the anagram
Can u give me a clue, like what the words start with or something like that!
Thanks
I been working on it for days!!
Also
For English we had to choose a famous person and write an autobiography pretending to be them
I chose you!
Your album and brief autobiography on your web page really helped
That is so lovely to hear, Neha!! I’d love to see what you wrote if you wanted me to see. You could send it to helen@hldennis.com It would be so great to read it. (And I wouldn’t mark it I promise or look for spelling mistakes or anything like a teacher would…I’d just be thrilled to see it!) Glad the album and bio helped and thank you so much for choosing me. I am very flattered and hope that your teacher gave you a good mark!
I haven’t wrote it get but when I do I will be sure to send it to you and thank you for the clues
My Pleasure! I look forward to seeing it!
So you are a real Secret Breaker Neha…and I really hope you get the answer soon!! Good luck and thank you so much for trying!!
Well done Neha! I am so impressed you’ve got the letters…and of course I can give you a clue! You are looking to make three words out of the letters you have collected. The first word has three letters. The second has five letters. The third word has five letters. The first letter of each of these words are…. S M B
And remember…it is to do with what could happen to Brodie if she ate ALL the food Hunter talks about….and hopefully it’s quite a funny answer!
Really hope this helps, Neha! Well done for not giving up!! And good luck!
I know it was such a shocker I wonder what’s going to happen next also they should make a movie of the books as well it would be amazing!
Wouldn’t that be fantastic! I wonder what character you would play if they made a film of Secret Breakers??
i could be Brodie but she has brown hair
I’m sure the makeup department could do something about that! ;0 You’d be a great Brodie!
hi miss dennis
sorry i havent been writing i’ve been busy with school work but now i’ve read book four i can’t wait
for book five !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just hope that Brodie and Hunter kiss real soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are perfect for each other. you can’t blame me for hopeing for this i mean my last hunch came true. Right? YEAH, IT DID!sorry bit jumpy here. Helen i have to ask do you like the name Sirenety ? Cause i think its perfect and beautiful.
xxxxx carrie-ann
I am so glad you have finished Book Four, Carrie Ann…and that you are keen to get your hands on Book Five! Glad too you think Hunter and Brodie make a perfect pair!
And I love the name Sirenety. It’s beautiful. It means calm and still and beautiful….so you could write an excellent story about a character called Serenity!
hi mrs dennis
i love the name sirenety it is lovely and i might just write a story about her. i really love writing messages to you it is fun and i still cant believe i was right about …….. i mean it was so obvious.
xxxxx carrie-ann
But you are a very clever reader, Carrie-Ann…and are very good at predicting! Good luck with your story writing if you do have a go!
hi mrs dennis
thanks for all the lovely comments you really are very kind. today we had to do cross country and my legs are now super sore, so i have been on my laptop for most of after school. Anyways i think Brodie and Hunter are perfect for each other. It is blindingly obviouse that they like eachother i mean come on. I always love your comments mrs dennis and thank you for saying that i am a very clever reader that means so much. I dont know if i can message you everyday but i will try and keep up the messages. oh and i always seem to end these comments with a question so here goes. I am writing a story about a blind girl called winter snow and she is considered a freak because she has white eyes and white hair and she meets a boy named nico and they fall in love any tips?
xxxxx carrie-ann
What lovely comments Carrie-Ann. (sorry about the sore legs!!) Your story idea sounds wonderful and I am sure you will have fabulous fun writing it! If I had any tips it would be to just keep writing. Try not to worry too much at the beginning about where the story is going and just have fun as you write. If you can get to the end of the story then you can go back and make changes and tighten things up, but it is always fun just to keep at it and see where the story takes you! I am sure Winter Snow and Nico’s story will be an excellent read!
Love you Mrs Dennis, and thank you for using my name, I am so pleased that you chose my name, and I can`t wait for the next book! My brother is getting it signed for me!Eek, can`t wait to see if my names in the fourth book!
Hi Aurelia! It’s true I do love your name and have added it to my list of names for future writing….but I am afraid that all six Secret Breakers books were written before Book One came out and so I am very sad and sorry to tell you that there won’t be an Aurelia in Book Four. I am so sorry!! I do hope you enjoy the story anyway and I will enjoy signing the new book for you. I am keeping your name on my ‘beautiful name list’ and when the right story comes up then I will try and use it! I am so sorry again!!
he he thanks but im assuming auditions would be in London and as you know I live a long way from there ;0
Ahhh yes….and as yet there is no film deal….so we can just keep dreaming about what would happen if there was!! 😉
I have loved all your books and can’t wait for the other two to come out!
What a lovely comment, Cecily! I am so glad you have enjoyed Secret Breakers so far and are looking forward to the next two!
Thank you so much Cecily! I am so happy to hear that!
hi again Helen I was wondering in book 5 or 6 will there be another new character ? 😀
ooooh good question, Amelia! There are certainly a few characters who have played quite small parts so far but are going to be become more important in the final two books!
hi again! I have finally persuaded one of my new friends phoebe to read the 1st secret breakers book and she realllllllyyyyy enjoys it!
Yay! Thanks for doing the persuading, Amelia…and so glad she’s enjoying it!
Your books are awesome! They are so clever and I love how you use things from real life. I wish i could be able to write a series like yours! How do you do it? I was just wondering, in the Tower of the Winds, the director says a ship watched the titanic crash. Is this true?
PS. I am learning the bilateral cipher because I saw it in you books! Expect a message in bilateral soon!
PPS. In the tower of the winds, fuller’s tower’s staircase was set on fire (the tower on fire on the grave in Westminster?)Coincidence, orshould we expect it coming up again
Well what a lovely comment, Ben…and with brilliant insight into story like you’ve shown in your comment then I bet you could write a series like mine! I am so glad you like the true things in the story…that is always the most exciting thing for me, finding true elements I can weave into the plot. The story about the other ship being near to the Titanic does claim to be true. There was an investigation into why it did not respond and there are lots of theories about it on the internet and in books. Your comment about the tower on fire is very perceptive! Let me tell you that you are going to see some characters dealing with some ‘steps that are on fire’ at some point in this adventure!! You are reading the stories like a real Secret Breaker and I am so impressed. I can’t wait for my message in bilateral cipher! Thanks again, Ben and happy reading!
You are amazing!!!!!!! you came to my school on 13/11/13 (copleston high school)
and inspired me to start to write my 1st book! ( p.s, i came second in our book mastermind (nervous) but thought of you when you had the courage to write to a publisher!) thankyou ;):) 😀
Katie…your comment has totally made my day! what a lovely thing to say! I am so incredibly chuffed to hear about your amazing result in Mastermind! That is totally brilliant and I am so proud to hear you did so well despite feeling nervous! I’m thrilled too, to hear you have been inspired to start writing your own book. Good luck with it! Keep me posted!! Especially if you are writing in a shed as it will be mighty chilly this time of the year! 😉 Well done, Katie and thanks so much for making contact!:)
oh I think it might be that wheeler guy (I think that’s his name) and maybe the director might come in ohhhhh I cant wait for the next book! ;0
oooh how exciting. You might see more from The Director it’s true! 😉
I think you are the most inspirational writer ever!!!!!!!! Your literature is really extensive and I love every one of your books. I’ve even got Book 4!!!!!!!!
Well what a lovely, lovely message Megan. That has made me smile all day! That is so kind of you and I am so excited to hear that you have a copy of Book Four which is so hot off the press! Thank you so much for your lovely comment…and I really hope you enjoy Book Four and that you let me know what you think! Happy Secret Breaking!
hi helen with the secret breakers books will the team find out where they hide Evie *SPOILIER* like brodie said like it was platos cave and will the director guy come in oh I can hardly wait 😀
You are a very clever reader, Amelia! Well done for remembering Plato’s Cave! I am SO impressed. And you will definitely find out more about what Level Five are up to and who they have captured as the stories continue! Thank you so much for your very clever comment!!
hi mrs dennis
thanks for your great tips and ill be sure to carry on writing my story. your comments are all ways great to read . i love writing comments knowing that you will reply and i cant wait till the next book comes out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am so excited bum bum bum i just cant hide it bum bum bum!!!!!!!! well my next question is What is your fave colour ?
xxxxx carrie-ann
And I love reading your comments too, Carrie-Ann…and I am especially pleased to know you are excited about the next book! I hope your writing is going well…and most of all that you are having fun doing it! Good question about the colour by the way! It’s purple! I love all things purple…especially purple quality streets haha!!
ooooo who do they catch who is it!! are they an adult a boy or a girl!!! tell me!!!!!
You’ll have to wait and see haha!! A little clue is…it’s not a child! I am so pleased though that you are excited, Amelia. It’s always great to hear from you!!
I love Secret Breakers ! I looked this book by chance, coverage was pretty, and when I read the summary, I knew it was a very good book.
Actually I read the third tome, I look forward to the fourth arrives in France !
Merci beaucoup! Je suis très hereuse que vous avez appréciée secret breakers! It is so lovely to hear from you, Laura and I hope you enjoy Book Four when it comes out in France in February! Thank you for your comment!
hi I reckon it will be either Friedman, eddie/granddad or smithies or possibly tandi
You are good at this, Amelia! My lips are sealed!! 😉 x
Hi
I’m really happy that you liked my assessment so much. I did not know much about you or have to much details so i had to put lots of stories in one chapter.
But anyway you liked it and i got a good mark and that makes me very happy.
I really hope i win the compatition i entred and i only have a few days to wait until the winner is revealed.
thank you for writing such a good boook series.
It was a great piece of work, Neha…and you should be really proud! Not long now until the competition winner is announced!! Good Luck! And thank you for your lovely comment!
hi mrs dennis
my fave colour is sea green i just find it so cool. anyway my story is coming along fine. this is going to be a short message i have to revise for my french test tomorrow. so anyway : what’s your home town? wish me luck on my test!
xxxxx carrie-ann
I hope your test went well, Carrie Ann! Maybe one day you will be able to read the French version of Secret Breakers! And sea green is a lovely colour. I love the connection with all things to do with the sea! And I live by the sea….well about a mile away…in a town called Eastbourne in East Sussex! The cover of Secret Breakers four shows a building that is very close to me! 😉
hi mrs dennis
my test went well. i wish i lived by the sea the sun sets would be epic! i think i’ll stick to reading your books in english though. wow it’s nearly christmas i cant wait till may next year. but i can wait for december 3rd, my nan died a year on the 3rd. sorry but merry christmas to you. What’s your fave animal? mine is the robin.
xxxxx carrie-ann
Sending you lots of best wishes today Carrie-Ann. I know it will be a hard day for you and your family!
And I’m glad the test went well! I like robins…very Christmassy. My favourite animal is an elephant I think!
hi mrs dennis
sorry i took so long to reply things have been crazy at home the last few weeks. anyway i cant wait till may!!!!! Hunter really needs to build up the courage to ask Brodie out soon or kiss her cause the suspense is KILLING me !!!! for the last few days i’ve been re-reading your books and i think that it is really sweet when Hunter call’s Brodie her real name when shes drowning! its so sweet!!!!!! Oh and by the way my friend finished writing her book and its fantastic!!!! so here’s my famous ending question: whats your favorite type of mythology? mines Greek.
xxxxx carrie-ann
Hi Carrie Ann! I am so pleased you noticed when Hunter uses Brodie’s full name. That’s a really important moment, isn’t it! He doesn’t want to lose her, awwww!! I’m very impressed your friend has finished her book. Have you read it yet! I love Greek myth too (especially as my mum named me after Helen of Troy hehe!). I think my favourite myths are about King Arthur though! I’ve read lots of them for research!
Happy New year by the way!
awww why cant you tell me! 😉
PS: I have written a short story about a girl called Brodie!
Hehe!! I’m sorry! My publishers would be cross with me! 😉
But I am so chuffed to hear you are writing about a girl called Brodie. That sounds great! Have fun writing!
Hello H.L. Dennis
It’s me Fergus Cook from Meridian primary the school you visited on 29th of November 2013. I think you write brilliant books. And I thought it was really kind of you to come to our school and everyone enjoyed it.
Thank you so much Fergus for your lovely comment! I had such a fabulous time at Meridian school and I remember our chat! You were extremely polite and I know you will make an excellent Secret Breaker! Thank you so much for having me in to your school on Friday…and I really hope you have a wonderful week!
I can’t wait to get book 4! im putting it on my birthday wish list which is sooner than christmas! Will you be going to tollgate and signing books? If you are i will get my sister to bring me one! hehe!
Hi Megan, sorry for the delay in replying! I hope you had a lovely birthday! I am going into Tollgate but not until Book Five comes out…but if you want to give your sister the book she could give it to the headteacher and I could sign it for you! I hear he wouldn’t mind!!
hi Helen I yesterday on Thursday I had 4 teeth out in hospital it was very nerve racking in the paediatric ward and the dentist said you would only be at the hospital for 2-4 hours but it turned out to be seven! 😀
Hi Amelia, sorry for the delay in replying…and I am so sorry to hear about your time in hospital. You poor, poor thing! You must have been very brave! I hope you go to eat lots of ice cream and jelly later later while your mouth got better…and that you have a wonderful Christmas!
awww why cant tell me who cares about your publishers 😀
Haha! I do, hehe! They would be so cross! Not long to wait now!!
hiiiii
thanks for the reply I thought you wouldn’t and guess what I was thinking about secret breakers all the time I was there for 7 hours !!! hehe
Oh that is sooo lovely, Amelia! So glad the secret breakers could help you keep your mind off your teeth!! 😉
WOW!!!!!!!!!! I have only read the first few pages of book 4 and now I am totally hooked. When is book five coming out or is that not known yet?
Hi Megan! Great to hear from you and I am so glad you are enjoying Book Four! Book Five is due out at the very beginning of May 2014…so not that long to wait now to see the adventure continue. Check out the blog page to see the front cover for Book Five!
oh I forgot merry Christmas!!!!!! 😀
And to you, Amelia! And have a wonderful and very happy 2014!
I have learn some just right stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting.
I wonder how a lot effort you put to make this type of wonderful
informative web site.
Hello Zulma! Thank you so much for your lovely encouraging comment! I am so glad that you have enjoyed looking round the site. I make sure I update things here every time a new book is launched as I love to add more information for secret breakers readers to discover. I also add new things on the blog quite a lot so hopefully you will make lots of return visits. You can also sign up to receive updates by email. All the work on adding to the site is made totally worthwhile when I get lovely comments like yours so thank you so much for taking the time to write! Lots of best wishes to you!
I have to admit, I am obsessed with The Secret Breakers series! I love them! when I start reading them I can’t put them down!!! I am looking forward to the fifth book as i have already finished reading the rest of them!
Well what a lovely comment, Alaska! I am so thrilled to hear that you love the secret breakers series and that you can’t put them down! You have no idea how happy it makes an author to hear comments like that so thank you so much for reading the books…and for being so very nice about them! I hope you enjoy the rest of the adventure!
you should really consider making a movie based on the secret breakers series! it would be amazing and a dream come true!
I would love that, Alaska. It would be a dream come true for me too!! I keep hoping that one day that might happen!!
I think Alaska is right I think you should try and get a producer to make a film of the first book.
Wouldn’t that be lovely, Emily! I have my fingers crossed that one day something like that would happen! We just have to find a producer who likes the books too!
hi ! I wanted to know who are the people on the front cover I am assuming the 1st two people are hunter and Brodie. does anyone new join the team if so please tell me or give hints !
Are you wondering on the screenplay for “Secret Breakers”?
Oooh how exciting would that be. I would LOVE to see Secret Breakers as a film or on the TV!
Hi, just wanting to say what an inspiration you are to me and you have helped build my confidence in writing and reading THANK YOU!!!!!
That is such a lovely, lovely message, Krishma! What a lovely thing say! Thank you so much! I am so glad to hear that you are feeling more confident with writing and reading. Stories are the openings to so much knowledge and of course the gateways to so much fun too so I am thrilled to hear what you said! Keep enjoying and well done again!
hi Helen i’m not sure if you remember me, i was a student at Turves Green Primary School. you came to my school in either 2011 or 2012 introducing your first and second book. you have inspired to read more and i’m just finishing your fourth book. when you came to our school you mentioned that the code
MS 408 has never been solved so i hope by the time you’ve finished writing the sixth book MS 408 will have been solved so you can mention the answer in you last book. i do hope there will be some romance in the following books (with Brodie and Hunter)and Friedman sees Brodie again. love the site and cant wait for the fifth book. Emily
What a lovely, lovely message, Emily! It is so great to hear from you! I had a fabulous time at Turves Green and I am so thrilled to hear that you have been reading the Secret Breakers series. Well done for getting so far! I am so glad you want to know if the team manage to solve the puzzle in the end. Well you haven’t got that long to wait now! Book Five is out in May and Book six…the final book…comes out in October…so it won’t be that long before you know whether there is an answer to MS 408! Nothing makes me happier to hear that people have ben inspired to keep reading and messages like yours make me inspired to keep writing…so thank you so much for making contact!! PS…I love that you think Brodie and Hunter make a good pair!! 😉
Hello, we
are Tollgate Story Circle and we are currently reading your book The Power of Three. If you don’t mind would you answer some of our questions please?
What inspired you to become an author and did you know that I have recorded an extract of this book for Tollgate FM? (Sophia)
What is your favourite book you have written so far ? (Abbey) How do you think of all the clever codes and complicated events? ( Lara) Who is your favourite character in your books and why? (Megan) Was there any other jobs you fancied doing when you were younger? (Poppy) Did you want to become an author as an adult or as a child? (Catherine)
What was your favourite book as a child ?
Hello Tollgate Story Circle! What a lovely message! And I am thrilled to hear that you have recorded part of The Power of Three for Tollgate radio! I can’t wait to hear it!! It was great to get your questions….so I will answer them quickly here! Sophia…I was inspired to be an author because I am quite bossy and I like to be in charge…so in stories you can be in charge of what happens and that is excellent fun! Abbey…it’s hard to pick a favourite book as I love them all the same… but I am very excited about Book Six which will come out in October as this sees the grand finale to the Secret breakers series! Lara…I get all my ideas for codes from reading! I have read lots and lots of books on codes…and done lot of research on the internet! I knew nothing about codes before hand! Megan…I love Brodie…because she is based on my daughter…but I have to admit that I love Hunter too…he makes me laugh! Poppy…apart from being a teacher and a writer, I wanted to be an international show jumper…so two out of three isn’t bad! Catherine…yes…I always wanted to be a writer! You can go to work in your pyjamas and spend all day having wild adventures! And finally my favourite book as a child was The Hobbit…but I also loved the Malory Towers series! All those midnight feasts!! I hope this answers your questions but let me know if you want any more details! Happy Reading!
Thank you for answering all of our questions we will be in touch very soon.
No problem! Thanks for the questions!
Hi, we met you in Heanor Library at the weekend and had a fantastic time, breaking codes and learning about your books.
Try this;
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Hello Georgia and Oliver! It’s so great to hear from you…and it was so lovely to spend time with you at Heanor library at the weekend. I had such a lovely time and you were such excellent code crackers! I love your code…and I did get home safely thank you….although it was very rainy!! Here’s a code for you! Doy outhi nkyo urda dreallyw orks atataxof fice? Ithi nkhemi ghtbeas ecretcod ebreak er! 😉 Thanks for getting in touch and have a great week!
I am a really big fan of your books, but I was just wondering, when are your 5th and 6th books going to be released? I’ve already finished your 4 other books and i’m bursting to see what happens next.
That is such a lovely, lovely thing to hear Jacob! Book Five is set to be released on May 1st this year and the whole series concludes with Book Six which is due to come out on October 3rd this year! Very soon now I will be adding a countdown clock to the website so you can keep track of how long there is to wait! It really makes my day to hear from readers who are keen to know more…so thank you so much for making contact!
Hi mrs Dennis, just wanted to say it was great having you into talk at cavendish today. Sadly I didn’t get to see you as I wasn’t chosen to do the workshops but your assembly was great. I am going to buy your book from school tomorrow as I forgot my money today!
Maya
Hi Maya! It was so lovely to see you again and I am really sorry I didn’t get to have a chat afterwards. Looking out at all those faces and seeing you there and other E plusers really cheered me up so thank you so much for your lovely message! I really hope you enjoy Book Four!!
Had a great time at the workshop today, learnt loads about writing creatively and what the life if an author is like! The atmosphere was really relaxed so I weren’t afraid to put my hand up and speak out! Everything was clear and well planned and everyone had a great time! 😀
Oh George…that’s so kind! I was nervous about going into Cavendish but seeing you and past E plusers made the whole day a brilliant experience! It was so nice to talk about your ideas for writing…and to talk about ‘Wonder’. Perfect you brought that along! I knew I could always rely on you!! Great to see you and hope life continues to treat you well!! 😉
Here is a code to keep you busy:
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Cuilsiu;awwsjwoxulqrxmia-1. ;-0
Clue:
I find water bottles quite inspiring..
hehe!! I’ll get solving as soon as I have finished my World Book Day Fortnight madness!!
Thankyou for visit Danes Hill today!
It was fantastic time and I really pleased to spent hours with you listening about your life and book’s background.
Your book is fabulous and I can’t wait to read
6th book of secret breakers !!
Sangsoo…..how lovely to hear from you! I had a wonderful time at your school and everyone was so kind and welcoming. Thank you so much for leaving such a lovely message!
I’m from the school with the Tardis!! I love your books and you gave me some amazing motivation yesterday about how to become a writer and I will follow it, I hope I become just like you one day!!
Hello Francesca! How great to hear from you! I thought your school was amazing and I loved that Tardis! I am so glad you were inspired as I am sure that in a school like that you will get lots of encouragement to follow your dreams! I am sure your school will provide lots of inspiration for stories too…so I am sure you will be able to come up with some really great stories tow write! Thanks so much for making contact! And good luck with your writing!
Your books are seriously good I read all four
Hello Roshini! That is so fantastic to hear! Keep your eyes peeled for Book Five released on May 1st this year…when the adventure continues! Thanks so much for making contact!
Love the books, cant wait until i finish them as they are so gripping to you brain… you just cant stop. I am hoping my story on you will be good as you deserve a
lot of credit for your books.
Hello Karys! It was so great to meet you yesterday…and thank you so much for buying the books! Your comment is so kind and it is talking to readers like you that makes my travelling round schools so much fun! Thank you so so much and loads of best wishes to you!
hi i am at a book club and we are reading secret breakers the power of three i am on page 226 i have to read it by tues the 11th of march!
hello Jasmine! Great to see you yesterday! And I really hope you manage to get the story read in time to be able to talk about in your lovely book group!
hello! you came to my school last week and i loved it! (the school with the tardis XD) i love the books! i love the test at the beginning of the power of 3!
hello Hannah! It was great to get your message! I had such a lovely time at your school. It really was an amazing place and I had such a lovely welcome. I am so glad that you are enjoying the start of The Power of Three! After the testing we did in the assembly you are all set to be a secret breaker too! 😉 Thank you so much for your lovely message!
Dear Mrs. Dennis,
Hi! c: I don’t think you’ll remember me as there were tons of people who’s book you signed but you came to a school on Friday called Sir Roger Manwoods in Sandwich? I just wanted to say thank you so much for coming and I’ve just started to read the book! It’s amazing! Also, I love your tips and the way you came up with the idea of Secret Breakers! You were really funny! c:
I expected it to be boring but it was actually enjoyable! You’ve inspired me to write my own story one day c:I look forward to reading the rest of your books!
Hello Pauline! I do remember you…as I practised spelling your name on the post it! We talked abut how I’m not very good at spelling! I had such a brilliant time at Sir Roger Manwood’s. You were such an excellent audience and so thank you so much for the lovely things you said and for leaving such a great comment! I hope you enjoy reading the rest of the adventures!! 😉
hello i had soo mutch fun when you came into are school and when you talked about secret breakers and you showed us a copy of the trunk with the unread book i loved your books my class loves them too i am ordering secret breakers next week so are my friends
Hey, I saw Brodie Bray in town the other day, my mum decided to casually point out; “Sorcha, this is the real Brodie Bray!” So cool but a tad bit embarrassing…:D I’m really enjoying your books! They are absolutely fantastic, I love the plot and how everything fits together!
Hi Sorcha! Great to hear from you! And it’s great you have proof that Brodie really exists! Thanks so much for the lovely comments about the stories! I get quite nervous about ex Eplusers reading them…so thank you so much for being encouraging!! Hope life is treating you really well!
hi Helen, on world book day you came to my school (the school with skulduggery pleasant ). I was so intrigued and inspired by your presentation that I bought the first book. IT IS AMAZING! I just wanted to say I am a huge fan so thank you for sharing your amazing gift with me x
What a lovely message, Kaitlin! Thank you so much for making contact! I had such a lovely time at your school….(I’ve never had Skulduggery Pleasant helping out before!) I am so chuffed to hear you went and bought the first book…and even more thrilled to hear you enjoyed it! Your comment has made my week and it is spending time with readers in school that makes what I do so much fun…and hearing from them of course!! So thank you for being so kind…thank you for taking the time to make contact…and thank you for sharing in the story of Secret Breakers with me! Lots and lots of best wishes! x
Thx for coming into my school today, I loved your talk it was really good and fun to watch people trying to crack the codes!!!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Katherine! I had a fabulous time at your school and everyone was very good at the code cracking! It’s always great fun to see how people tackle the scytale! Thank you so much for making contact!
we were really interested in the Ms 408 manriscript and would really like to ask you questions over your email. You came to our school on the 20th of march. If you can remember. We think we have got some news about MS 408.
I’ve just finished reading book four on my kindle, it was AMAZING!!!!!!!
Now comments like that really make my day, Sarah! What a lovely thing to say! Thank you sooo much and thank you for letting me know!
OMG!!! I just got the 5th book ‘The Pirate’s Sword’ from Amazon and I can’t wait to read it!! Love the series so far 😉
That’s brilliant news, Jacob! And thank you so much for the kind things you said! I really hope you enjoy Book Five…and can’t wait to hear what you think!
I’ll tell you right after I finish!!
Thank you! 😉
Hi Helen! We are reading “The Power Of Three” at school and we have only just finished the fourth chapter and I already think it is THE BEST BOOK EVER!!
Well what a lovely message to read, Emily! I am so pleased you are enjoying it and that message has made me very happy! Thank you!
Please could you post this review on your next book: “It’s like your in the book and the characters are moving and talking around you!” Emily, Age 9
This is a fabulous review line, Emily! I am so pleased you think this…and I shall definitely pass this message onto my editor. She is the one that decides what reviews go on the books….but I am sure she will love it too! Thank you!
Helen, our teacher told us you are coming into your school (St. Augustine’s) after May half-term and I am so excited I could literally scream!
Best comment yet! Can’t wait to meet you either, Emily! I’m very excited to be coming to your school!:)
Helen, our teacher told us you are coming into your school (St. Augustine’s) after May half-term and I am SO excited!
Hi Helen Are you going to sign books or do something anywhere near Brighton sea-front ( East Sussex)?
I know Brighton well…and am hopefully signing some books for the Book Nook shop which is in Hove (just next door to Brighton) at the end of May for a cubs event. They may have spares for sale at the beginning of June and I am always looking to do more events in Brighton so keep your eyes on my events diary!!
Hi Helen, I am Emily’s brother and I really want to get the new book that has just come out!!! I can’t wait till you come into school!! xx
Hi Thomas! Great to hear from you too. I am so looking forward to coming to your school if you and Emily will be there to give me a wave!
Dear HL Dennis thank you for the note I appreicate it .I am reading the first book I could read the second book From your biggest fan Georgette .
What a super message Georgette! Thank you so much for that! I really hope you are enjoying reading The Power of Three! Good luck with the rest of it and thanks for your lovely message!
Hi, Helen i’m Carina(Emily’s friend) were already up to chapter 5 and we both love it
That’s great news, Carina! I am so glad you and Emily are enjoying the story so far!! Thanks so much for making contact!
Hi are u really coming to St.Augustines?
Indeed I am. I have lots of school visits booked for the summer term so I am not sure of the date off hand…but I can’t wait to see everyone….especially as you are reading the book!
OMG. You coming to our school I can’t believe it. I’m a big fan of your books I just love them.(Emily says I’m a book worm, she kind of has a point).
Hello Carina! How great to hear from a book worm! And how lovely that I will get to meet you when I visit your school! I am so glad you are enjoying Secret Breakers! See you soon! 😉
hello again mrs dennis
how are you? im sorry i havent been able to message you school is very frantic right now and most of twenty cousins’ birthdays are at the start of the year so i have been very busy. i still read your books every day though. I still cant believe your fifth book is out congrats! I havent got it yet but i will just you wait. question:do you enjoy messaging me?byes
carrie-annxxxxx
Hello Carrie Ann! I really enjoy getting your messages and writing back…and I do hope you enjoyed all your cousins’ birthdays! That is a lot of cousins!! Thank you so much for your congratulations about Book Five. And I am very excited that you are still reading Secret Breakers. I hope you enjoy the next stage of the adventure!! Take care and have fun at school!
hey-lo helen
Do you like the greeting i came up with? pretty cool right? anywho hows things? oh and i like the title of the fifth book by the way it is coolio. have i mentioned how much i love Hunter and Brodie’s whole ‘thing’? I probably have. you have to be by far my favourite author EVER! but my important need to know question is: Are you going to write another set of books different from the whole coolio secret breakers thing? Anyway i really do love talking to you but i gots to go.Adioso
carrie-annxxxxx
oooh lovely comments Carrie Ann! And yes…a new series coming this January….called River of Ink! No codes…but lots of mystery and maybe two new characters you’ll like lots! 😉
I bet u can’t guess who I am when u come to our school.(give u a clue I’ll probably be reading a book, I’ve got short hazel hair with a side fringe, I might be wearing a hair clip
:-))
Well I shall definitely look our for you then, Carina! I am really looking forward to meeting you and all your friends!
pleeeeeease don’t call me a book worm again 😉
Bookworms are GREAT!!!!!
HI I REALLY LIKE YOUR SERIES ‘SECRET BREAKERS’ I REALLY LIKE THE CHARECTORS THEY ARE ALL DIFFRNT SO THAT MAKES THEM INTRESTING.
I LIKE HOW YOU HAVE SHOWN ALL THE DIFFRENT CODES AND HOW THE BOOK IS FACTUAL AND FICTION.
What a lovely comment, Amy! I love mixing up fact and fiction and I have so much fun making up the characters to include. I’ll explain when I come and visit your school, that lots of them are based on people I know! I wonder if you think any of them are like you!!
hi this is two girls from st.augustines secret is the best we have ever read in class .
we cant wait for you to visit at st.augustines on the 6th of June thanks you so much for publishing these book over all they are amazing x keep writing
What a very kind thing to say, Yasmin…and your friend!! I am so happy that you are enjoying the story and will definitely keep writing. It is getting comments like yours that makes me very happy and it makes all the days of trying to make the writing work, feel worthwhile! Thank you so much! See you soon!
hi, I am Cosima and I go to St Augustines primary school, I can’t wait until you come! We are reading secret breakers power of three !!!! I love it !!
And I can’t wait to meet you and all your friends, Cosima! I am so glad that the class is enjoying The Power of Three!!
I Like the secretbreakers the power of three are you realy coming to our school st Augustines that wood be cool
I am indeed Peter…and I cannot wait to meet you and all your friends!
wow you are the best writer of all time you inspire me I can not wait until you come into our school. we are reading your first book and its amazing how you write like that bye.
Well that is a lovely thing to hear, Frankie. I am so glad that you are feeling inspired! Thank you so much for the lovely comment you made…it has made me feel very happy! Looking forward to seeing you all very soon!
hi helen we are reading your book at school (the power of three) its really good and i am looking forward to you coming to our school after half term . you are an amazing writer and you have inspired me and my friends! thanks
Thank you so much, Lucy! What a lovely message for an author to read! That has made my day! I really can’t wait to come and meet your class!
Hi HL Dennis! I am from St.Augustines C.E.P school. In our class we are reading: Secret breakers,
The power of three.
We are all enjoying it! I love the name Tusia Petulova!!!
It is a really nice name to say! TOOSHKAAA!!!!
I hope your new book is successful!
From Sophia vdB
Thank you so much, Sophia! I love the name Tusia too. I stole it from a teacher I had at Secondary School! She was Russian and the name sounded so lovely when she said it!! Thank you so much for your best wishes about the latest book. I am celebrating its publication by visiting schools…and can’t wait to come and see you and all your friends!
I am enjoying reading your book at school and I wish I had the next one. I can not wait for you to come into my school bye.
Well thank you Jessica! I am so glad you are enjoying Book One. When I visit the school, you should have the chance to buy books…so maybe you’ll get a chance to get Book Two then!
Hi Helen!
My class is reading one of your books (The power of three) and I think it is OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!
You are an fantasist Writer and thats a fact!
I can’t wait until you come into our school! (St. Augustines)
Bye for now.
From Charlotte Forbes. xxx
I love your use of the words ‘Fact’ and ‘Outstanding’ Charlotte! I am blushing lots and lots about the lovely things you said. It makes me very happy! I can’t wait to meet your class as everyone sounds lovely! Thank you so much again and see you soon!
Hi Helen
I am at home with my friend Jessica (she has already sent you a comment) and we are still lovin’ the book!!!
Hi Emily and Jessica! Not long now till my visit!!
hi
i love the books secret breakers where do you get your ideas????
i write stories but i get stuck on what happens next and it takes me ages to finish it .
You are coming to my school(st.augustine.CEP.) on the 6th June 2014
emily b xxxx
Finding ideas is difficult Emily…or at least, finding ideas that you want to keep writing and work to a finish. I’ll talk about that when I visit your school so hopefully I’ll be able to share some tips with you all! See you soon!
Ohhh, I’m just so exited. Can’t wait to meet u
did u get my last message? Please can you post this comment in your next book “I just loved the last book it was so AWSOME I just can’t belive H.L Dennis has written another book in the Secret Breakers series!!!”
What a lovely message, Carina…and I will definitely make sure my editor sees it. She is the one who collects comments for the books…so she will love to see this! Thank you so much!
hi Helen we are reading your book as a class the power of three. i cant wait till you come into our school on the 6th of june. your books are epic!
All my mates have been speaking about you coming in to our school. I’m Thomas Martin (St. Augustine’s). Everybody is really looking forward to meeting you. I have just got your new book The Pirate Sword – I can’t wait to read it.
Sorry I forgot what the book from Montedragone was called, could you please tell me?
It was called Ms 408 or Voynich Manuscript. Find out more on the secrets to break page!
Hi Helen!
Once again your books are fantastic!
I was wondering where you get all theses ideas from.
I like the codes in the chapters, I think that was a really clever idea!
From Charlotte. xxx
hi im interested in the code you told us about at school ms 408 and i am going to read your books
Thank you Lauren! And I hope you enjoy reading all about MS 408!
I love your story “Secret Breakers the Power of Three”and I can’t to read the next book I get.
I forgot to tell you that, well I’m not you still remember but you visted the school I go to called Sutton High Junior School”. You also signed a book for me called Secret Breakers the Power of Three and you told us about your life when you were little.★
I thought you might like to hear my favourite part of your story, it was the part when Tusia, Hunter and Brodie find the music box and. I also like when they and thier teacher (I forgot her name) went through a trap door in a the room were it was all dusty but I did remember when Hunter hurt his leg and Brodie had to go on her own
So glad you like that bit Abbirah! It’s one of my favourite bits too! And I felt bad sending Brodie off on her own…but it had to be done!!
I live in Texas and visited Bletchley in May. While there I bought the first of your books for my grandson, here in Texas. We have subsequently read that one and the second one. I have since ordered the rest and we can’t wait to read them. I wish there was a way for me to post the book report he wrote where he said it was the best book he’d ever read. He’s 8 and has read all the Harry potters, Swallows and Amazons and likes the Power of Three best of all.
What year did you get married?
1992!:)
I just finished reading The Knights of Neustria today and I saw the bilateral code and solved it! I’ve also solved the chapter code thing and the book code from The Orphan of the Flames.
That’s fantastic news, Kylie! I had so much fun hiding the codes! I wonder if you’ll find a code hidden in Tower of the Winds? It is a much easier code than the bilateral cipher and I am very impressed you broke that one! Did you find the code hidden in the chapter headings of each book too?? Well done for being such a good Secret Breaker!
Hello, HL Dennis!
Your books are fabulous!!!
I have just finished the series! It was so good! Although I didn’t want it to end…
The books are so cool! I was always ‘trying’ to crack the codes before Brodie, Tusia, Hunter and the team!
I could never put the book down when reading it so had some late nights!!! But that was all part of the fun of reading them. I love reading and whenever I can will just go up to my room and read!!!
Thanks for writing such fab books!
What a lovely comment Mee An…and I am so sorry it has taken me so long to reply! I am so grateful that you enjoyed the books and there is nothing better than hearing about readers staying up late into the night to read them! I bet you were an excellent codecracker and am so glad you had fun with the codes! Happy reading!!
very good website
Thanks Ben!
Hi Helen,
but I have made TONS of new friends and there is a MASSIVE library its bigger than the kids section in our local library!!
Sorry I haven’t messaged you for AGES and AGES and AGES but I’ve been really busy visiting new schools ect ect ect and this last term I have also been VERY bust because I am going to TONS and TONS of clubs and a also have a great deal of homework because of secondary! You might not remember me from when you visited my OLD school (St. Augustines) but my brother Thomas is still there (he is in year 5 now) and my best friend Jessica didnt go to the same school as me
Talk to you soon!
Emily xx
…… btw are you writing any more books?? If you are i am DEFINATLY reading them because your the best authoress(Is that even a word?!) EVER!!
P.S What is your favourite colour??
Emily xx
Hi Emily! Yes…I’m writing a new series…called River of Ink. Check out http://www.helendennisbooks.com for details! And my favourite colour is RED!!
So great to hear from you, Emily! And of course I remember you! And I am so glad that life is going well! And your library sounds amazing. Maybe one day I will get to see it! 😉 Say hi to Thomas for me!!
I love your books and have read every single one of the secret breakers books . I am wondering if there are going to be any more books by you because I will defiantly read them!?
What a lovely comment, Kitty! Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed them! And yes…a new book out in January…which begins a new series. It’s called River of Ink and it comes out January 14th! I hope you like that too!