If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
by Pseudonymous Bosch · The Secret Series, Book 2 series · Grade 4-7 · Ages Ages 9-12
Cass and Max-Ernest are pulled into another secret-filled mystery after a strange warning leads them toward a tiny, unusual creature that needs protection. They must solve clues and outsmart a sneaky group while learning that some secrets are safer when they stay hidden.
Key vocabulary
Something cryptic is puzzling or hard to understand, like a message written in code.
To decipher means to figure out what a secret message or tricky clue says.
A homunculus is a tiny human-like creature from old stories and legends.
Alchemy was an old kind of science where people tried to change materials and discover magical-sounding secrets.
Immortal means able to live forever, at least in myths and stories.
If you are suspicious, you think something might be wrong or someone may be hiding the truth.
A disguise is clothing or a change in appearance that helps someone look like a different person.
Something mysterious is strange, secret, or not easy to explain.