A review by lsloan84
The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom

5.0

I've read this book a million times and each time it's slightly different. It's definitely a child's book, no challenge for adults, but it's such a sweet story. My mom read this book as a child and passed along her 1968 paperback version to me when I was a child. It is a well-loved copy of the book, falling apart it the binding. I haven't read it since probably middle school or early high school, so I decided to read it again. As with many books, I picked up on different things this time. There's no overarching struggle or mystery in this book, just an 8-year-old girl trying to survive her 1st year away at boarding school. She struggles with homesickness, loneliness, and finding her place with her new best friend.