Keeper of Secrets

Eleven-year-old Emily doesn't think Badger Cottage will ever be home. But there is something out there that needs her; a bright pair of eyes in the darkness. In the middle of a fierce battle between conservationists, who want to to rewild the lynx in the woods, and the local farmers, Emily tries to shield a baby lynx she calls Lotta, afraid it will be killed by the person who killed its mother. But can Emily work out who the illegal hunter is in time, and who can she trust?

Sarah J Dodd grew up in the north of England and spent her weekends and holidays walking all over the country with her family. The rest of the time she spent exploring unknown worlds between the pages of a book or dreaming about horses. She studied Environmental Science at the University of Nottingham and gained a PhD in plant ecology from the University of Lancaster before following her heart’ s desire and becoming a primary school teacher. After living in Australia for a while, she returned to the UK and settled in Lancashire, where she still lives. A lover of animals, trees, moss, mountains and mysterious paths, she will try anything once and loves to get her hands and clothes dirty in the name of fun and adventure.