Secrets at Sea Themes

Secrets at Sea Themes

Family

We've got mice siblings scampering all over this book, plus no parents to keep them in line. And this means that sibling rivalries are the name of the game in Secrets at Sea—these sisters and bro...

Exploration

Gear up, Cranston mice, because you're about to go on the ride of your life. And this isn't just any adventure—in Secrets at Sea they take a trip across the enormous Atlantic Ocean. Yep, these mi...

Gender

Did you know that girl mice wear dainty dresses? Or that boy mice are super messy? Come to think of it, the girl humans in Secrets at Sea are pretty dainty, too—and the boy humans can definitely...

Fear

When you're a mouse, there are tons of things to be afraid of: Water. Time. Mean humans. Cats. Snakes. The Barn. The future. Oh yes, the list goes on and on. And don't forget about the humans in Se...

Marriage

Back in the 1800s, marriage was seriously important—and it was considered especially important for women. In Secrets at Sea, this means that most of our female characters are thinking about getti...

Contrasting Regions: England and America

Since our characters are traveling from America to England, we hear tons about these two places—from the mice and the humans, since they're all pretty opinionated. In Secrets at Sea there are a l...

Memory and the Past

Wouldn't it be great if all Helena's memories were about bubble gum and rainbows in Secrets at Sea? Unfortunately for Helena, that's not happening—she has some tough memories in her past, and som...

Language and Communication

When you've got a book brimming with humans and mice, you've got to wonder how they're communicating. The good news is that the mice in Secrets at Sea are pretty ingenious—they figure out ways to...