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| Greenglass House |
As Christmas approaches, twelve-year-old Milo Pine can’t
wait for his vacation. But plans to
spend the holidays alone with his parents are thwarted as a series of
unexpected guests arrives at Greenglass House, which doubles as a hotel.
Each guest is unusual in his or her own way. Georgie has blue hair and carries The
Raconteur’s Commonplace Book which contains folklore about the local
area. Clem runs all the way up the
Grouse Grind-like staircase that leads to the house and always moves in
complete silence. Mr. Vinge wears polka
dotted, argyle or other fancy socks at all times.
These are only some of the houseguests and all of them
have secrets. When items start to go
missing from the guestrooms, Milo and his new friend Meddy devise a scheme to
find the thief.
The two children explore the house and begin to learn
about its past; they discover that each of the guests has some kind of link to
the house. The mystery deepens as the
stolen items are found. Maps, codes,
watermarks, a keychain and the house’s green stained glass all become pieces of
a puzzle that Milo and Meddy must solve.
As the snow outside turns into a full-blown storm, the
power goes out at Greenglass House. The
guests are effectively trapped in the remote hotel with a thief among
them. Can Milo and Meddy solve the
mystery and keep all the guests (and Milo’s parents) safe?
If you love puzzles and codes and solving mysteries,
this book is for you. Get cozy on your
winter holidays and read Greenglass House!
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