Since her parents died in a car accident, Elizabeth Somers
has lived with her irascible aunt and uncle.
Everything is depressing and dreary – until the day her aunt and uncle
insist that they are taking a trip for Chirstmas break and she is not
accompanying them. Instead, she is sent
off to the ominous sounding “Winterhouse”.
Instead of a creepy place, she finds instead a vibrant resort and
friendly people. Well, there is a
mystery however – more than one, actually.
With the help of her new friend Freddy, Elizabeth hopes to solve the
mystery of Winterhouse.
Well done Guterson!
He manages to be mysterious and hopeful without being hokey or even
making every adult like they are blastedly stupid. Unlike several recent novels where the children
have solved the mystery that the adults should have been able to solve decades
ago, the clues to this mystery aren’t obvious, but instead need the clue that
Elizabeth unknowingly brings with her. A
tiny bit a supernatural danger adds a nice fillip to the story. Give this one to your junior clue-solvers.
EL, MS – ESSENTIAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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