Praise for Winterhouse : An Edgar Award Nominee An Agatha Award Nominee An Indie Next List Pick An Oklahoma Book Award Nominee ' Guterson provides readers a treat: mean caregivers à la the Dursleys a vast, luxurious hotel where oddities abound a new word-puzzle-loving friend a shrouded history for Winterhouse and sinister circumstances. But will it be at the cost of losing the people she has come to car for, and even Winterhouse itself? Mystery, adventure, and beautiful writing combine in this exciting debut richly set in a hotel full of secrets. As fate would have it, Elizabeth is the only person who can break the hotel's curse and solve the mystery. But the deeper she delves into the hotel's secrets, the more Elizabeth starts to realize that she is somehow connected to Winterhouse.

It's not long before she locates a magical book of puzzles that will unlock a mystery involving Norbridge and his sinister family. Upon arrival, Elizabeth quickly discovers that Winterhouse has many charms-most notably its massive library. Orphan Elizabeth Somers's malevolent aunt and uncle ship her off to the ominous Winterhouse Hotel, owned by the peculiar Norbridge Falls. (Jan.An Edgar Award Finalist An Agatha Award Finalist An enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debut-the first book in a trilogy-set in a magical hotel full of secrets. Author’s agent: Rena Rossner, Deborah Harris Agency. This satisfying mystery leaves just enough unanswered questions to have readers eager for the next book in this planned trilogy. Filled with puzzles and magic, Guterson’s debut keeps suspense high as the secrets of Elizabeth’s past unwind. Then there’s the mysterious book she can’t bring herself to return to the hotel’s vast library. But she’s troubled by recurring feelings of uneasiness that precede a variety of incidents, as well as a sinister couple that seems to be keeping tabs on her. Though wary, Elizabeth is intrigued by the hotel and its guests, making a new friend in 11-year-old Freddy, who loves puzzles and anagrams as much as she does.

After her relatives accept an offer for an all-expenses-paid vacation, they ship Elizabeth off to the Winterhouse Hotel “in the middle of nowhere during Christmas with no money and hardly any clothes,” as she puts it. Eleven-year-old Elizabeth Somers has lived with her chilly aunt and uncle ever since her parents died in an accident that Elizabeth can’t quite remember.

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