Friday, April 17, 2015

A MYSTERY AND MORE

Kate Milford’s new book Greenglass House is a mystery, a ghost story, a holiday story, a survival story, and a family story. Milo and his adopted parents the Pines run an inn which used to belong to a smuggler. In fact smugglers still come to the House between trips. Now it is Christmastime and Milo is looking forward to a relaxing holiday with just his parents. But as an icy snow storm starts, the guest bell rings and within a day the inn is nearly full of odd, secretive guests who have some connection to the House. Several days of blizzard conditions traps everyone in the House. Milo and Meddy, the cook’s daughter, try to decipher clues, locate missing items, and solve the mystery of Greehglass House.