![]() ![]() Happily Adopted: Norbridge adopts Elizabeth after it's found out that she's his granddaughter.However, it's later mentioned that Gracella might have influenced her. ![]() Didn't Think This Through: Elizabeth constantly does this, such as shouting Gracella's name three times in the library at midnight.Chekhov's Skill: Elizabeth learns to control the feeling, which helps her against Gracella at the end of the book.Chekhov's Gun: The blue necklace, which is Elizabeth's last remaining piece of her parents.Kirkus Reviews 'Filled with puzzles and magic, Guterson’s debut keeps suspense high as the secrets of Elizabeth’s past unwind. Abusive Parents: Elizabeth's Aunt Purdy and Uncle Burlap constantly make her life miserable. Praise for Winterhouse: An Edgar Award Nominee An Agatha Award Nominee An Indie Next List Pick An Oklahoma Book Award Nominee Clever and captivating.She makes friends with Freddy, a boy who loves anagrams and word puzzles as much as she does, and works with him to find the decades-old secrets of Winterhouse, including lost family members, a mysterious Book, and the magic that lies beneath it all. In it, eleven-year-old orphan Elizabeth Somers suddenly finds herself spirited from her home in Drere to Winterhouse, a magical hotel, for three weeks. ![]() It has two sequels, The Secrets of Winterhouse and The Winterhouse Mysteries. Winterhouse is a middle-grade fantasy novel written by Ben Guterson. ![]()
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