Thirteen-year-old Norah Bingham and her mother plan to spend Christmas in the country with Norah's great-aunt. Great-aunt Caroline has many secrets. Among them is the identity of the boy Norah sees in the backyard. Who is he? And why is he watching the house?
Thirteen-year-old Norah Bingham and her mother plan to spend Christmas in the country with Norah's great-aunt. Great-aunt Caroline has many secrets. Among them is the identity of the boy Norah sees in the backyard. Who is he? And why is he watching the house?
Thirteen-year-old Norah Bingham and her mother plan to spend Christmas in the country with Caroline Stoppard, Norah’s great-aunt. When her mother is called away on business, Norah goes on her own to stay with the aunt, someone she has never even met. From the start, the woman makes it plain that she does not welcome Norahs company, nor that of Norah’s cousins, Andrew and Becca, who arrive two days later. The isolated Stoppard mansion is as dismal as the Ontario winter. But the cousins soon discover there are puzzles to solve. Great-aunt Caroline has many secrets. Among them is the identity of the boy Norah sees in the backyard. Who is he? And why is he watching the house?
Details
Price: $8.95
Pages: 136
Carton Quantity: 68
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Napoleon and Co
Publication Date: 1st May 2005
Trim Size: 5.12 x 7.5 in
ISBN: 9781894917216
Format: Paperback
Age: 9-12
BISACs: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational JUVENILE FICTION / Horror JUVENILE FICTION / General
Author Bio
Peggy Dymond Leavey‘s previous books include Sky Lake Summer, The Deep End Gang, The Path Through the Trees, and Growing Up Ivy . Her other titles in the Quest biography series are Mary Pickford and Laura Secord, a finalist for the Speaker‘s Book Award in 2013. Peggy lives in Trenton, Ontario.
Thirteen-year-old Norah Bingham and her mother plan to spend Christmas in the country with Caroline Stoppard, Norah’s great-aunt. When her mother is called away on business, Norah goes on her own to stay with the aunt, someone she has never even met. From the start, the woman makes it plain that she does not welcome Norahs company, nor that of Norah’s cousins, Andrew and Becca, who arrive two days later. The isolated Stoppard mansion is as dismal as the Ontario winter. But the cousins soon discover there are puzzles to solve. Great-aunt Caroline has many secrets. Among them is the identity of the boy Norah sees in the backyard. Who is he? And why is he watching the house?
Price: $8.95
Pages: 136
Carton Quantity: 68
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Napoleon and Co
Publication Date: 1st May 2005
Trim Size: 5.12 x 7.5 in
ISBN: 9781894917216
Format: Paperback
Age: 9-12
BISACs: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational JUVENILE FICTION / Horror JUVENILE FICTION / General
Peggy Dymond Leavey‘s previous books include Sky Lake Summer, The Deep End Gang, The Path Through the Trees, and Growing Up Ivy . Her other titles in the Quest biography series are Mary Pickford and Laura Secord, a finalist for the Speaker‘s Book Award in 2013. Peggy lives in Trenton, Ontario.
