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Winterhouse

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by Ben Guterson

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  Epigraph

  Part One: Far to the North—and Plenty of Snow

  Chapter One: A Troubling Note

  Chapter Two: Strange Passengers on the Bus

  Chapter Three: The Hotel—at Last!

  Chapter Four: Puzzles in the Main Lobby

  Chapter Five: An Introduction—and a Good Fit

  Chapter Six: Three or Four Pieces of Candy

  Chapter Seven: A Visit to the Library—Just Past Midnight

  Chapter Eight: A Breakfast Meeting, a Breakfast Game

  Chapter Nine: The Talking Bird—and Its Owner

  Chapter Ten: The Hidden Book

  Chapter Eleven: A Battle of Wits

  Chapter Twelve: A Very Upsetting Encounter

  Chapter Thirteen: A Gallery of Faces

  Chapter Fourteen: A Dinnertime Tale

  Chapter Fifteen: The Library at Night—Once More

  Part Two: Christmas Approaches—and the Nights Are Dark

  Chapter Sixteen: An Unbreakable Code

  Chapter Seventeen: Preparations for a Game

  Chapter Eighteen: A Scavenger Hunt

  Chapter Nineteen: In the Dark Corridor

  Chapter Twenty: A Nearly Forgotten Story

  Chapter Twenty-One: The Bookseller’s Card

  Chapter Twenty-Two: Christmas Eve—and an Unexpected Note

  Chapter Twenty-Three: Three Times Is the Charm

  Part Three: Between Two Holidays—and the Moon Grows Full

  Chapter Twenty-Four: A Dark Christmas

  Chapter Twenty-Five: A Few Pages in the Enormous Journal

  Chapter Twenty-Six: The Statue at the Edge of the Lake

  Chapter Twenty-Seven: An Unusual Afternoon Tea

  Chapter Twenty-Eight: On Skis by Moonlight

  Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Dark Cabin

  Chapter Thirty: A Dire Disappearance

  Part Four: The Year Ends—and the Hour Is Late

  Chapter Thirty-One: A Daring Hunt for Clues

  Chapter Thirty-Two: The Corner of the Portrait

  Chapter Thirty-Three: A Desperate Plea

  Chapter Thirty-Four: The Key in the Lock

  Chapter Thirty-Five: A Crimson Glow in the Library

  Chapter Thirty-Six: The Book Revealed

  Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Necklace Rimmed in Silver

  Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Key, a Letter, and a Gift

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author and Illustrator

  Copyright

  Text copyright © 2018 by Ben Guterson

  Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Chloe Bristol

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  First hardcover edition, 2018

  eBook edition, 2018

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