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Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter
5.0
I received an ARC of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The YA Queen of Mystery and Adventure--Ally Carter--makes a spectacular debut into the world of Middle Grade!
April is an orphan girl, bouncing from foster house to group house and back again. April insists that her 12-year long situation is temporary. After all, her mother is coming back for her. It says so in the note that was left with baby April at the fire-station, along with a mysterious key on a necklace. When April breaks into the museum, trying to see if her key will fit into a box belonging to the Winterbourne family, it ends up changing her life in many ways. To begin with, a mysterious woman named Ms. Nelson takes her in and brings her to live in the actual Winterbourne mansion with four other orphans--inventor Sadie, artist Violet, con artist Colin, and Tim, who is Violet's "guard dog" and has a massive chip on his shoulder. Any day now, the occupants of the Winterbourne mansion wait with bated breath for the owner and heir--and fellow orphan--Gabriel Winterbourne to be declared dead after being missing for ten years. But is he actually missing? What if he was a little closer than everyone thinks? And, if so, why is he hiding in plain sight?
With Carter's signature masterful writing--blending humor and high-stakes, with her usual fantastic cast of characters--readers familiar with her work and new readers will be delighted with this page-turner of a tale! I personally am eager to see what will come next for the Winterbourne crew in the future, for I know from experience that it will be quite a wild--and fun--ride!
The YA Queen of Mystery and Adventure--Ally Carter--makes a spectacular debut into the world of Middle Grade!
April is an orphan girl, bouncing from foster house to group house and back again. April insists that her 12-year long situation is temporary. After all, her mother is coming back for her. It says so in the note that was left with baby April at the fire-station, along with a mysterious key on a necklace. When April breaks into the museum, trying to see if her key will fit into a box belonging to the Winterbourne family, it ends up changing her life in many ways. To begin with, a mysterious woman named Ms. Nelson takes her in and brings her to live in the actual Winterbourne mansion with four other orphans--inventor Sadie, artist Violet, con artist Colin, and Tim, who is Violet's "guard dog" and has a massive chip on his shoulder. Any day now, the occupants of the Winterbourne mansion wait with bated breath for the owner and heir--and fellow orphan--Gabriel Winterbourne to be declared dead after being missing for ten years. But is he actually missing? What if he was a little closer than everyone thinks? And, if so, why is he hiding in plain sight?
With Carter's signature masterful writing--blending humor and high-stakes, with her usual fantastic cast of characters--readers familiar with her work and new readers will be delighted with this page-turner of a tale! I personally am eager to see what will come next for the Winterbourne crew in the future, for I know from experience that it will be quite a wild--and fun--ride!