At greenglass house, a smugglers inn, twelveyearold milo, the innkeepers adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending milo. Gr 46the greenglass house is the kind of ancient, creaky home in which a gothic horror story might be set, and the plot in milfords latest seems to be headed that way, at least at first. Greenglass house washington district libraries overdrive. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide milford, kate. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher.
When i was a kid i had a real and abiding love of agatha christie. Greenglass house new hampshire state library overdrive. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Milo and his parents live in a rambling old inn that formerly served as a smugglers hideout. The creaky smugglers inn is always quiet during this season, and twelveyearold milo, the innkeepers adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. Once again, schools out for the winter break, christmas is only a few days away, and the infamous inn where milo and his parents live is overrun. Greenglass house by kate milford and jaime zollars. Greenglass house book charlotte mecklenburg library. Enter a readers lexile measure to calculate his or her expected comprehension for this book and to view vocabulary targeted. Greenglass house childrens book by kate milford with illustrations. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide milford, kate, greenglass house. Ghosts of greenglass house greenglass house series by. Hes looking forward to christmas vacation, slow time at the inn, when he can have his parents all to himself. One snowy night, five unexpected guests arrive, one after another.
Little house in the big woods, farmer boy, little house on the prairie, on the banks of plum creek, by the shores of silver lake the house by the lake. Literary references are peppered throughout clarified with somewhat superfluous footnotes in addition to a variety of tangential sidebars the identity of whose writer becomes delightfully clear later on. Its christmastime at greenglass house again, and except for one pesky visitor, it seems that this year things will be back to normal a quiet family vacation for yearold milo and his parents. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country.
Greenglass house has all the elements of a traditional mystery to hook readers. Lucy bluecrowne is beginning a new life ashore with her stepmother and half brother, though shes certain the only place shell ever belong is with her. Greenglass house by kate milford readaloud revival. New york times bestseller national book award nominee winner of the edgar award for best juvenile mystery its wintertime at greenglass house. Every month or so depending on the size of the book a group of us book nerds gather to talk about a book weve all read. Greenglass house is a mystery that will delight and intrigue readers of any age, from the first ring of the guest bell to the astonishing twist at the end. Booksource book club reads greenglass house by kate milford. Booksource book club reads greenglass house by kate milford booksource book club invites you to read along with us. Ghosts of greenglass house lexile find a book metametrics inc. A young man who claims to be an art student, studying the famous stainedglass windows of the house, is the sole guest until georgie and clem, young women who met the year before at greenglass house, arrive. Tiny house plans, woodworking on a tiny house and living mortgage free tiny houses, tiny house living, tiny house plans, small homes, woodworking. I love that kate milfords books trust that children will be intelligent.
Jaime is inspired by fairy tales and flemish painters, nonfiction books, forgotten paper, found textures, and flea market photographs. To the locals of nagspeake, greenglass house is a haven for smugglers and thieves. Just before christmas greenglass house is filled with unexpected visitors. Return to the world of the bestselling greenglass house, where smugglers, magic, and pyrotechnics mix, in a new adventure from a new york times bestselling, national book awardnominated, and edgar awardwinning author. This is the second book in the greenglass house series. Greenglass house tulsa citycounty library overdrive. This would be around the time when i was ten or eleven. Ghosts of greenglass house begins a year after the events of the first book, greenglass house.
Greenglass house poudre river public library district. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. When objects begin to go missing, milo teams up with meddy, the cooks daughter, and the. More than 75 books for children and teens, all about islands, oceans, and. If you want to know whether a specific book is within your childs lexile range, you can use our lexile find a book tool. Kate milford is the new york times bestselling author of the edgar awardwinning, national book award nominee greenglass house, as well as ghosts of greenglass house, the boneshaker, the broken lands, and the lefthanded fate. I love that they are complex stories with interesting characters and themes. Greenglass house in nagespeake looks like a mishmash of other mansions put together in one rambling structure. The greenglass house is an old inn set on a remote cliff near a.
Milo has just finished his homework and is looking forward to the quiet time over christmas break, when the inn for smugglers his adopted parents run is. Greenglass house the ohio digital library overdrive. Kate milford is the new york times bestselling author of the edgar awardwinning, national book award nominee greenglass house, as well as ghosts of greenglass house, bluecrowne, the thief knot, and many more. The colorful cast of characters, including greenglass house itself, immediately draw the reader into a richly imagined and vividly detailed story of tremendous depth. Soon milos home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is. But despite the blizzard blowing in, the bell keeps ringing and more guests keep arriving, each harboring a secret somehow. Indeed, that loveof libraries, of books, and most of all of storiessuffuses the entire narrative. Greenglass house by kate milford is a wintery read with quite the mystery to unravel and a rather fascinating cast of characters. Greenglass house by kate milford pages unbound book. Greenglass house dun laoghairerathdown county council.
Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn. Jaime zollars has illustrated childrens books, magazines, newspapers, and ad campaigns for clients that include united airlines, random house, the american red cross, scholastic, and the l. Dorothy canfield fisher childrens book award, nominee, childrens, 2016. Greenglass house king county library system overdrive. Greenglass house northwestern regional library overdrive. Greenglass house crown point community public library. The creaky smugglers inn is always quiet during this season, and 12yearold milo, the innkeepers adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. One house, five families, and a hundred years of german history lincolns white. Lexile levels br90 100190 200290 300390 400490 500590 600690 700790 800890 900990 1090 11001190 12001290 090 adventures of benny and watch by gertrude chandler warner lexile levels br 360 amelia bedelia i can read books level 2 by peggy parish, herman parish lexile levels 50 460 arthur specials by marc brown, peter hirsch, kathy waugh lexile levels 160 280. Please join the conversation by commenting with your thoughts. At greenglass house, a smugglers inn, twelveyearold milo, the innkeepers adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending milo and meddy, the cooks daughter, on an adventure.
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