Details
- Photo
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- Name
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- Author
- Ellen Raskin
- Year
- 1978
- Genre
- Puzzle mystery, middle grade
- Primary setting
- A strange apartment building near Lake Michigan
- Best read in
- Snowy afternoon with hot chocolate you forget to drink
- Mood level
- Playful but quietly sharp
- Page count
- ≈190
- My take
- Reads like a crossword written by someone who’s been politely observing adults and taking notes for years.