Synopses & Reviews
From the author of
Going Through the Gate, here is an extraordinary work of the imagination, a puzzle mystery book in which the prize is the redemption of a family.
Thirteen-year-old Ellsworth Smith belongs to a family of two-it's just him and his dad, always on the move. This is okay with Ellsworth until the dreams come, the dreams of houses surrounding a beautiful green square. Then a letter arrives, inviting Ellsworth to a home he doesn't remember. He is needed there because the square is real, and hidden within it is a treasure that only a child can uncover-the last treasure of John Matthew Smith, the family's eccentric patriarch. But there are other things hidden in the square, too-old sorrows and pain. Ellsworth's return stirs up these "ghosts," and finding the treasure may be the only way to give them rest.
With the "power and poetry, mystery and magic" that Kirkus Reviews found in her first novel, Janet S. Anderson takes us on a memorable treasure hunt of the mind and heart.
Review
Anderson offers a beautyùrich, multilayered, full of stories within stories, with an ethereal touch. (
Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
Synopsis
Ellsworth helps uncover the lost treasure of his family's eccentric patriarch.
Synopsis
For thirteen-year-old Ellsworth, family has always been just him and his dad. Thats all Ellsworth thought he wanted. But then the dreams start. Dreams of houses surrounding a beautiful green square. Suddenly a letter arrives, inviting Ellsworth to a home he doesnt remember: the Square in Smith Mills, New York. A home with a hidden treasure only a child can uncoverthe last treasure of John Matthew Smith, the familys eccentric patriarch. But there are other things hidden in the Square. Can Ellsworth set these ghosts to rest and uncover the familys last treasureor will the secrets of the past haunt him forever?
About the Author
Born and raised in western New York where she attended a two-room schoolhouse, Janet S. Anderson later attended Cornell University and went on to teach high school English. She has also worked in libraries and for the New York State Department of Education.
Having lived in Canada, Germany, and Sweden, she has settled in Latham, New York with her husband. She has two grown daughters, Kate and Alix. Janet S. Anderson is also the author of two picture books, The Key Into Winter and Sunflower Sal. copyright ?2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.