Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

Ally Carter

Mar 2020 · HarperCollins

About this ebook

From the New York Times–bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series. “A fast-paced thrill ride of a book . . . it’s Batman meets Annie.” —Stuart Gibbs, New York Times–bestselling author

April didn’t mean to start the fire. She wasn’t the one who broke the vase. April didn’t ask to go live in a big, creepy mansion with a bunch of orphans who just don’t understand that April isn’t like them. After all, April’s mother is coming back for her someday very soon.

All April has to do is find the clues her mother left inside the massive mansion. But Winterborne House is hiding more than one secret, so April and her friends are going to have to work together to unravel the riddle of a missing heir, a creepy legend, and a mysterious key before the only home they’ve ever known is lost to them forever.

“This is the kind of read that makes your soul sit up straight. At once a heart-wrenching tale of found family and a thrilling, atmospheric mystery that keeps you guessing at every page, Ally Carter’s middle grade debut is a triumph. I loved April’s character down to the barb wire wrapped around her heart, and I cheered for her journey and the extraordinary bravery required to open up to other people.” —Roshani Chokshi, New York Times–bestselling author

“An adventure-filled read with a twisty mystery and spunky friendships. I loved it!” —Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

“An entertaining adventure with villains, heroes, and tantalizing mysteries galore.” —Kirkus Reviews

Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed reading this well written mystery. The characters are fully developed. The intriguing plot is well paced and action-packed. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

About the author

 Ally Carter writes books about sentinels, spies, thieves, and diplomats. She is a New York Times best-selling author whose novels have sold over three million copies and have been published in more than twenty countries. She’s the acclaimed author of a middle grade series about a mischievous young orphan and her vigilante guardian (Winterborne Home), three YA series about the world’s best teenage art thieves (Heist Society), the world’s coolest spy school (Gallagher Girls, including I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You), and the granddaughter of a diplomat who has to find her mother’s killer on Embassy Row, as well as the stand-alone novel, Not If I Save You First. She lives in Oklahoma, where her life is either very ordinary or the best deep-cover story ever. www.AllyCarter.comTwitter: @OfficiallyAlly Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr: @theallycarter