Winterhouse Book
Vocabulary
Characters
Setting
Misc.
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Who wrote the book?

Ben Guterson

100

Vigilant

keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

100

How old was Elizabeth when her parents died?

4

100

Who lives in Drere?

Aunt Purdy and Uncle Burlap

100

Example:

The Morse Code - Here Come Dots

Anagram

200

When was the book published?

2018

200

Ominous

Page 185 - adjective

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious

200

Who are the puzzlers?

Mr. Wellington and Mr. Rajput

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What is Winterhouse's world famous confection?

Flurschen

200

Example:

Lake

Sake

Sane

Sand, etc

Word Ladder

300

Who illustrated the book?

Chloe Bristol

300

Consternation

Page 162 - non

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

300

Who is Elizabeth's mother?

Winifred Falls 

300

How many floors are at Winterhouse?

13

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Why was Elizabeth alarmed when she went to the library for the first time?

Miles, the parrakeet, said Summers Summer's here

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How many novels has this author written before this one?

Zero!

400

Inscrutable

Page 193 - adjective

impossible to understand or interpret

400

What is Heims middle name and why is this important?

Sweth - name of the man who wrote "The Book"

400

What color continued to glow when Gracella was near?

Crimson

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What was the key word?

I Choose Good.

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What did the author do before he wrote this novel?

(2 jobs)

Teacher (middle school and high school) AND program manager at Microsoft

500

Enigma

a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

500

What is the Heims middle name and why is this important?

Sweth - name of the man who wrote "The Book"

500

What year did Winterhouse open? 

Bonus: why was this significant

1897

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What books did Elizabeth mention that gives us an idea of when this took place?

The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007) and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2013)