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The Mystery of Biltmore House
(1998)(The first book in the Real Kids Real Places series)
A novel by Carole Marsh
In 1981, Carole Marsh (a real writer) took four real kids on a visit to the famous Biltmore House in Ashville, NC. They went to learn about George W. Vanderbilt; the Victorian Era, O. Henry and more. There was only one little problem... First one kids disappeared. Then another! The, so did a priceless antique chess set! There was the creepy Halloween room, the very scary basement, the eerie attic, and all those gape-mouthed gargoyles. Oh yeah, and all that blood! And did I say that the kids got trapped in a mile-long heating system? Did I say ONE little problem? How about LOTS of BIG problems! Everyone loves Biltmore House! So much so, that there has been constant demand for a reprint of Carole's most popular book ever! Biltmore's more than one big, giant house; it's one big, giant history lesson!
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
The game of chess . George Washington Vanderbilt, who he was and his vision of a self-sufficient estate . Information on the Biltmore rooms and grounds . Biltmore House history, the building of the house, and the luxuries therein . Walled gardens and English gardens . Thomas Wolfe . O. Henry . Carl Sandburg . Secret doors at Biltmore House . Definition of curator . Sidney Lanier . F. Scott Fitzgerald . Biltmore Dairy Bar . Grove Park Inn . Thomas Wolfe House . Connemara, Flat Rock, NC.
Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading
Genre: Children's Fiction
LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more!
The game of chess . George Washington Vanderbilt, who he was and his vision of a self-sufficient estate . Information on the Biltmore rooms and grounds . Biltmore House history, the building of the house, and the luxuries therein . Walled gardens and English gardens . Thomas Wolfe . O. Henry . Carl Sandburg . Secret doors at Biltmore House . Definition of curator . Sidney Lanier . F. Scott Fitzgerald . Biltmore Dairy Bar . Grove Park Inn . Thomas Wolfe House . Connemara, Flat Rock, NC.
Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading
Genre: Children's Fiction
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