The Mystery of Raspberry Hill

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The grown-ups all think she’s going to die soon – she can see it in their eyes. Still, when poor 12-year-old Stina is sent to Raspberry Hill Sanatorium she can’t believe her luck. She gets to ride in a real motor car to the hospital, which looks like a castle hidden deep in the forest. But as Stina explores her eerie new home, she begins to suspect that the building is concealing a dark secret. How did the old East Wing burn down? Why doesn’t her mother reply to any of her letters? And what are the nurses all so afraid of? Stina is determined to solve the mystery of Raspberry Hill – but as she edges closer to the truth, she finds herself in terrible danger.

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ISBN: 9781782693413 Author: Frantz, Eva Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books Publication Date: 13th October 2022 Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books Cover: Paperback Dewey: 839.738 (edition:23) Pages: 156 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Children - juvenile / Code: J Category: Subject:

A CHILLING MIDDLEGRADE GHOST STORY SET IN A SPOOKY SANATORIUM DURING THE 1920S

The grown-ups all think she’s going to die soon-she can see it in their eyes. Still, when poor twelve-year-old Stina is sent to remote Raspberry Hill Sanatorium she can’t believe her luck. She gets to ride in a real motor car to the hospital, which looks like a magnificent castle hidden deep in the forest.

But as Stina explores the long, echoey corridors of her eerie new home, she begins to suspect that the building is concealing a dark secret. How did the old East Wing burn down? Why doesn’t her mother reply to any of her letters? And what are the nurses all so afraid of? Stina is determined to solve the mystery of Raspberry Hil-l-but as she edges closer to the truth, she finds herself in terrible danger…

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