Peppermints in the Parlor Author:Barbara Brooks Wallace Emily Luccock is looking forward to living at Sugar Hill Hall....She remembers her aunt and uncle's grand old mansion well, with its enormous, elegant parlor, marble fireplace, and white china cups filled with hot chocolate. But this time things are different. Her aunt's once bright and lively home is now dead with silence. Evil lurks in every c... more »orner, and the dark, shadowed walls watch and whisper late at night. And no one ever speaks.Everything's changed at Sugar Hill Hall, and Emily knows something awful is happening there. What's become of Uncle Twice? Why is Aunt Twice a prisoner in her own home? Emily is desperate to uncover the truth. Time is running out, and she must find a way to save the people and home she cares so much about.« less
Ruth (NewRuth) reviewed Peppermints in the Parlor on
Helpful Score: 1
Well written children's mystery. Emily's struggle to remain positive and helpful reminded me a bit of Pollyanna. The story starts slowly, but even my reluctant listener was asking for more after the first couple of chapters.