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Desperate to get away from a home where she no longer feels wanted, twelve-year-old Emma Higsby is elated when she wins a scholarship to the prestigious Dinswood Academy boarding school. Emma quickly falls in love with the renovated castle nestled in the heart of the mountains. But when rumors surface that her new school is having financial problems and may have to close, she begins to search for a way to save her new home. When she discovers a riddle of buried treasure left by the eccentric school's founder, Lord Dinswood, she and her friends must use their courage and intelligence to solve…mehr

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Desperate to get away from a home where she no longer feels wanted, twelve-year-old Emma Higsby is elated when she wins a scholarship to the prestigious Dinswood Academy boarding school. Emma quickly falls in love with the renovated castle nestled in the heart of the mountains. But when rumors surface that her new school is having financial problems and may have to close, she begins to search for a way to save her new home. When she discovers a riddle of buried treasure left by the eccentric school's founder, Lord Dinswood, she and her friends must use their courage and intelligence to solve each clue. But someone else is searching for the treasure as well. Emma and her friends will have to race against time and discover the secret of Dinswood first!
Autorenporträt
Ellen Alexander was born in Springfield, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois. After graduation, she moved to Dixon, Missouri with her husband, Jim, and began her teaching career where she taught high school chemistry and physics for twenty-six years. Now retired, she enjoys writing stories inspired by the great mysteries she read in her youth. Today, Ellen is the author of four books in The Dinswood Chronicles series, an exciting mystery-adventure series featuring Emma Higsby and her friends at Dinswood Academy. She and her husband currently live in Columbia, Missouri where Ellen spends her time enjoying her grandchildren and dreaming up new adventures for Emma and the gang.