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Loading... The House on the Gulfby Margaret Peterson Haddix
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I think this book is awesome because it makes the readers go on by making mysteries. I enjoyed the book very much, and I hope I can find another one like this later. (  ) jane03px2014 | Nov 20, 2008 |  I am a loyal fan to Margaret Peterson haddix. I love all her books that she wrote. This book is about Britt's brother, Bran get a summer job at Florida. It is a great opportunity because their mom can finish university there. However, Britt notices that they shouldn't be there. Where are they and who's house are they living in? ( ) yeonjaepx2014 | Nov 19, 2008 | While predictable, this book was a good fast read. Haddix is very skilled with dialog and aimed this story right at the teenaged set. (  ) vfranklyn | May 22, 2008 | Every author is entitled to one or two stinkers. So even after reading this, I can still be a loyal fan of Margaret Peterson Haddix. I don't like reading a mystery book when I can figure out the "big mystery" on page six. It was painfully obvious and it was agonizing reading the protagonist being so clueless. If anyone beside Margaret Peterson Haddix had written the book, I would have stopped reading by the end of the chapter. But because she has never let me down, I kept on reading, hoping to find out the REAL mystery of the story. There was sort of a plot twist, but I figured out the twist on the plot twist by the time she was looking through the picture albums in the closet. (  ) kewpie | Jan 4, 2008 | A sixteen-year-old boy arranges a housesitting job for the summer, but he starts acting strangely after his family moves in, and his sister begins to suspect they are not supposed to be there. prkcs | Oct 17, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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I just couldn't imagine what it would be.
When Britt's older brother, Bran, lands a summer job house-sitting for the Marquises, an elderly couple, it seems like a great opportunity. Britt and Bran have moved to Florida so their mother can finish college, and the house-sitting income will allow their mom to quit her job and take classes full-time. Having never lived in a real house before, Britt is thrilled. There's only one problem: Britt starts to suspect her family isn't supposed to be there.
She's been noticing that Bran is acting weird and defensive -- he hides the Marquises' mail, won't let anyone touch the thermostat, and discourages Britt from meeting any of the neighbors. Determined to get to the bottom of things, Britt starts investigating and makes a startling discovery -- the Marquises aren't who Bran has led her and their mom to believe. So whose house are they staying in, and why has Bran brought them there?
With unexpected twists and turns, award winner Margaret Peterson Haddix has again crafted a thriller that will grip readers until its stunning conclusion.
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