 Seventeen-year-old Sophie Spark works as an intern and babysitter in an old grand hotel known as Castle in the Clouds in the Swiss Mountains. Many interesting international guests arrive for the Christmas holidays. There are missing diamonds, possible kidnappers, spies, a famous author, a bodyguard, and two handsome boys who all liven up Sophie’s life. She plunges into a Nancy Drew type of investigation that makes her stay at the hotel everything, but boring. mjw |
| Title: Castle In The Clouds Author: Kerstin Gier Publisher: Henry Holt and Company. New York Copyright: 2020 Original Language: German Translator: Romy Fursland Original Copyright: 2017 ISBN: 978-1-250-30019-5 Hardcover pages: 336 Age range: 12 up Genre: Fiction. Mystery Book setting: Switzerland Author’s ethnicity: German Author’s residence: Germany Subjects: Hotels, Kidnapping, Mystery, Resorts, Romance, Theft, Thriller, Young Adult |
Castle In The Clouds
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