Why it's awesome: I recently picked this up again after reading it when I was much younger, curious to see what I thought. It was a lot of fun! Milo Pine lives with his parents in their inn, where they often harbour smugglers. One winter, they have several guests all come on the same night, before all of them are snowed into the inn. The guests all seem to have their own reason for being there and they all seem to be keeping secrets, even more so when some of their things are stolen! Milo's new friend helps him investigate while framing the investigation as acting out a TTRPG. There's also a sweet subplot of Milo (who is a Chinese kid adopted by a white family) coming to terms with his adoption, where he fits into his family, & the fact that he can daydream about what could have been without it meaning he wished his parents didn't adopt him.
I nominated Clem Candler/Georgie Moselle, two of the guests at the inn -- without giving too much away, they have a fun dynamic and a great history.
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Author: Kate Milford
Length: 384 pages
Sub-genre: middle-grade, fantasy, mystery
Why it's awesome: I recently picked this up again after reading it when I was much younger, curious to see what I thought. It was a lot of fun! Milo Pine lives with his parents in their inn, where they often harbour smugglers. One winter, they have several guests all come on the same night, before all of them are snowed into the inn. The guests all seem to have their own reason for being there and they all seem to be keeping secrets, even more so when some of their things are stolen! Milo's new friend helps him investigate while framing the investigation as acting out a TTRPG. There's also a sweet subplot of Milo (who is a Chinese kid adopted by a white family) coming to terms with his adoption, where he fits into his family, & the fact that he can daydream about what could have been without it meaning he wished his parents didn't adopt him.
I nominated Clem Candler/Georgie Moselle, two of the guests at the inn -- without giving too much away, they have a fun dynamic and a great history.