The 2008 Willow Awards
Snow Willow Nominee
The Mystery of the Martello Tower
By Jennifer Lanthier.
When Hazel and Ned’s father disappears without saying good-bye, their summer plunges into chaos. As the siblings work to untangle this and other mysteries and learn who they can trust, they find family they didn’t know they had and learn of a second, darker secret surrounding their mother’s death.
About the Author
Jennifer Lanthier has been a staff writer for United Press International and a biotechnology reporter for the Financial Post. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children, where she coaches girls' basketball and attends every Toronto Raptors home game.
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Suggested Activities
- Research Martello towers. Illustrate or draw a diagram of a Martello tower.
- The next book in the series is also available. Read it and compare it to The Mystery of the Martello Tower.
- Hazel and Ned's father is an art dealer. Choose a Saskatchewan artist whose work you think he should promote and write a letter to Mr. Frump persuading him to represent the artist of your choice. You will need to know enough about the artist to make a convincing argument.
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