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When twins Scarlet and Ivy go on a school trip to a creepy lakeside hotel, items begin disappearing from students' rooms. As more mysteries start to surface, can the girls work with their friends and face the danger head on? Book #4
Quick Summary
If your kid loves school trip stories mixed with a good mystery, the fourth book in the Scarlet and Ivy series is a solid pick. The twins head to a creepy lakeside hotel for a school trip, and weird things start happening items vanish from rooms, and there are plenty of spooky goings-on that'll keep readers turning pages. What I really like is that the sisters aren't doing it alone; they work together with their friends, which makes for some great team-solving moments and shows some solid friendship dynamics. It's got that perfect balance of spooky and fun that middle graders tend to adore it's creepy enough to feel exciting but not so scary that it'll keep them up at night. If they're new to the series, they can definitely jump in here, but fair warning: once they meet Scarlet and Ivy, they'll probably want to go back and read the whole set. Fans of "The School for Good and Evil" or other mystery-adjacent school stories will likely find a lot to love here.