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Reader reviewed by K. Hager

First off, I love the character Gilda Joyce! She is goign through a lot having recently lost her father, so there's a sadness to her, but I love her feisty, kid-like attitude of anything is poosible. I also love her way of not caring what others think and her tendency to take thigns too far...even though it made me cringe a few times. Gilda's best friend is leaving for camp and Gilda is determined to have an adeventure of her own, so she writes her mother's cousin to see if she can stay with him...only she's not exactly honest in the
letter.

She does get invited to stay, although she basically invited herself, and finds she has a cousin living htere about her own age. However, Gilda's main reason for wanting to visit is to solve the mystery of what happened to the sister of the man who owns the gothis looking house with the tower. The sister supposedly killed herself, but Gilda's sure there's more to the story than that.

In the end she and her cousin become closer and she heals the rift between the girl and her dad. She doesn't solve the mystery as much as she brings it to life in a funny and warm way.