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The House in Poplar Wood
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
8 posts | 7 read | 15 to read
For as long as the Vickery twins can remember, Lee and his mother have served Memory, while Felix and his father assist Death. This is the Agreement. But one Halloween, Gretchen Whipple smashes her way into their lives. Her bargain is simple: If the twins help her solve the murder of local girl Essie Hasting, she'll help them break the Agreement. The more the three investigate, however, the more they realize that something's gone terribly wrong in their town. Death is on the loose, and if history repeats itself, Essie's might not be the last murder in Poplar Wood. Simultaneously heartwarming and delightfully spooky, The House in Poplar Wood is a story about a boy's desire to be free, a girl's desire to make a difference, and a family's desire to be together again.
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Tamra
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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The premise is a good one: 3 apprentices to Death, Memory, Passion and 1 untenable Agreement that needs to be broken. Since this is a MG read the end is a happy one, but it would have been an even better adult read with a twist.

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Craftylikefox
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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My first of 8 days off! I have apple butter brewing and have winterized the windows in the apartment. Of course I had cuddle/read time with Nigel. This is a very enjoyable middle book. I received it through Library Thing as a reviewer. Twin brothers separated in a house by an agreement that their parents had made. Both of their parents are apprentices one to Memory the other to Death. A young girl is killed and a mystery to be solved.

AmyG What a cute dog. 6y
Lreads I hope you have lots of cuddling/reading time with Nigel! He is so cute! 😍 6y
JoScho This picture of Nigel makes my heart happy! ❤️ 6y
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emtobiasz
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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Tonight‘s seasonally appropriate #booksandbeer: Pecan Ale and the #middlegrade story of two brothers, apprenticed to Death and Memory, who are only free to roam once a year on Halloween 🎃 #kidlit

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Bookgoil
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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The puppies were so tired this morning they let me sleep til 9 am and then crashed on the couch with me for two hours while I finished this book. An intriguing plot where Death, Memory, and Passion live in a town and it‘s mostly from the POV of two brothers whose parents are apprentices to Death and Memory. #dogsoflitsy

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TracyReadsBooks
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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A delightful MG read perfect for young readers (really anyone) looking for a spooky, atmospheric read. Lee & Felix are twins who can only leave their house together on Halloween—this is what happens when your parents make an Agreement with Death & Memory. And so things might have continued except they meet Gretchen. She wants their help to solve a murder & in return she promises to help them break the Agreement & be a family again. ❤️Recommended.

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TracyReadsBooks
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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Of course I‘m going to start October with a MG book about parents who have made a Faustian bargain which means their children, twin brothers, only see each other one day a year—Halloween. One year the brothers meet Gretchen Whipple who tells them if they help her solve the murder of a local girl, she‘ll help them break the agreement that keeps them apart. Throw in some warring families, Death on the loose & you have what sounds like a great book!

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TracyReadsBooks
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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I don‘t know if this has ever happened to you but...I decided to walk to the grocery store, to enjoy the autumn weather and all that, and on the way detoured, umm, a mile out of the way to stop by one of my favorite bookstores. That‘s totally normal, right? I picked up the tagged book—a MG book in which parents make a Faustian bargain with, unsurprisingly, unfortunate consequences. The other books were on sale & so the TBR stacks grow.

Tamra Sounds fun! 6y
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Craftylikefox
The House in Poplar Wood | K. E. Ormsbee
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My first ARC from Library Thing arrived today! I believe it is a middle grade read, and perfect for the season. Halloween, mystery, Death and Memory. Maybe I will be able to sneak it in this weekend. Nigel is unimpressed and snuggled with his favorite spooky blanket ☺️ #dogsoflitsy

Lreads Nigel is so cute! 😍 6y
Craftylikefox @QuietlyLaura thanks he is a cutie and he knows it 😊 6y
JoScho 🖤🖤🖤 6y
tracey38 Love Nigel's spooky blanket! 6y
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