Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley (English) Paperback Book

Description: Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley, Xavier Bonet Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekends work. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekends work.Read the novel that New York Times bestselling author, Chris Grabenstein calls, "My kind of mystery!"Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekends work.Read the novel that New York Times bestselling author, Chris Grabenstein calls, "My kind of mystery!"When JJ Jacobson convinced his mom to accept a surprise invitation to an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway at the illustrious Barclay Hotel, he never imagined that hed find himself in the midst of a murder mystery. He thought he was in for a run-of-the-mill weekend ghost hunting at the most haunted spot in town, but when he arrives at the Barclay Hotel and his mother is blamed for the hotel owners death, he realizes his weekend is going to be anything but ordinary.Now, with the help of his new friends, Penny and Emma, JJ has to track down a killer, clear his mothers name, and maybe even meet a ghost or two along the way. Author Biography Fleur Bradley is an active member of SCBWI and MWA, where she has judged for the Edgars. She regularly does school and Skype visits, as well as librarian and educator conference talks on reaching reluctant readers. Originally from the Netherlands, she now lives in Colorado, not too far from the historic (and haunted) Stanley Hotel, which partly inspired this manuscript.Xavier Bonet is an illustrator and comic book artist who lives in Barcelona with his wife and two children. He has illustrated a number of middle grade books including Omnia by Laura Gallego; Michael Dahls Really Scary Stories series; and the Keepers trilogy by Lian Tanner. He loves all things retro, video games, and Japanese food, but above all, spending time with his family. Visit him at xavierbonet.net and follow him on Twitter or Instagram @xbonetp. Review Praise and Awards for Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley:Winner of the 2021 Colorado Book Awards for Juvenile FictionA 2020 Agatha Awards FinalistA 2021 Reading the West Book Award FinalistA 2021 Anthony Awards FinalistA 2021-2022 Sunshine State Young Readers Award ListFeatured on NPRs "Best of 2020" Middle Grade list"My kind of mystery! Quirky, fast paced, and full of fun!" —Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series."A madcap mystery that I couldnt put down!" —Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Scavenger series."Agatha Christie references abound, and the hotel setting shines. A quirky, kid-friendly introduction to the murder mystery." —Kirkus Reviews"A fast-paced, lightly spooky entrée to mystery fare." —Publishers Weekly Review Quote "My kind of mystery! Quirky, fast paced, and full of fun!" --Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series. "A madcap mystery that I couldnt put down!" --Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Scavenger series. "Agatha Christie references abound, and the hotel setting shines. A quirky, kid-friendly introduction to the murder mystery." -- Kirkus Reviews "A fast-paced, lightly spooky entr Excerpt from Book The invitations went out on Tuesday afternoon, because statistically speaking, thats the best time to offer someone a weekend getaway. Or thats what Mr. Barclays advisors told him (he had a lot of those). These advisors took very expensive and extensive polling and did research (actually, it was mostly asking random people at the mall). The letters were printed on fancy, thick parchment, the kind of paper that adults use for Very Special Occasions like weddings, or birthday parties with lots of guests and bouncy castles and bands. But this invitation was not for a party. It was for a weekend at the historic Barclay Hotel. Some said it was haunted, but there was no actual proof. Mr. Barclay owned the hotel, and he had a plan. He wanted these invitations to be sent out on Tuesday. Five invitations only. No more, no less. They were delivered by a courier--which was even more expensive than those advisors and the research. This was so that Mr. Barclay could make the whole thing seem important and official. He didnt want anyone to think that this was some sort of scheme! Even though it was. His advisors told him that its one thing to get a letter in the regular old mail, in the box, mixed in with the grocery store flyer and the electric bill. Its quite another to get a letter with a real embossed seal to close the envelope, delivered by a courier, where you have to sign for it. So mysterious. Five envelopes, with five invitations. Mr. Barclay guessed that there would be some stragglers--there always were. But the five main guests had been chosen carefully. A cowboy, a librarian, a CEO (that stands for chief executive officer--which is a big deal), an actress, and a detective all got their invitations that Tuesday. Dear [insert esteemed guests name here], Congratulations! You are a winner. "What did I win?" you might ask. An all-expenses-paid weekend getaway to the historic Barclay Hotel, from Friday, April 3, through Sunday, April 5. From the moment you arrive, you will find yourself enchanted by the newly renovated dining hall, where you will feast on a five-course meal included in your prize winnings. Enjoy the (also newly renovated!) indoor pool, hot tub, bowling alley, and extensive multilevel library if you fancy an afternoon read by the fireplace. All meals and entertainment (expect surprises!) are included in your stay. Did we mention its all expenses paid? We will see you promptly at five oclock Friday evening to start your glorious getaway! RSVP by Thursday to Gregory Clark, butler of the Barclay Hotel. Disclaimer: The pool and hot tub may or may not be open. The Barclay Hotel is not responsible for any encounter you may have with vermin, errant staff, wonky elevators, leaky ceilings, ghosts, or unstable antiques. Cellular phone service is not available at the Barclay Hotel. Do not use the white room towels for pool attendance; bring your own pool towel. Five-course meal may actually be a one-course meal. There is no room service available at the Barclay Hotel. Not everyone read the fine print--not when there was a free vacation at stake. Some guests read it later, but by then it was too late. No, each and every one of the five people invited felt very special when they received the letter, even if not all of them were all that excited to go. Congratulations! You are a winner, the letter said. Everyone likes to be a winner. Mr. Barclay counted on it. Part i Liars, Liars or, The Players 1 JJ wasnt supposed to read the letter, but he did anyway. He couldnt resist the thick paper and the chance to break the seal on the back of the envelope. It all looked so important. You really couldnt blame him. His mom had already forgotten about the letter and left it unopened on the kitchen counter. She rarely had time for anything these days. JJ, on the other hand, had nothing but time. He had just gotten out of school, and Tuesday was his most hated day of the week. He was always forced to go to Book Club and Battle of the Books, which was like the grand master of misery for those who are not into books. JJ didnt like reading very much (thats an understatement--he despised it, everything about it, from the quietness to the dancing letters and the book reports afterward). What JJ really loved was ghost hunting. He got excited at the thought of collecting evidence of haunting activity with his infrared camera, voice recorder, and electromagnetic field (thats EMF for short) detector. The camera would catch temperature fluctuations, since ghosts show up as cold spots. The voice recorder could catch a ghosts voice (this was harder, JJ thought), and the EMF detector would reveal a ghosts electrical current--the detector would spike. Ghost hunting can be exciting or monumentally boring, depending on how the ghosts are feeling that day. The week before the invitation came, JJ and his friend Tristan had caught signs of a (possible) haunting in the attic. JJ lived in an old house that made squeaky noises and had lots of dark, mysterious corners. But JJ had reason to believe that those little orbs he and Tristan caught on camera were not dust. The EMF detector spiked, and there was some garbled noise on the voice recorder--sure indicators that a ghost was present. You never knew what evidence you might find. It was why JJ loved ghost hunting. And now there was this envelope, on a regular (most hated) Book Club Tuesday. Unfortunately, JJs dad was an English professor at the local college, and he loved all things books, which was why his dad had volunteered to run the Book Club and Battle of the Books at Aspen Springs Middle School. It made the whole situation with JJ hating books a little sticky. JJ could hear his mom on the phone in the other room. Just troubleshoot it, guys, just troubleshoot it. It was her favorite phrase. JJs mom was very good at her job as CEO--a little too good, if you asked JJ. He wished she would take a break from her phone every once in a while. JJ scratched his mop of curly red hair as he read the invitation. Jackie Jacobson was written in cursive letters across the front of the envelope. It looked like the writer had used one of those old-fashioned ink pens. JJ couldnt resist. He looked at the letter, read it twice (except for that tiny print--you needed a magnifying glass to read that). And smiled to himself. This was his moment. Around the same time that JJ found the envelope addressed to his mother, hed been hatching a plan to convince his parents to let him visit the spookiest places in Aspen Springs, Colorado. The Barclay Hotel was at the top of the list of most haunted places within a twenty-mile radius of his house. The trouble was it had been closed for years. No one was allowed in. Not even professional ghost hunting crews. Even JJs favorite online show, Ghost Catchers, had tried and failed. This guy named Hatch (even his name was cool) would go to haunted locations and investigate. Hatch had been to Alcatraz, the Winchester Mystery House, and a whole bunch of other creepy places. But never to the Barclay Hotel. The show had tried to get access (they even just showed up once), but the owner, Mr. Barclay, always declined. And here was an invitation, a fancy one at that, to give JJ access to the place for a whole entire weekend. He could ghost hunt while he was there! Maybe hed even send his video footage and other evidence (there had to be lots!) to Hatch, and then JJ would definitely be invited on the show. And then maybe his parents wouldnt think ghost hunting was "silly fake science" (his moms words) anymore. Access to the Barclay Hotel--for a whole weekend, no less. An opportunity like this one comes along rarely. Once in a lifetime, one might say. "Are you ready for Book Club, JJ?" "Did you see this?" he asked his dad, waving the invitation. His dad squinted (he really needed glasses but was avoiding a trip to the eye doctor). "An invitation?" "Mom won a trip to the Barclay Hotel." JJs dad smiled. "How fun." "I want to go to the Barclay Hotel," JJ blurted out, knowing that with parents, it was better to tell them what you actually wanted sometimes. Except when it came to Book Club. "And you know Mom owes me one." JJ had been saving this IOU for a few months now, waiting for the best opportunity. See, JJs mom was always so busy running her restaurant franchise (PB&JJ--because everythings better with peanut butter!) that sometimes she missed important stuff, like parent-teacher conferences, award ceremonies, and science fairs. Not that JJ was an award-y kind of kid. But there had been an art exhibit back in December that his mom was supposed to come see. And shed missed it, because she had a PB&JJ emergency in Kansas. JJs mom apologized--a lot--and gave JJ a big IOU. He decided it was time to cash it in. Details ISBN0593202910 Author Xavier Bonet Audience Age 8-12 Language English Year 2021 Illustrator Xavier Bonet ISBN-10 0593202910 ISBN-13 9780593202913 Format Paperback DEWEY 813.6 Country of Publication United States Place of Publication New York Pages 336 Publication Date 2021-08-24 US Release Date 2021-08-24 UK Release Date 2021-08-24 Publisher Penguin USA Imprint Viking Books for Young Readers Birth 1954 Affiliation Erin Williams Position Associate Professor of Operations Management Qualifications MD, FCCP, MBA Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2021-11-15 AU Release Date 2021-11-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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