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During the preparations for Greenfield's Winter Festival, the Alden siblings find themselves drawn into a puzzling mystery surrounding a statue in the town square. Their investigation uncovers clues that challenge everything they thought they knew.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner
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