To help her family make ends meet, Kit takes a job helping an elderly lady at a rundown mansion called Rivermead Manor. When she discovers a hidden room in the old house, she is sure its secrets will make a great newspaper article. But then Jessamine, Kit's long-lost friend, appears and seems to be in trouble, yet she won't confide in Kit. Determined to help, Kit follows clues, but will both of these mysteries lead to a story that's bigger than she could have imagined, or will they stay hidden at Rivermead Manor?
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Kathryn Reiss. Intruders at Rivermead Manor
chapter 1. A Cry for Help
chapter 2. A Desperate Woman
chapter 3. The Underground Railroad
chapter 4. The Time Portal
chapter 5. A Dinnertime Interruption
chapter 6. Secret in the Attic
chapter 7. Stirling Smells a Rat
chapter 8. Footprints in the Dust
chapter 9. The Hidden Room
chapter 10. A List of Suspects
chapter 11. Little Orphan Annie
chapter 12. No Place Like Home
chapter 13. Mysterious Uncle Hendrick
chapter 14 “The Pore and Needy Ones”
chapter 15. Out of Darkness into Light
Inside Kit’s World
A Sneak Peek at. The Jazzman’s Trumpet. by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
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KIT KITTREDGE HURRIED along the sidewalk, feet crunching crisp autumn leaves. It was early October, and the trees were a blaze of color. Smoke curled from the chimneys of some of the grand houses in Uncle Hendrick’s neighborhood. Her own house, Kit knew, would have a cheerful fire as her mother prepared the evening meal for the boarders who lived there, but Uncle Hendrick’s house was never cheerful.
Kit sighed, hitching her schoolbag onto her shoulder. Last month, when Uncle Hendrick had complained that his arthritis was worse and he needed someone to look after him, he had asked for Kit. Mrs. Kittredge pointed out that there were plenty of women desperate for work these days. She suggested he hire one to help out until he felt better. But Uncle Hendrick had hired Kit to help out before, and he said she got the job done. Kit was happy to have the job, even though her great-uncle was often grumpy and his elegant house always felt cold.
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“I’m so grateful for your help,” Miss Mundis said as Kit served the sandwiches.
“You’re sure you don’t want me to call the doctor?” Kit asked, pouring out a cup of tea for the old woman.
