The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn: An Anthony Monday Mystery

By John Bellairs and Priscilla Bellairs

Book Overview

A young boy discovers a clue that points to an incredible treasure... When Miss Eells gives young Anthony a job at the library, he thinks he'll just be dusting shelves and filing books. Instead, he discovers a hidden clue leading to the treasure of eccentric millionaire Alpheus Winterborn. Miss Eells thinks the clues are a practical joke left by the odd, old Winterborn before he died. But then why do things suddenly start getting so strange? And "terrifying"? This first book in John Bellairs' Anthony Monday Mystery series will have young readers on the edge of their seats, desperate to race ahead the story's final surprise. Books by John Bellairs: "The Doom of the Haunted Opera""The Figure In the Shadows"""The Ghost in the Mirror""The House With a Clock In Its Walls""The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring""The Mansion in the Mist""The Specter From the Magician's Museum""The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn""The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder""

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140380094
• ISBN13: 9780140380095
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Puffin
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.7" x 0.5" x 5.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

One of the BEST books I have ever read!!!!

This is a GREAT book. I highly reccomend it. Action packed, great storyline, and a spooky mystery, this book has it all!!!

Terrific book

The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn is a terrific book. It is a fast paced mystery w/a dramatic and exciting climax. Readers of John Bellairs won't be disapointed.

Spooky and Mysterious Fun

I adore John Bellairs, and this one is my favorite. Take one poor, lonely boy, one giant gothic library, one greedy relative, and one mysterious hidden treasure and mix well for an action packed, fun book. Spooky, but not too scary. Lots of kids will identify with the hero, a lonely boy from the wrong side of the tracks who befriends the librarian at the castle-like library. He discovers a clue to the treasure that was rumored to have been hidden by the library's builder, the mysterious and strange Alpheus Winterborn. Winterborn's greedy nephew is on the trail too, and it makes for a great story.

One great book!

I have read this book many times. I never get tired of it. My mom loves it too. I recommend this book to people of all ages, not just kids! It really is great!

VERY CLEVER!

This book captured my thoughts and brain with all the puzzles and mystery in it. I LOVE books that do that!!!! It is about a boy who is searching for a treasure and has a lot of strange poems to figure out first. I can't remember to much of it, since I read it about one and a half years ago, but he comes across this other guy who is searching for it too. This 'other guy' is the son of Alpheus Winterborn and therefore thinks the treasure should be his. Well I won't give the whole book away, but if you are looking for a suspence, adventure, mystery book that is VERY CLEVERLY put together, read this one. I recomend it 100%!