Under the Bottle Bridge

By Jessica Lawson

Mysterious bottle messages lead a girl to secrets or disaster.

3.7/5 Goodreads · 120 ratings

352 pages· 74,466 words· Est. 10.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Minna Treat faces looming deadlines, family secrets, and a personal quest as Gilbreth's AutumnFest approaches. Discovering mysterious bottle messages under an ancient bridge, she wonders if they hold the answers she seeks or a path to disaster. With her best friend Crash and a mystery-loving newcomer, Minna embarks on a journey to uncover the truth behind the messages. Are they a miraculous guide to long-lost answers or a harbinger of historic chaos? As the festival nears, Minna must unravel the mystery before it's too late.

From the publisher

In the tradition of Counting by 7s and Three Times Lucky, critically acclaimed author Jessica Lawson returns with her fourth whimsical, lyrical, and heartfelt middle grade novel about a girl who’s desperately trying to keep her life together, when everything seems to be falling apart. In the weeks leading up to Gilbreth, New York’s annual AutumnFest, twelve-year-old woodcraft legacy Minna Treat is struggling with looming deadlines, an uncle trying to hide Very Bad News, and a secret personal quest. When she discovers mysterious bottle messages under one of the village’s 300-year-old bridges, she can’t help but wonder who’s leaving them, what they mean, and, most importantly…could the messages be for her? Along with best friend Crash and a mystery-loving newcomer full of suspicious theories, Minna is determined to discover whether the bottles are miraculously leading her toward the long-lost answers she’s been looking for, or drawing her into a disaster of historic proportions.

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