Walls Within Walls

By Maureen Sherry, Adam Stower (Illustrator)

Kids uncover a puzzle in their new apartment, leading to a hidden fortune.

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368 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Brid, CJ, and Patrick's new life in a posh Manhattan apartment is dull until they find a secret: the place is a giant puzzle. Created by the late Mr. Post, it holds a mysterious book and hidden panels. Solving it could reveal a fortune, but they'll need courage and wit. As they race through New York City, they uncover secrets of the past. Can they piece together the clues before time runs out?

From the publisher

Perfect for tween readers who enjoy mysteries and puzzles and books like Chasing Vermeer, this page-turning debut novel is filled with adventure, intrigue, and heart.After their father, a video-game inventor, strikes it rich, the Smithfork kids find they hate their new life. They move from their cozy Brooklyn neighborhood to a swanky apartment on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. They have no friends, a nanny who takes the place of their parents, and a school year looming ahead that promises to be miserable.And then, one day, Brid, CJ, and Patrick discover an astonishing secret about their apartment: The original owner, the deceased multimillionaire Mr. Post, long ago turned the apartment itself into a giant puzzle containing a mysterious book and hidden panels–a puzzle that, with some luck, courage, and brainpower, will lead to discovering the Post family fortune.Unraveling the mystery causes them to race through today’s New York City–and to uncover some long-hidden secrets of the past.

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