Alexa Daley's Renny Lodge: Summary And Review

Twelve-year-old Alexa Daley is spending another summer in Bridwell with her father. She looks forward to exploring the old lodge where she stays each year, with its cozy library and maze of passages and rooms. she's also eager to finally solve the mystery of what lies beyond the immense walls that were built to keep out an unnamed evil that lurks in the forest and the dark hills-an evil the townspeople are still afraid of.
As Alexa begins to on ravel the truth about what lies outside the protective barrier. she's lived behind all her life. she discovers a strange and ancient enchantment. Armed with an unexpected new power. Alexa exposes a danger that could destroy everything. she holds dear –and change The Land of Elton forever.
Upon arriving at the Renny Lodge (Named after Warhol's
Before getting help, Alexa takes a silver key from the locket around Warhol's neck. During Warhol's funeral Alexa sneaks to the library. While there, she drifts off to sleep in her favorite nook. She is awakened by Pervis, who breaks her spyglass before returning it. At dinner, Nicolas (Warhol's son) tells Alexa about his mother Renny's interest in the art of Jocasta. That day, when Alexa is in her favorite nook again, she discovers that the medallions which the library cats Sam and Pepper have hanging from their collars, have Jocasta etched on them. Alexa is successful in looking at Sam's but receives a nasty scratch when she attempts to look at Pepper's.
Later on, Alexa uses the silver key to open a passageway hidden behind her favorite nook. At the end of the passageway, outside the wall, Alexa is greeted by a short man named Yipes, who seems to have been waiting for her. Alexa follows Yipes up Mount Norwood and comes to a glowing pond. Inside the pond, she finds a green stone. Once she puts it in her leather pouch, Yipes takes her to his house. Waking up from her sleep, Alexa finds that she has the ability to talk to