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The Treasures of Alpheus Winterborn written by John Bellairs is about a boy named Anthony Monday. Anthony lives in small town named Hoosac, Minnesota where everyone knows everyone. With money problems the Monday’s are struggling, so Anthony decides to get a job. During his job which is at the public library he finds a mysterious note, which later turns out to be a clue to a treasure. This note followed one after the other leading to an adventure to find the treasure which is supposedly left by the town millionaire who recently passed. Many say it’s fake and with multiple setbacks and Hugo Philpots it won’t be easy to find. Will Anthony find the treasure and prove everyone wrong? This book is great for multiple reasons. One being the plot

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