Pie

When Alice's Aunt Polly, award-winning pie baker, dies suddenly, it throws her entire small community for a loop, but it affects no one more than Alice. Polly was the one true friend that Alice had, the one person who loved her just as she is, and now Alice is floundering without her. To make

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matters more confusing, everyone is going crazy looking for Aunt Polly's perfect pie crust recipe. In her will, Aunt Polly left it to her cat.

Reading this book definitely made me hungry with its mouth-watering descriptions of Aunt Polly's pies. It's a short, sweet tale of a young girl coming to grips with her grief and figuring out the recipe for moving on.

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Alice's Aunt Polly passes away and entrusts the recipe for her world-famous pie crust to her cat, which she leaves in Alice's care, and as everyone, including Alice, tries to discover the secret ingredients, Alice learns some important lessons about faith, love, and family.

I finished this delightful novel about 15 minutes ago and now I'm dying for a piece of coconut cream pie. Sarah Weeks has written a funny and touching story with an entertaining mystery thrown in along with the apples, peaches and pie crust. Sure it's geared for middle readers, but take a chance

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and read it. I know you'll enjoy yourself. Yes, PIE certainly takes the cake! Groan!

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Great characters, wonderful story. Charming, touching and unique. Made me want to eat lots of pie!

Grades 3-5--Alice has spent at least a little of every day of her 11 year old life at her Aunt Polly's pie shop. When Aunt Polly passes away unexpectedly, the absence of her sweetness and generosity make it feels like the life has gone out of their little town. But quirky Aunt Polly's will confuses

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everyone: she leaves her grumpy white cat, Lardo, to Alice, and she leaves her super secret pie crust recipe to Lardo! Suddenly, there's a lot of interest in pie crust recipes, and Alice doesn' t know who's responsible for strange break-ins and disappearances around town. But as she makes a new friend and the town works together, they may all find that Aunt Polly's sweetness is inside them, waiting to be discovered. A charming and completely satisfying story on all levels!

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Pie by Sarah Weeks is a tween historical fiction about a girl, a cat and a missing pie crust recipe. Alice, the girl, has inherited Aunt Polly's cat, Lardo (think of Crisco) and her famous Ipswitch pie shop (think the Pie Hole from Pushing Daisies). Her will, though, says that she left her award

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winning pie crust recipe to Lardo.

As you can imagine, Lardo, the highly disagreeable cat, is cat napped. Alice does everything in her power to find the cat, while her mother tries to master the recipes (even though she shows no talent or interesting in baking).

With each chapter there is a pie recipe. The afterword includes information on how the recipes were collected. I didn't try any of the recipes — as my daughter and I already have our own selection of favorites. I will, say, though, that my daughter makes a pie crust that could rival Aunt Polly's

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The book Pie is an easy to read quirky story of a young girl named Alice, who spends time after her aunts death trying to figure out how to get past her sadness and finds herself in the middle of a pie mystery! Everyone wants the coveted pie crust recipe, which the aunt leaves to the cat Lardo.

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Needless to say this leads to a mass furry of pie making in the town in hopes a new pie queen will be crowned. In the end, Alice figures out what the important secret is that her aunt really left behind, which helps Alice and her family heal their hearts and once again be able to enjoy pie.

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It is about a girl named Alice, who had just lost her aunt Polly, her most favorite person in the world. Her aunt was known for her pies: she made the most delicious pies. After Polly had passed away, Alice's mother Ruth, was sure that Polly had left her recipes with Alice, who spent a lot of time

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with Polly. However, when the will is read, it only says that Polly had left her recipe to Lardo. Polly owned a cat named Lardo. It's a small town that they live in, and the word gets out that Polly had left her recipes to the cat Lardo, and Lardo gets catnapped from Alice's room, and it is up to Alice and her friend Charlie to figure out who the catnapper is, and can they find Polly's famous pie recipes...?

I absolutely loved this book. I did not, and could not put it down until I was finished reading it. You can see how Alice grows throughout the pages, towards others and towards herself. I also loved how Alice and her mother found a way to come together in the end. I think it is a common issue with many families that many children can relate to (not that parents are doing it on purpose, but at an age around Alice, it is easier to believe the worst than the best). It is a fun, delightful book that teaches children about growing up, learning to cope with sorrow, and finding a way to communicate with parents, through pie.

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Alice's Aunt Polly was famous for her pie recipes. She unexpectedly passes away and leaves her pie recipe to her cat, Lardo, and leaves her cat to Alice. How do you leave a recipe to her cat? What happens to Alice?

This book is a great read for both children and adults. It has many twists and turns to the plot that surprise the reader and keep it from being predictable.

When Alice's aunt Polly, The Pie Queen of Ipswitch, passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous piecrust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily fat, remarkably disagreeable cat, Lardo. . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice.

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Suddenly, the whole town is wondering how you leave a recipe to a cat. Everyone wants to be the next big pie-contest winner, and it's making them pie-crazy. It's up to Alice and her friend Charlie to put the pieces together and discover the not-so-secret recipe for happiness. Friendship. Family. And the pleasure of doing something for the right reason.

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A fun novel that 4th - 6th graders would enjoy reading. Alice's Aunt Polly is a master baker- she is famous for her pies which she has won numerous awards for. She doesn't bake pies for money- people bring her ingredients and she turns them into pies. When she dies, she leaves her grouchy cat,

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Lardo, to Alice. Everyone wants to know her secret pie crust recipe but Polly's will is very vague- a mystery to find out where the recipe is ensues. It is a heartfelt book that celebrates friendship and family. A fun read.

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Sweet book about young girls relationship with a beloved aunt, her parents and a boy she never would have thought would become a friend. Oh yeah, AND Pie. The yummy recipes at the beginning of each chapter are a wonderful addition. In fact, I HAD to make a chocolate cream pie from the recipe passed

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down by one of my sweet beloved aunts after reading this book. Weeks adds just enough mystery to get you turning the pages in anticipation of what is going to happen next.

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Lardo is a fat and disagreeable cat to most, but loved by Alice’s Aunt Polly. When Polly passes away, she leaves her prize-winning pie crust recipe to Lardo and Lardo to her beloved niece Alice. The whole town is up in arms! They miss Polly, but they especially miss her pies, and they want to

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know how Polly made the crust. It is a mystery, and some unsavory sorts show up in town in search of the recipe. Alice and Lardo may be in danger and no one can find the recipe! A cute story with just enough intrigue to keep you interested in what happens next. The pie recipes at the beginning of each chapter just add to the charm of the book. A great book for kids, but adults will like it, too.

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Narrated by Kate Rudd. Alice’s beloved Aunt Polly is the queen of pie-making in Ipswich, Pennsylvania, winning the coveted Blueberry Award 13 years in a row. Her sudden passing stuns and saddens the townspeople who loved her pies. In her will, she inexplicably leaves her coveted pie crust recipe

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to her cat Lardo, whom she wills to Alice. Almost everyone in town tries their hand at pie-making in the hope of filling Polly’s shoes but a mysterious person goes a step further to try and snare the pie crust recipe by catnapping Lardo and ransacking Polly’s store. I enjoyed the sweet lightness and simplicity of Rudd’s narration. She vividly brings out the personalities of the main characters through expression, emotion and pacing.

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A story as sweet as the title, with fourteen pie recipes to boot!

This was a really fun, feel good read. I think that both boys and girls would enjoy the storyline of this book but that, in particular, girls could benefit from Alice's strong, independent character. Unlike many books with female lead characters, Alice is the brains of her friendship with Charlie.

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In addition, the book advocates for finding the value in one's individual gifts, which is a wonderful lesson.

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This book was an absolute delight to read !

I would have loved it when in 3rd or 4th grade and am pleased that now in my mid 50s I got immense pleasure from reading it.

I am happy to see wonderful stories are still being written today and even more pleased that I have never loved my childlike traits

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that I can be thrilled to bits over a kid's book, rather than always reading adult material.

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Such a sweet story - both in the feels and the subject matter. Alice had a special bond with her Aunt Polly, a gifted pie-maker. After Polly's untimely death and her giving her secret crust recipe to Lardo (her cat), strange things start happening as someone is trying to steal the secret of the

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delicious pies. Alice and Charlie become friends as Alice tries to navigate her grief. A quick, sweet read.

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Alice is grieving over the loss of her beloved Aunt Polly, who made the best pies in town... or perhaps in the country if the national Blueberry Award, which Polly won 13 years running, is any determination. The whole town is missing her and her pies. But someone is out to get her secret pie crust

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recipe at any cost... and in Polly's will, she specifically left the recipe to her cat... and left the cat to Alice.
Alice and her good friend Charlie are out to solve the mystery of who ransacked her aunt's home, and catnapped Lardo, all while Alice tries to cope with her own grief.
A quick read, light-hearted and simple, it's a cute little book. Alice and Charlie are a highly likable pair of protagonists.

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Aunt Polly, the Pie Queen of Ipswitch, passes away and leaves the recipe for her world-famous pie crust to her cat, Lardo, and the cat to her niece, Alice. Surprised that Polly would leave her famous recipe to her cat, the folks in town set out to make the best pie in hopes of finding a way to win

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the big pie contest and earn the coveted Blueberry award.

Alice and her friend Charlie set out to solve the mystery of the pie crust recipe and along the way unexpectedly learn the recipe for happiness. But will they find the secret of the pie crust recipe?

This sweet tale of friendship and family will make every pie-loving reader chuckle with delight. With several yummy pie recipes tucked into the pages of this book, readers will find much to appreciate in this enchanting tale.

Recommended.

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NCCBA 2013
Cute, sweet, no pun intended and a good mystery. I was hoping for that pie crust recipe on the last page.

Reading this book made my mouth water! I wanted my favorite pie, blueberry, but I also found myself wanting other types of pie, too. This book is fast and unique. I loved trying to solve the mystery along with Alice and her friend. I think kids between the ages of 8-13 would find this book to be a

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must read. Anyone who is a fan of pie will enjoy it, at any age! Each chapter starts with a recipe, which include tips for making it. I am hoping to try making some of these pies. How fun! I met the author, Sarah Weeks, when I was at the Children’s Book Fair. She was so nice and funny! She told me that if someone makes a pie, takes a picture of it, and sends it to her she may put it up on her blog. How cool is that?

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children's fiction/mystery with recipes. The ending was a little tidy (mom all of a sudden realizes she could be more loving towards her daughter) but a nice kids' story nonetheless. Will want to make you want to bake multiple pies.