The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
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Alan Bradley
WINNER OF THE AGATHA • ARTHUR ELLIS • DILYS • DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS “Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . . [Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine.”—Chicago Sun-TimesIt is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath.For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.” BONUS: This edition contains a The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie discussion guide and an excerpt from Alan Bradley's The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag.
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Author
Alan Bradley
Pages
384
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2009-04-28
ISBN
0440338468 9780440338468
Ratings
Google: 4
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"The audiobooks are very well done. : )"
Molly Hans
"This series gives me the same vibes as the Myrtle Hardcastle kids series of which there are only three books so far. Both quirky, slightly morbid little girls in the 10 - 12 age range with their scientific endeavors, solving murders a grown man is unable to. Both are girls I would readily be friends with likely to the alarm of my family. I think what's so refreshing about this series and others similar to it is that these girls are allowed to be intelligent and not just be a stereotype."
Carson
"The heroine is dark and hilarious and delightful all at once. Wonderful writing. "
Amanda Wizniak
"These books are excellent. Flavia de Luce is such an entertaining young sleuth. "
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Cathy
"My favourite mystery series of all time! Its an easier to read Agatha Christie to me! 10/10"
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Shannyn Reid
"Dumb"
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Molly
"Really good! Kept me on my toes the whole way, unpredictable! And I found Flavia to be a super interesting and fun character! I’ll definitely read more of these!"
Shannyn Reid
"A rollicking romp! No, but seriously, quite a fun read, for all ages. A neat trick: anytime they mentioned a song, I queued it up on Spotify and played it. Worked out really well and set a great tone. Flavia is a sassy, intelligent narrator, and I really enjoyed this one."
Dana Reinert
"How can you not love Flavia? She’s a hoot and a half, and far too clever for her own good. But in addition to the hilarious anecdotes involving poison, it was actually a well plotted and believable mystery. It was mysterious enough that I didn’t guess the motive right away, but there were enough details there that you could figure it out if you thought about it enough. I actually kept pace with Flavia’s thinking, but considering she’s an 11 year old girl (albeit a very smart one) I guess I shouldn’t pat myself on the back too much. I know this is a much loved series, so I imagine I’ll be coming back to these novels very soon!"
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Allie Peduto
"This series is the only thing I have ever read from this author, and I loved them all. Some more than others of course, but a good read none the less. "
Meghean Tomaso Tong
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