Polly Portman was the pie queen of Ipswich, Pennsylvania. She had opened her shop called PIE in 1941 and soon became world famous. She didn't want to charge her customers for her pies because she had no desire to be rich. People always said that if she sold the recipe for her pie crust alone she would be rich. Unfortunately, Polly dies suddenly in 1955, leaving her shop to the reverend and her pie crust recipe to Lardo, her cat. Or did she? Everyone in town is baking pies to win the Blueberry Award, especially Alice's mom, who bakes very badly. Charley and Alice, Sky King fans, solve the mystery of Aunt Polly's pie crust recipe thief and the true recipient of her legacy. This is a delightful tale of love, song, the 50's, and pie with a most satisfying resolution. Each chapter begins with one of Aunt Polly's pie recipes and is sprinkled with Alice's songs. This is a great audio book featuring Alice's songs sung aloud.
Mark Twain Award Preliminary Nominee 2013-14
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