Thus the stage is set for a rich, layered and funny tale about friendship, family relationships and doing what’s right. She bequeaths her incomparable piecrust recipe to Lardo, her cat-or does she?-and leaves Lardo to Alice. In 1955, 10-year-old Alice’s beloved Aunt Polly, the peerless “Pie Queen of Ipswitch,” who has always given away the extraordinary products of her oven simply because it makes her happy, dies. What do you get when you take some scrumptious pie recipes, stir in a mix-up of a mystery involving an overweight cat and a legacy, then add a sly satirical nod to the Newbery Medal? This irresistible confection.
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