The Tale of Applebeck Orchard

By Susan Wittig Albert

Book Overview

The latest delightful tale in Albert's Beatrix Potter series. Out of spite for having his haystacks burnt, Mr. Harmsworth barricades a common path through his orchard-and Tabitha Twitchet and her Cat Council want answers. Reliable witnesses, including some Big Folk, say the arson was the handiwork of a lantern-wielding specter. The mournful ghost has a message-and Miss Potter, for one, hopes to figure it out. Meanwhile in Sawrey, romance buds between the schoolmarm and a confirmed bachelor; Hyacinth Badger hopes to be the first female to earn the Badger Badge of Honor; and a rumor has Beatrix and the solicitor practically betrothed. But the matter of the barricade involves everyone-and Miss Potter and her friends might have to take matters into their own hands-and paws.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425229777
• ISBN13: 9780425229774
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher