Absolutely Truly

An unsent letter in a first edition copy of Charlotte's Web leads to a hunt for treasure in this heartwarming middle grade mystery from the author of The Mother-Daughter Book Club.

Now that Truly Lovejoy's father has been injured by an IED in Afghanistan and is having trouble finding work back home, the family moves from Texas to tiny Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire, to take over Lovejoy's Books, a struggling bookstore that's been in the family for one hundred years.

With two older brothers and two younger sisters clamoring for attention, her mother back in school, and everyone up to their eyebrows trying to keep Lovejoy's Books afloat, Truly feels more overlooked than usual. So she pours herself into uncovering the mystery of an undelivered letter she finds stuck in a valuable autographed first edition of Charlotte's Web, which subsequently goes missing from the bookshop. What's inside the envelope leads Truly and her new Pumpkin Falls friends on a madcap treasure hunt around town, chasing clues that could spell danger.

Author: Heather Vogel Frederick
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/04/2014
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781442429727
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 170878 / Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery


Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2014 pg. 121
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2014
Publishers Weekly 10/06/2014
Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 54
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015
BookPage 11/01/2014

About the Author
Heather Vogel Frederick is the award-winning author of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series, Absolutely Truly, the Patience Goodspeed books, the Spy Mice series, and Once Upon a Toad. An avid fan of all things maple, Heather and her husband have recently been transplanted from Portland, Oregon, back to New England, close to where Heather grew up. You can learn more about the author and her books at HeatherVogelFrederick.com.

Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreaming about wondrous stories. He gathers inspiration from his childhood memories, and curiosities he discovers in his everyday travels. He has illustrated several picture books, including I Don't Like Koala by Sean Ferrell. Charles also works as a visual development artist, creating illustrations for feature film projects. He lives and works in Sydney, Australia. You can visit him at CharlesSantoso.com.