Pie Kindle Edition

My daughter 12 years old LOVES this book and tells me it is one of her favorites. I understand why, having read it myself yesterday. I liken the writing of the book to real pies -some have a bittersweet taste at first. However, as the blend of textures, flavors, aromas, goes over the palate, the first "taste/chapter" is a combination so mysterious, so intriguing; it is hard to put down. Before you know it--you can't get enough.An adult woman named Alice narrates the story from the perspective of her 12-year-old girlhood memory. It begins at a time shortly after her beloved Aunt Polly, unexpectedly dies. Aunt Polly was a lovely, kindhearted, eccentric woman, who lived simply. She also possessed a unique blend of strong ethics along with an award winning talent for pie making.The sudden loss of the town's pie maker extraordinaire affects the town on many levels. Adding to this is the revelation of her cryptic will, which leaves everyone in multiple states of grief, confusion, suspicion, and among a few...competition.Poor little Alice felt the pain of her Aunt's loss most of all. Time spent with Aunt Polly was treasured. Alice could confide in her Aunt, and Polly's attention always made Alice feel good.What makes this story so delightful is the element of satisfaction that stays with the reader. (Much like that full feeling you get after eating a great slice of pie.) The author, like the pie maker, takes joy in using her talents to provide some intellectual dessert and intrigue to the lives of others. Sprinkled among the chapters are some nice pie recipes. Best of all, the brain food stays on your mind, not on your hips.

I remember ordering this book from either the scholastic fun fair or their book order thing in middle school. I remembered it and picked up the book once again and read it in a single day. I'm now 19 years old and still love the book! Very fun and the descriptions of the pies are delectable.Would recommend to anyone who loves mystery and pies/baking.

I read this book to my 8 and 10 year old sons. They loved the suspense and didn't ever want me to stop reading it. We finished it in less than a week of before bed reading time - we just couldn't put it down!The pie recipes are a huge bonus. We're planning on making a couple of the recipes from the book together soon.Four stars because some parts were a little scary for the kids...a body in a coffin, someone breaking into a little kid's bedroom at night...it all fits well into the story, but until you get to the end, some of those things were quite scary for them. Maybe I shouldn't have read the book at bedtime?

What a wonderful book! We read this for our mother and daughter book club (girls are in 3rd grade) and it was perfect. This group of girls loved the book so much.After reading, we coordinated a Skype video chat with the author Sarah Weeks and she had a fantastic discussion with the girls. The mothers were so impressed with the author. To celebrate, each mother/daughter duo baked a Pie from one of the recipes in the book. I highly recommend this book! We cannot wait to read another Sarah Weeks book.

Okay, this is a young teen novel of sorts, even though the setting takes you back to Leave It to Beaver and Andy Griffith days. But with a home pie shop and a cat named Lardo, one can't help but be entranced by this story. Yes, there's a small mystery involved, Nancy Drew style; and the characters are about as vivid as watching an old Rogers & Hammerstein musical. But despite being a quick read, you'll breathe a contented sigh of pleasure at the end, glad that you ventured out of your comfort zone and read something this simple and yet something so delightful. All in all, worth picking up when you're feeling ready for a quick read.

Pie is a great book for all ages. I am 12 years old and I loved it. My mom read it and she loved it as well. It always kept me on my toes. It was fun predicting who the thief was. If you're looking for a good book to read, I would recommend this book.

This is a fabulous book and that’s why I wanted a hard copy to use with my 5th grade class. I realize I bought a used book, but it was supposed to be in good condition. It was in poor condition. Many pages were folded, there appears to be some damage from a liquid and the dust jacket was filthy- it had dried food all over it. I had to throw the jacket out.

I bought this for my 9 year old, who devoured the book in about a day and 1/2. She absolutely loved it.

Everything about this book revolves around the best pie maker in the world.She dies in the first paragraph, leaving all her recipes to her cat, Lardo.The cat is left to her niece and it is her adventures and discoveries that make this book such a great read.Every chapter is prefaced with a pie recipe and everyone has a favourite pie.A great book, a rivetting read for my nine year old daughter and a superb ending to boot.The only downside is that, being an American publication, the recipes are in need of a little translation. If you go to the trouble, some are truly delicious, just like this book.

Really weird book that reads backwards, so rather than scrolling down/forwards, you have to do the opposite.Duh! to me, but I didn't clock what the Sneak Peek bit meant, and after reading 2 chapters intersperced with pie recipes, I ended up annoyed at the waste of my time. I thought that given the picture of the cat on the cover, there might be some mention of the cat, but no, it's about a family disagreement, and a lady who opens a pie shop as a young girl, and gives them all away for free until the day she dies...hmmm

This book is an excellent novel that is great for grade 2-4 (especially read aloud).Sarah Weeks threads the storyline through each chapter in such a that makes it really hard to put down.As a librarian I definetly recommend it for ages 7-10!!

A gift for our grandchild who had it on her Christmas list. She is also looking forward to the recipes in it.

This was given as a gift, I cannot review it.