{"product_id":"the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-a-flavia-de-luce-mystery-9780385343497","title":"The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE AGATHA - ARTHUR ELLIS - DILYS - DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . .  Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine.\"\u003ci\u003e--Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer of 1950-and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. \"I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn't. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BONUS: This edition contains a \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie\u003c\/i\u003e discussion guide and an excerpt from Alan Bradley's \u003ci\u003eThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385343497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.71h x 5.37w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Dilys Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Agatha Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Macavity Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/29\/2010 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire Books of the Yr\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e136784 \/ Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alan Bradley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636776267932,"sku":"9780385343497","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9d1d9ffd-3722-4c43-a01d-fed658af6412.jpg?v=1603842930","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-a-flavia-de-luce-mystery-9780385343497","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}