Truly, Madly, Sheeply (Pumpkin Falls Mystery #4)

by Heather Vogel Frederick (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

The Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes face a pumpkin snatcher and a haunted farm in the fourth and final cozy mystery of the Edgar Award-nominated middle grade series from the author of the beloved Mother-Daughter Book Club books.

It's autumn in New England and Truly and her fellow Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes are gearing up for the annual Halloween Festival. Aunt True and her new husband, Rusty, have bought Ethel and Elmer Farnsworth's dilapidated old farm on the edge of town, where they're going to raise sheep and where Truly and her grandparents have volunteered to farm- and sheep-sit while the newlyweds are on their honeymoon.

But as always, there are mysteries and secrets afoot in Pumpkin Falls. Jack-o'-lanterns outside the shops downtown are going missing in broad daylight! Plus, someone...or something...is trying to scare Truly's aunt and uncle away from their new property with some seriously spooky hauntings. With the arrival of Emilio, a new heartthrob student from Italy, and with Calhoun most definitely still in the picture, Truly has her hands full and will need all of her Private Eyes to help her solve the small town shenanigans this fall season.

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ALA/Booklist

 Besides its colorful fall in New England setting, the third book in the Pumpkin Falls Mystery series offers an engaging portrayal of the Lovejoy family, their unusual traditions, and their close ties to their community. A cozy mystery.

Review quotes

"In the inviting first-person narrative, Truly struggles to deal with the flattering but puzzling attention of two boys at once, while trying to master new skills she never had expected to learn, from sheep herding to lock picking. Frederick gracefully fills in the backstory as needed. Besides its colorful fall in New England setting, the third book in the Pumpkin Falls Mystery series offers an engaging portrayal of the Lovejoy family, their unusual traditions, and their close ties to their community. A cozy mystery."—Booklist
Heather Vogel Frederick
Heather Vogel Frederick is the award-winning author of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series, the Pumpkin Falls Mystery series, the Patience Goodspeed books, the Spy Mice series, and Once Upon a Toad. An avid fan of small towns like Pumpkin Falls, Heather and her husband live in New England, close to where Heather grew up. You can learn more about the author and her books at HeatherVogelFrederick.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781534499683
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
August 22, 2023
Series
Pumpkin Falls Mystery
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Library of Congress categories
Lost and found possessions
Autumn
Detective and mystery fiction
New England
Novels
Pumpkins

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