Bones and the Apple Pie Mystery by David A. Adler

Bones Mysteries #10

by David A. Adler

Detective Jeffrey Bones and Grandpa visit Grandpa's friend Sally--the best apple pie baker around. Today, she's practicing for the Best Pie Contest held at the county fair. But when it's finally time to eat the pies, they are nowhere to be found--not in the oven, on the counter top, or on the table. Did Sally's dog Oliver eat them? Detective Jeffrey Bones is on the case!

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Food, Chapter Books

Paperback

First published September 1, 2013

About the author

David Abraham Adler is an American children's author. He was born in New York City, New York in 1947. He graduated from Queens College in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics and education. For the next nine years, he worked as a mathematics teacher for the New York City Board of Education, while taking classes towards a master's degree in marketing, a degree he was awarded by New York University in 1971. In that same year, a question from his then-three-year-old nephew inspired Adler to write his first story, A Little at a Time, subsequently published by Random House in 1976. Adler's next project, a series of math books, drew on his experience as a math teacher. In 1977, he created his most famous character, Cam Jansen, originally featured in Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, which was published that year.

Adler married psychologist Renee Hamada in 1973, and their first child, Michael, was born in 1977. By that time Adler had taken a break from teaching and, while his wife continued her work, he stayed home, took care of Michael, and began a full-time writing career.

Adler's son, Michael S. Adler, is now the co-author of several books with his father, including A Picture Book of Sam Adams, A Picture Book of John Hancock, and A Picture Book of James and Dolly Madison. Another son, Edward, was the inspiration for Adler's Andy Russell series, with the events described in the series loosely based on adventures the Adler family had with Edward's enthusiasm and his pets.

As of November 2008, Adler has three sons and two grandsons. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

(source: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neo is at the helm of this level reading book. Jeffrey Bones accompanies his Grandpa to a friend’s house. Sally is entering some of her pies into the county fair, but usually has some left for others to taste. When Jeffrey and Grandpa arrive, they discover that the pies are missing. Jeffrey begins sleuthing around and finds that he might be onto something, if he follows the clues. Neo liked this piece, not only because of the slight challenge, but also since they talked of pie and eating them. He hopes others will enjoy this book and not get too hungry!

[Wynona · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was funny.

[CTWard · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good mystery read for intermediate readers in terms of story context and vocabulary choices in the book. Recommended ages 7-10. The story itself is a good setting for a mystery, but the script repeats itself ad nauseum and flows too quickly to keep track of who is speaking or acting.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Logan: my favorite part was that they thought of loss of places to look, but the pies weren't there. I liked that he thought Oliver ate the pie, but grandpa said "dogs are messy eaters."

[Alexus Houfek · Rating 3 out of 5]

APA Citation: Adler, David A. Bones and the Apple Pie Mystery. New York: Penguin Group, 2013. 32. Print.

Summary: This story is about a young boy and grandpa who loves pies. The grandpa has a friend who makes the pies, she bakes two at once that way one for sure turns out right. She tells them they can eat the one that is too crispy, but when they go to eat it; it's disappeared. The boy looked everywhere to find the pies, but couldn't seem to locate them. The boy then found the women's sister, Beth, sleeping. He waked her to ask where the pies went. Did Beth know really know where the pies went?

Discussion Questions:
1.What question would you ask your grandpa's friend when trying to find the pies?
2.What ideas justify Beth's actions of moving the pie?
3.What theme is the boy doing by trying to find the pie himself? (detective)
4.What would you predict would happen if Beth wouldn't have moved the pies?
5.Do you think you would have thought like Beth did to move the pies?

[Linzee Gammell]

1. Jeffery Bones is a detective looking to find where the apple pies have gone! Jeffery goes to Sally's house with his Grandpa Max to help with the pies that she wants to enter into the County Fair. But when Jeffery and his grandpa get there the pies are ton! Busy Beth and Oliver the dog are also there! Did oliver eat them? The Busy Beth take them? Detective Bones is here to solve the mystery!

2. -Do you agree with Detective Bones that it could have been Oliver? Why or Why not?
-While you were reading did you think Busy Beth was going to know where the pies were?
-Do you agree with Busy Beth's actions in the story?
-Create a new ending to the story. What else could have happened to the pies?
-Do you think it was smart Busy Beth put the pies in the car?

3.Adler, D., & Newman, B. (2013). Bones and the apple pie mystery (p. 32). New York: Penguin Group