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  1. Friday Mar 5 MARYROSE WOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 5; 7 PM @ The Greene Children’s author, MARYROSE WOOD will introduce The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling, the first book in her humorous middle grade series.  The series is about a 15-year-old governess and her...
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MARYROSE WOOD

FRIDAY, MARCH 5; 7 PM @ The Greene

Children’s author, MARYROSE WOOD will introduce The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling, the first book in her humorous middle grade series.  The series is about a 15-year-old governess and her three charges—children who happen to have been raised by wolves.  They were found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place.  Who are they?  How did they get there?  How have they survived?   

Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess.  Though she is eager to instruct the children in Latin verbs and the use of globes, she must first help them overcome their canine tendencies.    Alexander keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips.  Cassiopeia has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite, and Beowulf is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels.  These are not your usual traits for children!    How on earth will Penelope teach them table manners, let alone their ABC’s!   

Maryrose Wood is a former actor, comedian, and playwright and the author of novels for teens, including Why I Let My Hair Grow Out, How I Found the Perfect Dress, and What I Wore to Save the World.  The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place is her first series for middle-grade readers. 

MARY ROSEWOOD