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Back in 1960 a fan named Marguerite wrote to Margaret Sutton and asked her for a recipe for a Girl Scout troop project. Marguerite has been kind enough to share both Margaret's reply and recipe!

The Judy Bolton books, written by Margaret Sutton, were a popular girls mystery series. The first 4 volumes were published in 1932 by Grosset and Dunlap. The series continued until 1967 and consisted of 38 volumes. Each book was "based on something that actually happened" and many were also based on real life sites. More than 4 million copies were sold and the books are still popular among collectors such as the Phantom Friends. Fortunately, some volumes of the Judy Bolton mystery series are being published again by Applewood Books and Aeonian Press. Sadly, Margaret Sutton passed away on June 21, 2001. She was 98 years old.

Read about the latest Judy Bolton News below in the virtual Farrington Daily Herald!

10th Annual Judy Bolton Days in Coudersport, PA October 9-10, 2009

Friday, October 9:
4:00 PM
Coudersport Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors a reception with appetizers honoring the memory of Margaret Sutton and her Judy Bolton books. Buy tickets here for dinner at the farm and lunch during the Saturday tour.

5:30 PM
Klein family Century Farm buffet dinner. Karl and Ilene Altenheim open their historic farmhouse (built by Margaret Sutton's grandfather and father) and offer a scrumptious feast.

8:00 PM
Westgate Inn Conference/Media Room. Activities include a series book sale, an overview of this year's featured book, "Riddle of the Double Ring," and presentation of the Susabella Passengers and Friends' 2009 Margaret Sutton Writer's Award.

Saturday, October 10
9:00 AM-3:30 PM
Tour of the real Judy Bolton sites. Peg and John Rotello direct this tour which includes lunch at the Austin School where the students created a Judy Bolton mural. Bring your cameras! See the sites that inspired the series locales such as the dam, the Farringdon-Pett mansion, the house at Dry Brook Hollow and much more. This is the perfect time to enjoy Potter County's fall foliage!

5:00 PM
John Axe Memorial Service, details to follow

6:30 PM
Dinner at Gaelotti's in Austin

8:30 PM
Westgate Inn Conference/Media Room. The Annual Judy Bolton Trivia Contest about "The Riddle of the Double Ring." Laughter guaranteed!

For reservations at the Westgate Inn, call early (814) 274-0400 and ask for the Judy Bolton convention room rate.

Applewood Books Reprinting the Judy Bolton Books in Paperback Format

Aplewood Books has reprinted most of the Judy Bolton series in colorful paperback editions. The books can be ordered from Applewood's web site, by phone at Applewood (800-277-5312), or by fax with a credit card number and expiration date. If ordered on Applewood's website, freight is a flat $5.00, regardless of the number of books ordered, as long as it is within the Continental U.S. Otherwise, our freight is $5.00 for the first book on an order and $1.00 for each additional book ordered.

The books are also available through Amazon.com, and can be ordered through bookstores. The additional titles which complete the series are also in the works to be published sometime in late 2009.

2008 Judy Bolton Days in Coudersport, PA

Judy Bolton fans, including four of the author’s children and other family members, will gather in Coudersport, Pennsylvania for the annual celebration of the Judy Bolton series.

The event begins with a reception on Friday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m. hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce. Fans will gather on Friday and Saturday nights at the Westgate Inn for presentations, awards, trivia contests and book sales. On Saturday, vans and cars will form a caravan to various Potter County sites that served as inspiration for series locales. Stops on the tour include the ruins of the dam, the Dry Brook Hollow house, the Farrington-Pett mansion and more. Tickets for the tour, including a box lunch, will be sold at the Friday reception.

Fans are especially excited this year, as all 38 Judy Bolton Mysteries have just been published in paperback and are available from Applewood Books, Amazon.com and can be ordered at local bookstores. The town of Coudersport is a great place to view brilliant autumn foliage.

Celebrate the 75th anniversary (1932-2007) of the Judy Bolton Mystery Series Oct 5-6, 2007 in Coudersport PA!

Margaret Sutton 1932 Celebrate the 75th anniversary (1932-2007) of the Judy Bolton mystery series in Margaret Sutton's hometown, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. The festivities begin on Friday, October 5 with a reception at the Chamber of Commerce at 4:00 p.m. followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant.

On Saturday the group tours sites that were inspirations for Sutton's mysteries including the broken dam and the mansion. The town holds its Falling Leaves Festival on the courthouse square on Saturday, so there's lots to do. The evening activities at the Westgate Inn include presentations by Judy Bolton collectors, trivia contests, and a recently discovered story in rhyme, written in 1918 in a mysterious code!

If you can't attend, copies of Sutton's coded letter are available from the author's daughter, Lindsay, e-mail strohlin@verizon.net.

Margaret Sutton Artwork

Horace and Melissa

To view or order more of Margaret Sutton's artwork, click here.

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