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There is a Judy Bolton Group on Yahoo Groups!

"This is a group designed for those that enjoy Margaret Suttons Series Judy Bolton. It is for the serious collector as well as the not so serious collector.

Join us for fun spirited discussion of Judy Bolton and all her adventures as well as the life and times of Margaret Sutton."

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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!

Memories of Margaret Sutton and the Judy Bolton Mysteries

University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Library on August 10, 2011. You can listen as they share their memories of actual events that inspired the Judy Bolton mysteries by going to the following link: http://bit.ly/oGu8RV

MELISSA OF DRY BOOK HOLLOW or The Great Roulsville Flood

Thus begins the manuscript which was submitted to publishers by Rachel B. Sutton along with a second manuscript, MELISSA MOVES TO TOWN or Adventures in a Haunted House (published as The Haunted Attic). Both the main character and the author were renamed, and Margaret Sutton's Judy Bolton Mystery series went on to become the longest lasting juvenile mystery series by an individual author.

The fragile pages of these two yellowed manuscripts, including handwritten revisions, have been copied and are now being bound into one volume and offered for sale by the author’s family...

The volume containing both manuscripts will be printed in March 2011 based on pre-paid orders. To order, send $25 ($20 + $5 S&H to USA before February 28, 2011 to:

Lindsay Stroh, 311 Stafford Drive, Catonsville, MD 21228

Save the Date! 12th Annual Judy Bolton Days in Coudersport, PA October 7-9, 2011

Below is an overview of the planned activities:

Friday, October 7, 2011:
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 Friday’s dinner and lunch during the Saturday tour.
5:30 PM - Dinner, details TBA
8:00 PM - Westgate Inn Conference/Media Room. Activities include a series book sale, an overview of this year's featured book, "The Midnight Visitor," and presentation of the Susabella Passengers and Friends' 2011 Margaret Sutton Writer's Award.

Saturday, October 8, 2011
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!
6:30 PM - Dinner details TBA
8:30 PM - Westgate Inn Conference/Media Room. The Annual Judy Bolton Trivia Contest about "The Midnight Visitor." Laughter guaranteed!

Sunday, October 9. 2011:
If you are staying at the Westgate Inn, enjoy the complimentary breakfast and a last chance to visit with Judy Bolton fans.
For reservations at the Westgate Inn, call early (814) 274-0400

Margaret Sutton Artwork

Horace and Melissa

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

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