• The Interrupted Tale

  • The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book 4
  • By: Maryrose Wood
  • Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (673 ratings)

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The Interrupted Tale

By: Maryrose Wood
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
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Publisher's summary

Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, "They must have been raised by wolves."

The Incorrigible children actually were.

Turning 16 is a bittersweet occasion for Miss Penelope Lumley: Her parents remain disappointingly absent, and her perfectly nice young playwright friend, Simon Harley-Dickinson, has not been heard from since he went to visit his ailing great-uncle Pudge in the old sailors' home in Brighton.

Luckily, an invitation to speak at the annual Celebrate Alumnae Knowledge Exposition (or CAKE) at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females provides just the diversion Penelope needs.

Optoomuchstic as ever, Penelope hopes to give her CAKE talk, see some old friends, and show off the Incorrigible children to Miss Mortimer, but instead she finds her beloved school in an uproar. And when Penelope is asked by the Swanburne Academy board of trustees to demonstrate the academic progress of her three wolfish students so the board can judge the true worth of a Swanburne education, the future of her alma mater - and of her job as governess to the Incorrigibles - hangs in the balance.

©2013 Maryrose Wood (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers

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I love this series!

Narrator Katherine Kellgren does not merely read the books in The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series, she performs them with her perfect timing and incredible voice range.She is quite simply the best!

These novels by Maryrose Wood are written for preteens, but people of all ages enjoy them. My age is 74 and I enjoy the series immensely. The Interrupted Tale is set at 16 year Penny's former school. She brings the three Incorrigible children for whom she is governess with her to the school. Alexander, Beowulf, and their little sister Cassiopeia who were first raised by wolves are after one year with Penny becoming well educated.

I cannot stress enough just how wonderful these audio books are. The Have my HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION for all ages from 5 to 100 years old. While each novel in the series stands alone, listening to them in order is important.

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This is a great series for middle school students

Would you consider the audio edition of The Interrupted Tale to be better than the print version?

Both are great

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Interrupted Tale?

The howling children and their insistence to refer to the founder of Swanburn Academy as the flounder. The two pink chickens were also great.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

My granddaughter and I listen to this book in the car and laughed and laughed often.

Any additional comments?

Start at the beginning of this series and enjoy a great time listening to the unwinding tale.

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All such wander full stories ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

I think theses should be made into movies! All I have to say is giddy up rainbow 🌈🐎

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LOVE

THE BEST! YOU HAVE TO READ IT!!!!! I can’t stop listening. I need to read the rest or I will go crazy. Great for family’s

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Outstanding!

Such an excellent book! I love this one, as well as the rest of the series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Enjoyable for all ages!

Mysterious and thrilling storyline, wonderful narration and unique vocabulary. My children ages 5-11 and I have enjoyed this series.

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the best

the very best so good too too too too so so good love lots

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Not as good as the first three

The story is fine, but Penelope turns into a wilting flower and a victim during the first half. She goes from being a bold, competent, character, to not being able to bring herself to tell anyone anything stressful or inconvenient, even though keeping it to herself will cause huge problems. It's cringe-inducing and those parts might be a bad image for young female readers to emulate. Ultimately it ends up being a good story that fits with the rest of the series.

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!!!

It was absolutely amazing!! 👌 I love this series. its sad that Katherine Kellgren died

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Amazing

Gust amazing description and quite amazing characters with quite a lot of plucked and Young genesis this book was amazing I love the series.

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