Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children. Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the-middle, is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels. Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess. Only fifteen years old and a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, Penelope embraces the challenge of her new position. Though she is eager to instruct the children in Latin verbs and the proper use of globes, first she must help them eliminate their canine tendencies. But mysteries abound at Ashton Place: Who are these three wild creatures, and how did they come to live in the forest Why does Old Timothy, the coachman, lurk around every corner Will Penelope be able to teach the Incorrigibles manners in time for the holiday ball And what on earth is a schottische Penelope herself is no stranger to mystery, as her own origins are also cloaked in secrecy. But as Agatha Swanburne once said, Things may happen for a reason, but that doesnt mean we know what the reason isat least, not yet.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called The Incorrigible Children Of Ashton Place .

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Jon Klassen is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 picture book `This is Not My Hat'. Maryrose Wood grew up on Long Island and moved to New York City at the age of 17. She currently lives in Manhattan with her two children. She is the author of the children's book series The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place.