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Authors: Maryrose Wood
THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE
Book 1: The Mysterious Howling
Book 2: The Hidden Gallery
Book 3: The Unseen Guest
Book 4: The Interrupted Tale
Book 5: The Unmapped Sea
Cover art © 2015 by Eliza Wheeler
Cover design by Dana Fritts
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THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE BOOK 1: THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data.
Wood, Maryrose.
      The mysterious howling / by Maryrose Wood ; illustrated by Jon Klassen. â 1st ed.
             p.       cm. â (The incorrigible children of Ashton Place ; bk. 1)
      Summary: Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
      ISBN 978-0-06-236693-1 (pbk.)
      EPub Edition © April 2015 ISBN 9780061986659
 [1. GovernessesâFiction. 2. Feral childrenâFiction. 3. OrphansâFiction. 4. Balls (Parties)âFiction. 5. ChristmasâFiction.] I. Klassen, J., ill. II. Title.
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