This Saturday, Nov. 14, is the Release Party for 10th Book in Totally Ninja Raccoons Series
The release party for “The Totally Ninja Raccoons Meet the Apple Snitch” is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 14 at From My Shelf Books and Gifts at 7 East Avenue in Wellsboro. This is the 10th book in the popular raccoon adventure series for reluctant readers in the first to fourth grades. 

The public is invited to stop in, pick up a copy, and enjoy a fresh apple in keeping with the book’s main topic – the Apple Snitch.

Author Kevin Coolidge, owner of the bookstore, will be there to autograph copies and answer questions. 

The Ninja Raccoons series has earned a loyal following among parents, teachers, and young readers for its proven ability to convert reluctant readers into dedicated “Reading Ninjas.”

Those who are new to the series can start with “The Totally Ninja Raccoons Meet the Apple Snitch” and, if they like it, come back for another one. 

With short chapters and fast-paced action, the book seamlessly blends laugh-out-loud humor, high-stakes action, and local folklore. 

Bandit, Kevin, and Rascal, the masked raccoon brothers, are using a Wellsboro area orchard for their annual stealth training mission when they find themselves facing off against Central Pennsylvania folklore legend, the Albatwitch, the fruit-pelting creature notoriously known as the “Apple Snitch.”

Described as a 3-to-5-foot-tall, ape-like or humanoid creature, the Albatwitch has been spotted in Pennsylvania since the 1800s. The earliest accounts came from picnickers enjoying Chickies Rock, a cliff overlooking the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County. They reported that strange, hairy creatures stole their apples then threw the eaten cores back at them. 

For more information, call the bookstore at 570-724-5793 or email Coolidge at touchofwellness@yahoo.com.