“Everyone thinks: tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, celery, what could be more boring? When you read this book, however, you’ll see things quite differently. It turns out that plants lead a fascinating life!” says Grandpa Hubert, a ranger who spends summer holidays with his four granddaughters. One evening, Grandpa shows them an old, mysterious tome he got from his father. Apparently it holds the answer to a question that plagues the girls: Do plants have feelings, do they lead lives people don’t know about? When Grandpa begins to read, the action moves to Veggieville – a small and charming town exclusively inhabited by vegetables, including Belinda Brusselsprout, one of four daughters of Gabby Cabbage and Kelly Cale, and the sheriff, Best Celery. The town’s idyllic peace is shattered by the mysterious disappearance of Betty Brusselsprout, Belinda’s elder sister. Celery tries to solve the mystery. He suspects the local ladies’ man, Peter Pea, with whom Betty had trysts. Yet things turn out to be much more complicated. More vegetables are vanishing from town, and the clues all lead back to a mysterious disappearance from years before… At the same time, Betty Brusselsprout’s three younger sisters are conducting an investigation of their own. Will Best Celery manage to save her?