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Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot
By BRANFORD, Anna
- ISBN
- 978-1-4424-3585-8 978-1-4424-3586-5 978-1-4424-3587-2
- Publisher
- S & S Atheneum
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 1–3—Every Saturday seven-year-old Violet Mackerel accompanies her mother, sister, and brother to the local market where her mother tries to sell her knitted goods. When she covets a special blue china bird but does not have 10 dollars to pay for it; she needs to concoct a brilliant plan to come up wit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on August 1, 2012
Seven-year-old Violet Mackerel has one firm belief, which she calls the Theory of Finding Small Things: when you have a really great idea, you will find something small and special on the ground as confirmation. One day, when she is admiring a particular blue china bird at the outdoor market where her mother sells her knitting, she spies a red button. That settles it: the bird is not just a wish but an important idea. It’s an idea, however,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
