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Violet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery
By BRANFORD, Anna
- ISBN
- 978-1-4424-3588-9 978-1-4424-3589-6 978-1-4424-3590-2
- Publisher
- S & S Atheneum
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–4—Violet Mackerel has to have her tonsils out and her doctor gives her lozenges to soothe her throat until the surgery. This leads the irrepressible heroine to "The Theory of Giving Small Things," in which she postulates, "If someone has a problem and you give them something small like a feather, or a pebble, or a purple lo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2013
Violet (Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot, rev. 9/12) has had sore throats before, but this time is different -- it feels like a cactus is in her throat, and Dr. Singh's purple lozenges can't make it better. Violet is worried about getting her tonsils removed, even with promises of ice cream. But when the doctor casually mentions the fact that some people's voices change after their tonsil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
