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Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot
By Branford, Anna
- ISBN
- 978-1-4424-3585-8
- Publisher
- Simon (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)
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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
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012 | Younger Fiction
Seven-year-old Violet knows that to obtain the beautiful blue china bird at an outdoor market, she needs a "brilliant plot." Viol...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
