YOUNGER FICTION
Branford, Anna

Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Elanna Allen. Seven-year-old Violet knows that to obtain the beautiful blue china bird at an outdoor market, she needs a "brilliant plot." Violet is a true original: a complicated heroine for new readers who is neither stereotypically spunky nor silly. She needs her mother's gentle guidance but is able to solve little problems all by herself. Black-and-white halftone illustrations accompany the text.

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