An old-fashioned tale that tackles a timeless concern, A Talent for Trouble is full of daring exploits and essential lessons.
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Clarion
9781328580788
Clarion
9781328580788
An old-fashioned tale that tackles a timeless concern, A Talent for Trouble is full of daring exploits and essential lessons.
How do you deal with a beloved parent who repeatedly fails you? That’s the question facing 11-year-old Alice Mistlethwaite in Natasha Farrant’s adventurous tale for middle grade readers, A Talent for Trouble.
Alice’s adoring mother dies, and her animated but n’er-do-well father is largely absent, prompting her Aunt Patience to sell the family estate and…
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