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* -[A] heartwarming and richly engaging tale.- --Kirkus Reviews, starred review When Inge Maria Jensen's mother dies, the ten-year-old girl in braids is sent from Copenhagen to live on her grandmother's farm on the Danish island of Bornholm. The whimsical Inge is desperate to tease a smile out of her stern-seeming but -jelly-soft- grandmother with nonsensical songs and Hans Christian Andersen stories. A nostalgic nod to Pippi Longstocking and Heidi, this cozy, humorous novel explores love and loss . . . and the unsung magic of mischief.

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* -Readers can only hope for more of [Inge Maria Jensen's] happy mischief and genuine heart.- --Publishers Weekly STARRED review * -This heartwarming and richly engaging tale explores grief and the sustaining support of humor with an abundance of love.- --Kirkus STARRED review * -A yarn too good to pass up.- --Booklist STARRED review -With both a judicious amount to cry at and much to delight in, this book will satisfy lovers of orphan stories and good-natured mischief makers alike.- --Bulletin -A truly touching story.- --School Library Journal-Fans of Pippi Longstocking will devour this hilarious debut novel, featuring an energetic 10-year-old who invigorates an isolated Danish town.- --Shelf Awareness

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Katrina Nannestad grew up in central-western NSW. After studying arts and education at the University of New England in Armidale, she worked as a primary school teacher. Her first teaching job was at a tiny two-teacher school in the bush. Katrina now lives near Bendigo with her husband and two sons.

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