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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
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In the English countryside in 1950, eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce spends much of her time experimenting in the chemistry laboratory of her family's crumbling country house. A dead bird on the doorstep is unsettling enough; finding a dying stranger in the cucumber patch is considerably more interesting. When suspicion threatens her family, Flavia begins an investigation that draws her into old secrets and adult rivalries. Her scientific curiosity, sharp observations, and ongoing warfare with her sisters give the story its distinctive voice. The mystery is traditional in shape, but its resourceful young investigator supplies an unusually mischievous perspective on respectable village life.
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