The Great Cake Mystery
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: New York: Anchor Books 2012.; 96 p.
Annotation:
Precious Romastowe is an eight year old girl with a sleuth’s mind. Living in a village in Botswana, she comes across her first case which involves her classmates’ lunches being stolen. Her lead points to a guilty looking boy named Poloko. But Precious doesn’t believe he is the thief. She is determined to go on a daring mission to prove Poloko’s innocence. Young readers will enjoy this book with its’ inquisitive character and two-colour schemes of red and black. There’s also a map mentioned in the narrative, which helps readers to envision the wonderful scenery of flora, fauna, and the settings of Precious’s village world.
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