For example, during a dangerous situation she calmly remembers her older sister's advice on how to defend herself against boys - a swift kick to the Casanovas. This provides some unique insight and humor. She is quite intelligent and thinks that she has adult world figured out, but retains the wonderment and energy of a child. The next morning she finds a man dead in their garden and her father is suspected of murder. Much the same way, she stumbles into her first case when a dead bird is found on her doorstep holding a Penny Black. She falls in love with finding out how the world works - with the aforementioned interest in poisons. An 11 year old that stumbled upon a chemistry textbook belonging to the mother she never knew and, with help from a fully stocked laboratory last used by her great uncle, dives head first into the world of chemistry. Meet Flavia de Luce, a new breed of detective that has the literary scene talking. But what I discovered was an engaging and entertaining tale of intrigue, conspiracies, personal, and chemical interactions. An 11-year old chemist with a passion for poisons delves into the world of philately ( stamp collecting) to solve a murder. When I first read the summary of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie I was a little skeptical.
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