Cooking
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:10am
Annika is an Austrian orphan raised by servants. Though she loves her new family and her friends, she dreams of her mother arriving one day. When this actually happens, the subsequent events are not quite as Annika dreamed. She suffers and is mistreated but is ultimately rescued. Essentially, it was all an act to steal valuable jewels Annika did not even know she had.
I was delighted to discover this author when my daughter brought this book home from her school library. Between the generous amount of Vienna history, the character of Annika, and the mysterious nature of the jewels and Annika’s fate, this makes for a fast-reading book.
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Best Audience:
Girls ages 7-13
Parts that might raise objections:
brief mention of a girl killing herself
Ideas you will want to discuss:
orphans, family, cooking, deceit, Europe, Vienna 
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