title: When Mischief Came to Town
author: Katrina Nannestad
description: Gr 35This moving story quickly pulls in readers as they meet Inge Maria, a young girl traveling from her beloved Copenhagen to a small island village to live with her seemingly stern grandmother. Inge Maria adjusts to her new living situation, but instead of falling into the mundane life of Bornholm, she instead begins infusing the sleepy town and its people with a new sense of life and mischief that was sorely missing. Laughter begins to take hold of the community as the young girl with such lively spirit defies her stern teacher, who believes girls shouldn't be rowdy or expressive, and befriends the rowdiest kids around. Inge Maria and her grandmother, Dizzy, grow together and learn how to move forward as a new kind of family, and the book conveys a soft and warming message that even in sadness, you don't have to lose yourself. The theme of loss is subtle, though the narrative touches on the deeper questions that arise in the aftermath of the death of a parent and the subsequent pain and changes that follow. VERDICT A truly touching story that belongs in most middle grade collections.Ashley Prior, Lincoln Public Library, RI
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  # Mischief in New Orleans
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Lucy Quinn
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Lucy Quinn
  
  
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  [About This Book](about-this-book.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](chapter-001.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](chapter-002.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](chapter-003.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](chapter-004.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](chapter-005.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](chapter-006.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](chapter-007.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](chapter-008.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](chapter-009.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](c