A Tangle of Knots

Written by Lisa Graff

An orphan's cake-baking Talent leads her to a mysterious journey and a life-altering secret.

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272 pages· 35,217 words· Est. 5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

In a world where everyone has a Talent, eleven-year-old Cady excels at cake baking. Her journey begins with a mysterious address, a lost luggage emporium, and a Talent Thief. As she uncovers secrets about her past, Cady hopes to find her long-lost parent. Will fate guide her to the truth, or will the Talent Thief change everything? Discover a magical tale of destiny and connection.

From the publisher

A National Book Award nominee! The magic of Savvy meets the complexity of When You Reach Me in this blithe magical puzzle, –The Wall Street Journal Told in multiple viewpoints, A Tangle of Knots is a magnificent puzzle. In a slightly magical world where everyone has a Talent, eleven-year-old Cady is an orphan with a phenomenal Talent for cake baking. But little does she know that fate has set her on a journey from the moment she was born. And her destiny leads her to a mysterious address that houses a lost luggage emporium, an old recipe, a family of children searching for their own Talents, and a Talent Thief who will alter her life forever. However, these encounters hold the key to Cady’s past and how she became an orphan. If she’s lucky, fate may reunite her with her long-lost parent. Lisa Graff adds a pinch of magic to a sharply crafted plot to create a novel that will have readers wondering about fate and the way we’re all connected.

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