Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot : Atheneum Books for Young Readers : 9781442435865 : 1442435860 : 28 Aug 2012 : Introducing Violet Mackerel, a charismatic new chapter book star with a zest for life and an endearing, relatable voice akin to Ramona Quimby and Junie B. Jones. Violet is a seven-year-old with a knack for appreciating the smallest things in life: her &;Theory of Finding Small Things&; states that the moment of finding a tiny treasure usually coincides with the moment of having a genius idea. This creative little girl always strives to think outside the box, so when she spots a small china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it&;and her methods are anything but ordinary!      Violet Mackerel&;s Brilliant Plot is the first book in an irresistibly charming series starring Violet and her family that has pitch-perfect perspective and plenty of laugh-out-loud humor.