middle-grades, spies, adventure, trains, treasure-hunt, baking, pastries, quirky, twisty, paris, historical-fiction, codes*****

Excitedly awaiting delivery of pre-order to GD in another state!
What a fun historical mystery story with sneaky ways for readers of any age to learn about STUFF!
Great for gifting to anyone, but especially to school library and your local public library. I feel that it is totally fun for ESL, too!
I requested and received a free temporary uncorrected advance proof from Nosy Crow Inc via NetGalley. Thank you!
Avail Mar 18, 2025 #AliceÉclairSpyExtraordinaireARecipeforTrouble by Sarah Todd Taylor🕵️‍♀️
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Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This book follows Alice, a young girl who is a master baker and also a spy in training. She is sent on a mission on a train and things quickly unfold.

This was a fun story! I thought Alice was a great character and she was fun to follow. I love the food references throughout. It was also fast paced and just a fun book to read.

I would definitely recommend to middle grade readers!

The premise of this children's mystery novel is a familiar one (spies, European luxury passenger train, etc.) but the writing made it fresh and original. I loved reading all the detailed descriptions of Alice Eclair's baked creations and I was actually surprised when the true villain was revealed. This was a very cute, fun story and I'm interested in reading the sequels.

Thank you to Nosy Crow for approving my request for this ARC!The premise of this children's mystery novel is a familiar one (spies, European luxury passenger train, etc.) but the writing made it fresh and original. I loved reading all the detailed descriptions of Alice Eclair's baked creations and I was actually surprised when the true villain was revealed. This was a very cute, fun story and I'm interested in reading the sequels.

Thank you to Nosy Crow for approving my request for this ARC!