The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures Of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty

The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures Of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty"I was ten years old when my parents were killed by pirates. This did not bother me as much as you might think I hardly knew my parents." Bronte Mettlestone's parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby, leaving her to be raised by her Aunt Isabelle and the Butler. She's had a perfectly pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons and no adventures, thank you very much. But Bronte's parents have left extremely detailed (and

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