Gunns & Roses

I loved this book and especially enjoyed Karen Kelly's writing style. Her writing just flows so much better and the book feels like it was mean to adults. Some of the other books feel like they were meant for children. I also enjoyed Boxed In, Annie's Attic #8, and A Man of his Word, #15, which were also written by Karen Kelly. Her books are always so interesting and full of fun detail that I really get sucked in. This book was especially interesting to me because I found from working on my genealogy that I am part Scottish.

In this book Annie is looking around in her attic for her grandmother's garden basket when she sees something grey and furry. She thought it was a mouse but instead she found what looked like a grey purse made of grey fur. When she was talking to her friend Alice she showed her what she found and Alice knew what it was. She explained that it is called a sporran and is meant to be worn with a kilt. The sporran was made of seal skin and inside she found several silver rings engraved with hawks and roses. When Annie told Ian, the mayor of Stony Point, about her discovery he said she should join him in attending the Highland games in a nearby town where she could possibly learn more about the items she found. Peggy's family and Alice went with them and they had a great time except for a few odd accidents...or were they accidents? When a trained Eagle harried them they were beginning to think someone was trying to scare them away.