A Tangle of Knots, Lisa Graff. Such a lovely story. The Owner, standing two inches off the floor, owns jars and jars of talents with the ability to switch, swap, take, and give people their "talent." He is also on a quest to collect all 36 blue suitcases with the St. Anthony's stamp, looking for something lost long ago. Will Asher can disappear, appearing to be lost, Marigold Asher is unable to find her talent and Zane Asher, is close to going to boarding school because of his misbehavior in school. Cady, the longest resident at Miss Malory's Home for Lost Girls in Poughkeepsie, bakes the perfect cake for anyone she comes across and kind, gentle Miss Malory has the talent for matching up each of her orphans with their perfect family but she has a soft spot for Cady. "V", or Victoria Vance, a mute mystery writer may just hold a clue for Cady and her past.

These characters start off as unconnected, yet, as the story winds down, a tiny slip of paper with the recipe for perfect peanut butter, a blue suitcase, a ferret named Sally and a dinosaur bone used as a hairpin converge upon the convention center for Cady's cake-off in a wet mess of dough and batter. A teaspoon of knots, a tablespoon of talents and a cup of magic make this a darling story.

Baked throughout the book, are cake recipes that Cady associates with their perfect mate.