Marigold and the Magic Painting

<p><span>Marigold is a bright, curious, eleven year old.‎</span></p><p><span>Her school is involved with local community issues. ‎</span></p><p><span>The latest effort is to encourage children to befriend ‎</span></p><p><span>elderly people especially during holidays,‎</span></p><p><span>because this is their loneliest time.‎</span></p><p><span>Marigold always found the house on the canal very ‎</span></p><p><span>mysterious-looking, but plucked up</span></p><p><span>her courage to knock on the door ‎</span></p><p><span>and met Mrs Fawcett, who becomes her friend.‎</span></p><p><span>Then the teacher had another idea. ‎</span></p><p><span>Why not have a jumble sale to raise money ‎</span></p><p><span>to rent a seaside cottage ‎</span></p><p><span>for families who aren't able to go on holidays.‎</span></p><p><span>Marigold never expected that a dirty, old painting ‎</span></p><p><span>waiting to be discovered in an old trunk in the basement ‎</span></p><p><span>would take her on roller coaster adventures ‎</span></p><p><span>through several historic events ‎</span></p><p><span>with Mrs Fawcett and change her life.‎</span></p>