Engineer It! Canal Projects (Super Simple Engineering Projects)

Marta lives at the Hotel Balzaar with her mother, who works there cleaning rooms, while Marta quietly explores the grand hotel and longs for the return of her father, a soldier who has gone missing. Her routine changes when a mysterious countess and her parrot arrive, and the countess promises to tell Marta seven stories in a particular order. As Marta listens, she begins to suspect that these strange and magical tales may contain clues about what happened to her father. The second book in the Norendy tales combines mystery, fantasy, storytelling, hope, and family bonds as Marta searches for answers in a world where stories may hold unexpected truths.