Daisy in Exile

Daisy Tannenbaum #2

by J.T. Allen

From the author of Daisy and the Pirates comes another rollicking Daisy Tannenbaum misadventure, this time set in Paris.

Twelve-year old Daisy Tannenbaum gets expelled from school for punching a bully and sent to live in Paris with her Aunt Millicent, who teaches math at The Embassy School. Daisy arrives to find her enigmatic Aunt Mill moonlighting as a cryptographer, working to decipher an antique code used by Louis XVI’s secret service during their covert operation to recover the infamous Queen’s Diamonds from Comtesse de la Motte.

Faster than you can say Les Deux Magots, Daisy gets involved in a serpentine plot involving spies, forged documents, French history, secret codes, and priceless diamonds that takes her racing through the streets and even into the sewers of Paris to escape the criminals and solve the mystery all while trying to keep up with her math and French lessons.

Readers young and old will embrace Miss Daisy Tannenbaum.

Praise for Daisy in Exile:

“Daisy Tannenbaum - You are my hero! Talk about female empowerment, this almost-teen has more spunk than any superhero I know and best of all, she kicks butt in the "City of Light". Daisy in Exile, is set in beautiful Paris so her action packed story is littered with many of my favorite places plus some new ones. I really enjoyed the read and can heartily recommend it to anyone who enjoys the spirit of Paris told by someone who obviously knows the city well. Can't wait for Daisy's next adventure!”
—Michelle Moggio author of The Paris Effect

“J.T. Allen has created an unforgettable character any young girl would love to call her friend and given young readers an introduction to the "City of Light" they will never forget. Daisy’s charm is that she tackles each extraordinary escapade with the same fearless good humor as she confronts the more typical challenges of childhood. Young readers will immediately identify with Daisy as they fall in love with her courage and ingenuity. Daisy’s amazing adventures will keep children reading well past their bedtimes!” —Diana Falk, Norwin Public Library Director

“I love the main character, Daisy. She has so much...character!! The story of Daisy in Exile is original, the plot exciting...the language fun and easy to read...I love the humor in the story too. All in all a great book for girls and their moms!”
—Miss Nathalie Paris, Mobile Librarian at Natta-Lingo and Primary Languages Teacher, UK

Genres: Historical Fiction

266 pages, Paperback

First published February 22, 2017

About the author

J.T. Allen is a long-time screenwriter who sold his first script while living in Paris. He then moved to Los Angeles and wrote several early drafts of The Lion King. His television movie credits include TNT's Geronimo and The Good Old Boys, FX's Redemption and CBS's Death in Paradise.

The first Daisy Tannenbaum misadventure, Daisy and the Pirates, started as a pitch for a Disney Channel movie. Allen loved the character, who was inspired by his two daughters, and wrote his first novel instead. Daisy in Exile, the second in the series, began as chapters for Daisy's blog, "My Stupid Journal". Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa will be published on November 1, 2022.

In the meantime, this very instant, Daisy is getting into more mischief while happily avoiding her math homework. She'll no doubt tell Mr. Allen all about it for another book in the Daisy Tannenbaum Misadventure series.

To find out more about Mr. Allen and Miss Daisy Tannenbaum please visit www.DaisyTannenbaum.com.

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, J.T. Allen gives us another 5-star read, featuring a 12 year old, Miss Daisy Tannenbaum. This is a middle grade novel that is equally enjoyable by adults. I loved it!

It’s a page turner from the beginning, and you won’t want to put it down, I know I didn’t. Daisy is struggling with her mother being pregnant,and she got in trouble for punching a bully who was giving her friend trouble at school. So Daisy’s aunt agrees to homeschool her from her home, in Paris!

Daisy finds out her aunt is working on decoding something exciting, and maybe a bit dangerous, so of course she gets herself involved.

This is the second book in a series, but can definitely be read as a stand alone.

So pick up this book as soon as you can, you won’t regret it.


***I received a copy of this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review.***

[Argum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even better than the first. Daisy and her family are home, expecting the arrival of the baby and adjusting to life after shipwreck. Daisy's friend is harassed at school and in her Daisy way takes matter into her own hands. She punches the bully. The school thinks she is PTSD and wants her medicated. So her parents instead send her to her aunt's in Paris. Daisy feels banished, but soon takes to the place. Her aunt homeschools her and lets her run free during the day. She makes some rather interesting friends a criminally minded urchin, a half American Parisian girl, and some Russians! Her aunt is working on breaking a code to do with the lost jewels at the center of a real aspect of the French Revolution. Daisy is seeing some things that don't add up but keeps her mouth shut out of her despondent state. Then in Daisy fashion solves the whole thing in spectacular chaos.

[Marianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story has a chatty writing style, as if voiced by the young heroine, who frequently likes to over-exaggerate the time something takes. As an American child let loose in France, touristy details pop in regularly of the scents of breads or the architecture. I found it charming, but others might not.

This starts as a child uncertain about her family and worried about herself and friend, slides into sleuthing, and dashes headlong into a ridiculous dangerous adventure.

It stands quite well alone, giving just enough detail about story one, but also not feeling like you're missing anything. It ends nicely.

[Jennifer Robb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Daisy is a teen who gets sent to live with her aunt in Paris, France. The aunt gives Daisy quite a bit of freedom to go off on her own and doesn't seem to get too worried about things that happen (like Daisy falling off a roof--though the aunt doesn't know this until much later--but you'd think when Daisy showed up with ripped clothes and injured, that the aunt would ask more questions than she does.)

Somehow Daisy and her aunt become enmeshed in a plot revolving around a historic diamond necklace.

[Betty · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a delightful, fun book! Makes me almost sorry I'm not teaching Jr High French anymore. I would definitely build a whole cultural unit around this book. We could read and follow Daisy all around Paris, learn a bit of French history, and do some really fun dialogue practice. But besides it's educational value, Daisy in Exile was just plain fun. Though it is for middle grades, this retired teacher enjoyed it immensely. Highly recommended for the young and the young at heart.

[Anne Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soo….this is a review of a self-published book, which my loyal readers will know I don’t typically do. My reasons for not reviewing self-published books are mainly bound up in the fact that I used to work in the publishing industry, but every once in a while I come across a fabulous self-published book that I really enjoy so I bend my own rules so I can spread the good word. Another reason I accepted this book for review was because a publicist reached out to me who had clearly read and familiarized herself with my blog, so the pitch made sense. It’s frightening how little this happens. Anyway, enough ranting about that.

Daisy in Exile by J.T. Allen is a YA novel about a precocious 12-year-old named Daisy who is sent to live with her aunt in Paris after she gets in trouble at school. Her mother is also having a baby back home and she needs the break, so off goes Daisy. While there, she discovers her aunt is trying to crack a centuries old code to discover where some long-lost diamonds from the monarchy were hidden, and Daisy gets caught up in the mystery, finding herself running from Russian gangsters while trying to learn a new language in the process.

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[Jaclyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tween in Paris gets caught up in a spy caper involving her cool aunt. Adventures. It was ok, had interesting enough adventures and bad guys. It was a solid read, but never quite hooked me. I like the Paris descriptions at the beginning.

[Marnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not all the French words used in the book are in th e glossary in the back....
A little hard to read and understand what is being said in French when reading on an older kindle.....
But otherwise, a good book!

[Robert Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting plot.

Fun read with interesting characters. The characters were profiled well and could identify with them. The French language made it a little difficult, but it was all part of experience.

[Shirley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daisy is such a wild interesting child. Her Aunt Mill is delightful addition to the family and I enjoyed the Paris adventure. Lots of characters and pieces but all works in the end

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The great adventures continue.