Alice-Miranda at School

By Jacqueline Harvey

Book Overview

Move over Matilda and Madeline, there's a charming miniature heroine ready to make her mark Her name is Alice-Miranda--and she's full of spunk

Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennigton-Jones can't wait to start boarding school. When she arrives at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, the adventure begins . . . only not quite as Alice-Miranda expects. The minute she sets foot on the school's manicured grounds, she senses that something is wrong: Miss Grimm, the headmistress, is nowhere to be seen, the gardens have no flowers, and a mysterious stranger seems to be hiding out on the premises.

But that's not all. Some girls are mean and spoiled, like Alethea Goldsworthy. Can Alice-Miranda defeat Alethea in one of three difficult tests she must pass to remain at school? Will she discover Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale's big secret--and make things right? Well, if anyone can, it's spunky Alice-Miranda

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038573994X
• ISBN13: 9780385739948
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5