Eh, where do I freaking begin...Ah, yes...Alice Miranda may be quite cute and charming, also sweet, but there are many flaws as well. For one, this main protagonist, Alice Miranda, us very annoying and a true nuisance. Who they heck just barges into someone's car? Who unexpectedly breaks into a p...
Alice-MirandaAlice-Miranda is home for the holidays and there appears to be a lot more happening than what she expected. She faces a lot of mystery and adventure during the holidays. Alice-Miranda and her friend Jacinta are working together to try and solve the problems they are looking at. First...
Clementine’s big blue eyes widened as she looked at her mother. ‘I’m sorry about what happened, Mummy.’ ‘Clemmie, it was just a misunderstanding. I know you were trying to do the right thing,’ her mother said. ‘Next time, though, it might be better to ask one of us for help rather than covering t...
She scanned the crowd, searching for Aunt Violet, but there was no sign of her. It wasn’t long until there was just Clementine, Tilda, Teddy and Araminta Hobbs left standing with Mrs Bottomley, who was on duty. ‘Who’s picking you up today, Clementine?’ the teacher asked. ‘It’s supposed to be Aunt...
‘I couldn’t find her,’ the younger girl explained. ‘I’d hate for her to think that she was going to be accused of something.’ Mrs Howard frowned. ‘My dear, I didn’t accuse the girl of anything. I simply asked her what was in her hand.’ But Alice-Miranda knew that question alone would have been en...
‘Hello Clemmie,’ he said. ‘What have you been up to now?’ Clementine gulped. She wondered if Uncle Digby had special powers. He always seemed to know when there was trouble about. ‘Nothing much,’ she replied, not quite ready to talk about the burnt hair. ‘I met Aunt Violet’s sphynx.’ ‘Oh, yes, an...
‘Is this your first visit to the Met?’ Mr Underwood asked Alice-Miranda as they climbed the stairs to the entrance. ‘Yes. I’ve read all about it and I can’t wait to see inside. The girls are so lucky to have their lessons here every week. My school is in the middle of a vi...
Lavender was snorting and looking at the sea. Clementine’s stomach was churning. ‘Look, there’s Della!’ Freddy said. His sister appeared on the top of the rock platform. Della had thought Freddy would follow her when she stormed out to look for the seal. She hadn’t wanted to go to that stinky cav...
‘Well, where is she?’ Hatsuko said, and stamped her foot on the floor. ‘It is a mystery, Your Majesty. According to this, she is in Kenzo’s dining room.’ ‘In the dining room! She cannot be! I have just come from there and unless Kiko has transformed herself into a small brunette child or a blonde...
In fact, she hadn’t had a very good time since the fire a couple of weeks ago. Although she’d been allowed to continue with her singing rehearsals for the eisteddfod, and the other girls had stayed silent about what had happened, she just hadn’t felt good about anything and that wasn’t like her a...
‘Whoa,’ she gasped. ‘Just look at the beautiful mountains and the beautiful snow and all those beautiful little villages with their beautiful churches,’ Sloane trilled, mimicking Herr Fanger’s accent and mannerisms perfectly. ‘There is so much beauty it is hurting my eyes.’ The others giggled. Al...
At the end there was a gate that led into the woodland. ‘Is this really the way?’ Sloane asked loudly. ‘Of course it is,’ Caprice snipped, charging ahead. As promised, Bunyan had remained behind once the children reached the edge of the garden. ‘Bye, Mr Bunyan,’ Alice-Miranda called. ‘We’ll see y...
Sloane appeared a few minutes later but Jacinta was still nowhere to be seen. Alice-Miranda decided to check with Jacinta’s classmates. ‘Excuse me, Susannah,’ she said as she approached the older girl. ‘Have you seen Jacinta?’ Susannah shook her head. ‘She hasn’t been in c...
Most of the children stopped their jumping about and stood still. Joshua Tribble, meanwhile, continued to spring up and down on the spot as if he were on a pogo stick. ‘Joshua, I think that’s enough,’ Mr Smee said disapprovingly. ‘But it’s my warm-up,’ Joshua complained. ‘I don’t want to pull my ...
She was furious. Anyone would have thought Alice-Miranda was the movie star, the way the girls had all mobbed her after her aunt and Lawrence Ridley had left. Just watching the whole display turned Sloane’s stomach. Life simply wasn’t fair. Why couldn’t her mother have married someone like Lawren...
It was now quarter past seven and she wondered if he might not yet be in. As luck would have it, the doctor was just returning from his night-long vigil with Her Majesty. It was common knowledge that the Queen suffered from an acute allergy to crustaceans, hence they were never served on any of h...
‘Hello there, my lovelies. What can I get you?’ the woman called. ‘May I please have a vanilla milkshake and a chocolate brownie?’ Clementine asked. ‘And a bowl of water for Lavender, please.’ The other children all ordered chocolate milkshakes and a variety of cupcakes. Clementine reached into h...
Clementine loved the way the ironwork on the gates was woven together with fancy letters on either side, the same as on her blazer pocket. Ellery Prep was in the centre of Highton Mill, a short drive from her home in Penberthy Floss. The limestone school buildings nestled behind a neatly trimmed ...
A fleet of buses lined the driveway outside Winchesterfield Manor. The campers were still completely unaware of their destination, as Miss Grimm had decided it was more fun to leave things as a surprise. ‘Right.’ Miss Reedy stalked along the path armed with a clipboard and a whistle. She was dres...
They had been sitting in the emergency ward, waiting for the doctor to return with the X-ray of Jacinta’s blackened toe. Cecelia called the Ritz and asked to be put through to Ambrosia Headlington-Bear’s room, but they told her that there was no one by that name staying there. Odd, Cecelia though...
‘Are you okay?’ Will asked as he sat down beside her. Lavender was sitting on the floor, staring up at her mistress. Clementine rolled over. ‘Is Mummy very cross?’ she asked, her voice wavering. Will shook his head and passed her a tissue. ‘It’s all fixed and they’re eating now.’ ‘Really?’ Clemen...
When Clemmie had asked Lavender if she wanted to go for a walk, the little pig had rolled over and kept her eyes firmly closed. Pharaoh was asleep too. He slept a lot. Loud music filled the garden and Clementine wanted to stop and have another peek at what was happening. She and Aunt Violet poked...