Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead
Alice-Miranda is thrilled to be back at school, where the girls are preparing a play with the neighbouring boys' school. But it's not all glitter and stage lights: there are rumours of a witch in the woods, and Jacinta and Millie are clashing with a rude new student, Sloane, and her pushy mother, September. September Sykes wants to win her family the fortune she's sure it deserves, but her scheme could end in disaster. When Alice-Miranda learns of the plot, she knows just how to set things right.
Note: This book has also been published with the title, 'Alice-Miranda Takes the Stage'.
About the Alice-Miranda Series
Books in series order
- 1.Alice-Miranda at School(2010)
- 2.Alice-Miranda on Holiday(2010)
- 3.Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead(2011)
- 4.Alice-Miranda at Sea(2011)
- 5.Alice-Miranda in New York(2012)
- 6.Alice-Miranda Shows the Way(2012)
- 7.Alice-Miranda in Paris(2013)
- 8.Alice-Miranda Shines Bright(2013)
- 9.Alice-Miranda in Japan(2014)
- 10.Alice-Miranda at Camp(2014)
- 11.Alice-Miranda at the Palace(2015)
- 12.Alice-Miranda in the Alps(2015)
- 13.Alice-Miranda to the Rescue(2016)
- 14.Alice-Miranda in China(2016)
- 15.Alice-Miranda Holds the Key(2017)
- 16.Alice-Miranda in Hollywood(2017)
- 17.Alice-Miranda in Scotland(2018)
- 18.Alice-Miranda Keeps the Beat(2019)
- 19.Alice-Miranda in the Outback(2020)
- 20.Alice-Miranda in Egypt(2021)
- 21.Alice-Miranda and The Christmas Mystery(2023)
Reading age: 9+ years
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones is a perpetually positive and determined seven-year-old, and she 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. There's a mystery to be solved: Miss Grimm, the headmistress, is nowhere to be seen, the gardens have no flowers, and a mysterious stranger seems to be lurking on the premises.
But that's not all. Eternally effervescent Alice-Miranda has to contest with some mean and spoiled girls, namely 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!