Alice-Miranda at the Palace
Alice-Miranda is off on a royal adventure! It's Queen Georgiana's silver jubilee, and Alice-Miranda and her friends are invited. While Evesbury Palace is every bit as magnificent as they'd imagined, some of the staff are behaving strangely. Edgar and Louis, Aunty Gee's grandsons and the palace's resident mischief-makers, don't exactly give their guests a friendly welcome. When they team up with an unexpected visitor, things soon go from bad to worse.
Behind the scenes it seems something much more sinister is at play. Why is Aunty Gee so determined to keep Alice-Miranda at the palace for the rest of the holidays? And who is her mysterious milliner? With the help of her friends and a trusty butler, can Alice-Miranda uncover what threatens to bring down the royal family?
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!