Alice-Miranda Keeps the Beat
After a disastrous fire in the village leaves a family without a home, Alice-Miranda and her friends pitch in to help. They decide to hold a music festival to raise funds. The only trouble is, not everyone's as keen on the idea.
Things are also heating up in Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies with Miss Reedy at the helm. The arrival of a new teacher, a deputy turned diva and an entire faculty of disgruntled staff sees tempers flare. Has the power gone to Miss Reedy's head or is there a sinister hand at play? One thing is for certain: there's no smoke without fire.
Alice-Miranda is put to the test. Can she ensure the festival, with its many secrets and surprises, hits all the right notes?
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!