Alice-Miranda in the Outback
A dusty desert adventure beckons!
Alice-Miranda and her friends are off to the Australian Outback! They’re going to help an old family friend who’s found himself short staffed during cattle mustering season. The landscape is like nothing else – wide open and dusty red as far as the eye can see. It’s also full of quirky characters, like eccentric opal miner Sprocket McGinty and the enigmatic Taipan Dan.
As the gang settles in at Hope Springs Station, mysteries start piling up. A strange map is discovered indicating treasure beneath the paddocks, a young girl is missing and there are unexplained water shortages. Can Alice-Miranda get to the bottom of this desert dilemma?
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!