Originally published: North Sydney, N.S.W. : Random House, 2010.
Summary
Soon after arriving at the Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, resourceful seven-and-one-quarter-year-old Alice-Miranda finds her new boarding school to be a very curious establishment with no flowers in the gardens, a headmistress that has not been seen for years, and a mysterious stranger that seems to be hiding out on the premises.
SRP 2012 REVIEW: I liked this story because Alice-Miranda shows that you should try again if it doesn't work the 1st time. This story gives an amazing message and is a great summer read.