Jacqueline Harvey
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When Alice-Miranda goes home to her family's lavish estate for the school holidays, along with her best friend Jacinta, their break is not exactly what they expected because of a cranky boy causing mischief, a visiting movie star, a snooping stranger, and a grandmother with a family secret.
4) Undercover
Author
Series
Kensy and Max volume 3
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Kensy and Max are back in London for no time at all before things begin to heat up - quite literally. As a result, Granny Cordelia ships them off to Australia on an undercover mission. The twins find themselves planted in a posh Sydney school where first appearances prove to be deceiving. What seems like a straightforward assignment turns into something so much bigger. Kensy and Max must employ all their spy skills - the fate of their parents, and...
Author
Series
Kensy and Max volume 2
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Kensy and Max are now agents-in-training at Pharos, a covert international spy network. Christmas break sees the twins back at Alexandria for training and a celebration like no other, but where are their parents and why can't they come home? Thankfully, a school trip to Rome provides a welcome distraction. Amid the history and culture of Italy's capital, they discover a runaway boy and whisperings of Mafia involvement. It looks like Kensy and Max's...
6) Out of sight
Author
Series
Kensy and Max volume 4
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When does a secret become a lie? And how do you tell right from wrong when deception is all around you? Kensy and Max are gearing up for their first Pharos review, a rite of passage with no room for failure. But juggling studies and the spy life isn't without its complications. As the dust settles from their last mission, and family members find their place in the new world order, old tensions rise to the surface. There's also the school play to...
Author
Series
Kensy and Max volume 1
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"What would you do if you woke up in a strange place? If your whole life changed in the blink of an eye and you had no idea what was going on? Twins Kensy and Max Grey's lives are turned upside down when they are whisked off to London, and discover their parents are missing. As the situation unfolds, so many things don't add up: their strange new school, the bizarre grannies on their street, the coded messages they keep finding and the feeling that,...
8) Freefall
Author
Series
Kensy and Max volume 5
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Kensy and Max are into top secret adventures again in the 5th in the Kensy and Max series. The chase to capture Dash Chalmers is on in New York City and when there's another dangerous criminal on the loose, the twins find themselves embroiled in a most unusual case.
Author
Series
Alice-Miranda books volume 14
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Fun, festivities and fireworks! Alice-Miranda and her friends are on a school exchange in China! There's so much to see and do, and plenty of new people to meet. Among the whirlwind of sights is a breathtaking circus show, a hair-raising feat and an encounter with a family of acrobats. While some are having a great time, others haven't quite landed on their feet. Throw in clashing personalities and the theft of a priceless antiquity, and sparks are...
Author
Series
Alice-Miranda volume 13
Publisher
Random House Australia
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Mischief and mayhem at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale It's the beginning of term and Alice-Miranda is delighted to be back at school, especially when she hears the news of Miss Reedy's and Mr Plumpton's upcoming wedding. Meanwhile, Caprice and Millie's bickering reaches an all-time high and things look set to explode. Nearby in Downsfordvale, there is also plenty afoot with the village about to host Chudleigh's, the country's largest dog show. Along...
11) Full speed
Author
Series
Kensy and Max volume 6
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"What do you do when your instincts and obligations pull you in opposite directions? When there are multiple leads, which one do you follow? After a school field trip goes horribly wrong, Kensy and Max are left with a sneaking suspicion that the incident was no accident. But there's no time for investigation as the twins are whisked away to Switzerland on a fully sanctioned Pharos mission. Upon landing in Zermatt, Kensy and Max are tasked with infiltrating...
12) Take down
Author
Series
Kensy and Max volume 7
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"How do you pretend everything is fine when those that you love are in danger? If people you once trusted are now deemed a threat? After winning the National STEM Championships, Kensy, Max, and a team of students from Central London Free School are ready to compete for the international trophy in Singapore. But when Granny Cordelia is poisoned, the twins no longer feel like celebrating. They still have a duty to their team though, and everyone seems...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Alice-Miranda is set for a luxurious cruise aboard the royal yacht Octavia, where Aunty Gee is hosting the wedding of Aunt Charlotte and Lawrence Ridley. Wild weather and rumors of a jewel thief throw the travelers into turmoil, but something else is giving Alice-Miranda one of her strange feelings. Why does the ship's doctor look so familiar? And who is the shy blond boy hiding in one of the cabins? When Alice-Miranda seeks help from an unexpected...
14) A Resolute Child
Author
Language
English
Description
He thinks he is untouchable...she has other ideasHis desire is power...hers is justice October 1880May and Ernie, two orphans. make their way through the Old Nichol slum of London seeking a safe place to sleep.Only ten year old May would live to see the morning and what she witnesses that freezing night will shape her lifeforever.Wherever her path leads from the slum - to Doctor Barnardos's Village and then to Canada - May resolves to seejustice for...