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Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Alice-Miranda and the Christmas Mystery – Jacqueline Harvey

    Penguin Random House October 2023 It has been a while since we’ve had the pleasure of a new Alice-Miranda story, understandably as Jacqueline has been busy with other projects (successfully so I might add!!), and we all know that the A-M fans, young and old (yes, Tiarna G, I am looking at you!) are going…

  • Alice-Miranda in Egypt [Alice-Miranda #20] – Jacqueline Harvey

    Penguin Australia  June 2021 ISBN: 9781760891046 Imprint: Puffin Format: Paperback Pages: 416 RRP: $16.99 Put it on your ‘new books’ display and stand well back because the danger of stampede is very real! Twenty books on and everyone’s favourite little schoolgirl is still guaranteed to excite your readers – and not just your junior readers either. I know several older…

  • Alice-Miranda in the Outback – Jacqueline Harvey

      Penguin Australia June 2020 ISBN: 9781760891039 Imprint: Puffin RRP: $16.99 Once again Jacqueline Harvey has produced an adventure for Alice-Miranda which will both excite and fascinate her legion devoted fans. I love that each new book in this series continues to grab these readers some of whom might be considered to have ‘out-grown’ the diminutive main character!…

  • Alice-Miranda at School: 10th Anniversary Edition – Jacqueline Harvey

      Penguin Random House Australia February 2020 ISBN: 9781760896034 Imprint: Penguin RRP: $19.99 Parents (and librarians) of the legion Alice-Miranda fans you are hereby warned! It will not matter one jot whether your devotee has every title in the series they will vociferously demand this gorgeous anniversary edition become part of their collection. This beautiful hardback with its…

  • Alice-Miranda Movie Madness

      Fans across the country are champing at the bit as the debut of everyone’s favourite schoolgirl on screen approaches. To celebrate the long-awaited and much-anticipated film version Penguin Australia has some super new goodies for all those A-M devotees. Keep the A-M magic flowing for your readers with these fabulous new additions to the…

  • Alice-Miranda Keeps the Beat (#18) – Jacqueline Harvey

    Penguin Random House 9780143786030 June 4, 2019 Puffin   RRP $16.99 Jacqueline Harvey knows exactly how to reach those high notes with her readers and the overwhelming popularity of her series, and certainly Alice-Miranda, is proof of that. The tiny girl with the big heart always plays her part in helping others, redressing injustices and…

  • Alice-Miranda in Scotland [#17]– Jacqueline Harvey

    Random House Australia Children’s ISBN 9780143786016 May 2018 RRP $16.99   What could possibly be more delightful than our favourite BFF immersed in Scotland’s culture and icons?  The inaugural Queen’s Colours leadership program for children is kicking off in the land of Burns, Bruce and Braveheart and Alice-Miranda (after a tricky start) as well as…

  • Alice-Miranda in Hollywood (#16) – Jacqueline Harvey

    Penguin Random House August 2017-09-03 ISBN 9780143780618 RRP $16.99 My girls are already super-excited awaiting this latest Alice-Miranda and well they should be because I think it is the most exciting thus far! A-M and her pals are in the midst of being part of a real Hollywood movie – as child actors in A-M’s…