Miss Penny Dreadful and the Midnight Kittens
Newtown
:
Walker Books Australia
,
2023
26375032
2023
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'An enquiring mind - and mystical mysteries to solve - adds up to adventure in the first book of the new junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby.
'"Now, Miss Pickering." Miss Strickland turned to her pupil. "If you would be so kind as to close the door behind you, we will endeavour to discuss why your aunt, her publisher and her monkey have called upon us this afternoon."
'Forever in trouble for sketching in her notebook, Penny Pickering dreams of her famous authoress aunt turning up at her boarding school and whisking her away. So when Aunt Harriet appears at Miss Strickland's School for Girls of an Enquiring Mind and asks Penny if she would like to join her on an adventure, Penny knows exactly what to say - yes, please!
'Penny soon finds herself headed for Hampshire and a strange place called Mr Toddington's Museum of the Curious and Absurd where bewitched kittens are said to have a tea party at midnight.'(Publication summary)
Miss Penny Dreadful and the Malicious Maze
Newtown
:
Walker Books Australia
,
2023
26375092
2023
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'The second book in a mystical and adventurous junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby.
'From the moment Penny steps into her family's Hyde Park Square townhouse, she can sense something dreadful has happened. This is confirmed when she discovers her parents' laboratory in terrible disarray. Before she can find out any more, Penny is whisked away with her authoress aunt to Harewood Hall in the countryside, where a malicious maze is rumoured to be gobbling up servants. Miss Penny Dreadful has yet another mystery to solve. And nothing, absolutely nothing, is as it seems!' (Publication summary)
Miss Penny Dreadful and the Mermaid's Locks
Melbourne
:
Walker Books Australia
,
2023
26835670
2023
single work
children's fiction
children's
'The final exciting instalment in the Miss Penny Dreadful series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby. Searching for a new story idea for her aunt's famous penny dreadfuls, Penny and Aunt Harriet decide to follow up a newspaper article about a mysterious mermaid's grotto. Hidden down a secret passageway on the banks of the River Thames, the only way to enter is through a tavern, aptly named The Mermaid's Locks. In the glittering grotto, Penny & her aunt find a comb with some strands of the mermaid's red-gold hair. Penny sets out to investigate, can the mermaid truly be real? Also, why doesn't Mr Crowley, Aunt Harriet's publisher, want her to write about it? Meanwhile, another cryptic postcard arrives from Penny's missing parents. Nothing is as it seems in Penny's world. Will Penny be able to finally piece together all the clues?'
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