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Alice-Miranda #1
Alice-Miranda at School
Move over, Matilda, and step aside, Madeline, there’s a new charming miniature heroine about to make her mark.
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennigton-Jones 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.
The minute she sets foot on the school's manicured grounds, she senses that something is wrong: Miss Grimm, the headmistress, is nowhere to be seen, the gardens have no flowers, and a mysterious stranger seems to be hiding out on the premises. But that's not all. Some girls are mean and spoiled, like 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!
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennigton-Jones 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.
The minute she sets foot on the school's manicured grounds, she senses that something is wrong: Miss Grimm, the headmistress, is nowhere to be seen, the gardens have no flowers, and a mysterious stranger seems to be hiding out on the premises. But that's not all. Some girls are mean and spoiled, like 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!
288 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2010
About the author
Jacqueline Harvey
117 books294 followersJacqueline Harvey has combined a successful career in education with her love of a good story. She is the author of many novels for younger readers and a picture book, THE SOUND OF THE SEA, which was awarded Honour Book in the 2006 Australian Children’s Book Council Awards.
Jacqueline taught in Infants and Primary schools and was Deputy Head of Abbotsleigh Junior School (an independent day and boarding school for girls) in Sydney Australia for seven and a half years before taking up the position of Director of Development at Abbotsleigh in 2010. In October 2012 she resigned to become a full time writer and speaker.
Jacqueline’s bestselling Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series’ centre on the adventures of two young girls.
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones is a perpetually positive and determined seven year old who takes herself off to boarding school because it appeals to her sense of adventure.
Clementine Rose is a sweet little girl, who brings much joy to her family and the friends she makes along the way in her journeys through the first five books of the series. A star of the show is Clementine Rose’s pet, an adorable teacup pig called Lavender.
Her newest series is called Kensy and Max about twins who learn that their grandmother is head of the world's most important spy organisation, Pharos.
Current Books in the Series’
Clementine Rose and the Seaside Escape April 1, 2014 Shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) 2015
Alice-Miranda In Japan March 1, 2014 Shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) 2015
Alice-Miranda Shines Bright September 1, 2013
Selected for the 2013 Get Reading Program (50 Books You Can’t Put down)
Clementine Rose and the Perfect Present May 1, 2013
Clementine Rose and the Farm Fiasco August 1, 2013
Alice-Miranda In Paris March 1, 2013
Shortlisted 2014 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year 8-14 years category
Shortlisted 2014 REAL awards which are the Children’s’ Choice awards KOALA’s in NSW, YABBA’s in Victoria and COOL in the ACT.
Clementine Rose and the Pet Day Disaster January 1, 2012
Alice-Miranda in New York February 1, 2012
Winner Random House Australia Children’s Book of the Year
Clementine Rose and the Surprise Visitor September 1, 2012
Selected for the 2012 Get Reading Program (50 Books You Can't Put Down)
Voted #50 Dymocks Top 51 Kid’s Books 2013
Alice-Miranda Shows the Way August 1, 2012
Shortlisted for 2013 REAL awards which are the Children’s’ Choice awards KOALA’s in NSW, YABBA’s in Victoria and COOL in the ACT
Awarded Honour Book KOALA awards
Alice-Miranda At Sea August 1, 2012
Longlisted for DAVITT awards (Crime fiction in Junior Category) 2012
Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead February 1, 2011
Named Australian Children's Book of the Year 2011 as voted by the members of the NSW Independent Booksellers Group.
Alice-Miranda On Holiday August 1, 2010
Alice-Miranda at School February 1, 2010
Voted #9 Dymocks Top 51 Books for Kids 2013
Winner 2012 YABBA (Young Australian's Best Book Award in Victoria)
Awarded Honour Book KOALAs
Shortlisted for 2012 REAL awards which are the Children’s Choice Awards – KOALA’s in NSW, YABBA’s in Victoria, WAYRBA in Western Australia and COOL in the ACT
Shortlisted for the 2011 Australian Peace Award.
Kensy and Max: Breaking News March 2018 Shortlisted for Red Dot Book Awards Singapore 2020, YABBA, KOALA and KROC Children's Choice Awards Victoria, NSW and NT 202, Shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards 2020
Jacqueline taught in Infants and Primary schools and was Deputy Head of Abbotsleigh Junior School (an independent day and boarding school for girls) in Sydney Australia for seven and a half years before taking up the position of Director of Development at Abbotsleigh in 2010. In October 2012 she resigned to become a full time writer and speaker.
Jacqueline’s bestselling Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series’ centre on the adventures of two young girls.
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones is a perpetually positive and determined seven year old who takes herself off to boarding school because it appeals to her sense of adventure.
Clementine Rose is a sweet little girl, who brings much joy to her family and the friends she makes along the way in her journeys through the first five books of the series. A star of the show is Clementine Rose’s pet, an adorable teacup pig called Lavender.
Her newest series is called Kensy and Max about twins who learn that their grandmother is head of the world's most important spy organisation, Pharos.
Current Books in the Series’
Clementine Rose and the Seaside Escape April 1, 2014 Shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) 2015
Alice-Miranda In Japan March 1, 2014 Shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) 2015
Alice-Miranda Shines Bright September 1, 2013
Selected for the 2013 Get Reading Program (50 Books You Can’t Put down)
Clementine Rose and the Perfect Present May 1, 2013
Clementine Rose and the Farm Fiasco August 1, 2013
Alice-Miranda In Paris March 1, 2013
Shortlisted 2014 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year 8-14 years category
Shortlisted 2014 REAL awards which are the Children’s’ Choice awards KOALA’s in NSW, YABBA’s in Victoria and COOL in the ACT.
Clementine Rose and the Pet Day Disaster January 1, 2012
Alice-Miranda in New York February 1, 2012
Winner Random House Australia Children’s Book of the Year
Clementine Rose and the Surprise Visitor September 1, 2012
Selected for the 2012 Get Reading Program (50 Books You Can't Put Down)
Voted #50 Dymocks Top 51 Kid’s Books 2013
Alice-Miranda Shows the Way August 1, 2012
Shortlisted for 2013 REAL awards which are the Children’s’ Choice awards KOALA’s in NSW, YABBA’s in Victoria and COOL in the ACT
Awarded Honour Book KOALA awards
Alice-Miranda At Sea August 1, 2012
Longlisted for DAVITT awards (Crime fiction in Junior Category) 2012
Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead February 1, 2011
Named Australian Children's Book of the Year 2011 as voted by the members of the NSW Independent Booksellers Group.
Alice-Miranda On Holiday August 1, 2010
Alice-Miranda at School February 1, 2010
Voted #9 Dymocks Top 51 Books for Kids 2013
Winner 2012 YABBA (Young Australian's Best Book Award in Victoria)
Awarded Honour Book KOALAs
Shortlisted for 2012 REAL awards which are the Children’s Choice Awards – KOALA’s in NSW, YABBA’s in Victoria, WAYRBA in Western Australia and COOL in the ACT
Shortlisted for the 2011 Australian Peace Award.
Kensy and Max: Breaking News March 2018 Shortlisted for Red Dot Book Awards Singapore 2020, YABBA, KOALA and KROC Children's Choice Awards Victoria, NSW and NT 202, Shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards 2020
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May 11, 2020
BOOK #1 READ FOR BELIEVATHON ROUND 2.
representation: none, i don't think
[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]
★★★★
i was very unsure of this at first because we follow a goody-two-shoes rich schoolgirl who thinks she knows what's best for everyone and takes charge in every situation without consulting anybody first, but i ended up really enjoying her character because she always tries to see the good in everyone and she's very kind. she's basically exactly what 7 year old hermione would have been like.
my favourite character by far though, was her best friend, Mollie. she was WOKE! just... the whole interaction???? YES.
Alethea (aka the bully): My daddy's famous. He runs an oil company. But I suppose you knew that already?
Alice Miranda: Really? Good on him. That must be very exciting. I imagine he flies all over the world visiting different countries and giving jobs to thousands of very poor people.
Mollie: More like stealing from third-world countries and making people work for next to nothing in the most hideous circumstances.
BROOOOOOOOO. shoutout to mollie for doing the mostest, because alice miranda can sometimes come across as a 'white saviour' kind of character, especially when she mentions stuff like going with her family to africa to help the poor and stuff like that.
trigger warnings: brief mention of a pet dying, disrespectful term used to describe homeless people, bullying, death of loved ones (in the past).
representation: none, i don't think
[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]
★★★★
i was very unsure of this at first because we follow a goody-two-shoes rich schoolgirl who thinks she knows what's best for everyone and takes charge in every situation without consulting anybody first, but i ended up really enjoying her character because she always tries to see the good in everyone and she's very kind. she's basically exactly what 7 year old hermione would have been like.
my favourite character by far though, was her best friend, Mollie. she was WOKE! just... the whole interaction???? YES.
Alethea (aka the bully): My daddy's famous. He runs an oil company. But I suppose you knew that already?
Alice Miranda: Really? Good on him. That must be very exciting. I imagine he flies all over the world visiting different countries and giving jobs to thousands of very poor people.
Mollie: More like stealing from third-world countries and making people work for next to nothing in the most hideous circumstances.
BROOOOOOOOO. shoutout to mollie for doing the mostest, because alice miranda can sometimes come across as a 'white saviour' kind of character, especially when she mentions stuff like going with her family to africa to help the poor and stuff like that.
trigger warnings: brief mention of a pet dying, disrespectful term used to describe homeless people, bullying, death of loved ones (in the past).
December 10, 2015
My rating - 1 star
Child's rating - 1 star
I hated this book from the end of the first paragraph, I hated every single paragraph from then on, apart from about 4 brief paragraphs about 9/10ths of the way through, they were ok. Who needs endurance training when you can read this?? I must admit to an underlying agitation because we have Book 2 in the house, and i just don't feel at ease being in the same house as Book 2, just not sure I'd survive another one.
Alice Miranda must be the most annoyingly egotistical (in an 'i'm not egotistical, i'm in it for the greater good of humanity' kinda way - you know like most kids are prone to be??) child ever written down. She is exactly 7 1/4 which is only a few days older than my daughter was when I started reading it to her, so I must admit I'm comparing, and my child wins, hands down, mine may throw a ripper tantrum, but at least she's not a pretentious prat.
Alice Miranda talks like an adult, uses language like an adult, and sits and contemplates the big issues of life over a cup of tea (???) like an (old) adult and when it all becomes too much she calls mummy and daddy for a bit of a helping hand and brings in their gardener, cook and their helicopter that actually has a name (and I thought that only happened in Thomas the Tank Engine??). It just didn't gel with her age, and even from a reading point of view, the language is aimed older than 7, and yet I doubt many children older than 7 are interested in reading about 7 year olds particularly when they're as mind numbingly boring and egotistical and incessantly annoying and precocious as she is.
However, there are two main upsides to reading this. This book made me feel something, it may have been passionate hatred, but that's an emotion that I don't feel very often, and this book took me there each and every night. The other key upside is that I appreciate my own children that little bit more. Even when they are at their most painfully annoying and i'm at my wits end and I'm tearing my hair out, they ain't got nothing on this annoying little kid.
Child's rating - 1 star
I hated this book from the end of the first paragraph, I hated every single paragraph from then on, apart from about 4 brief paragraphs about 9/10ths of the way through, they were ok. Who needs endurance training when you can read this?? I must admit to an underlying agitation because we have Book 2 in the house, and i just don't feel at ease being in the same house as Book 2, just not sure I'd survive another one.
Alice Miranda must be the most annoyingly egotistical (in an 'i'm not egotistical, i'm in it for the greater good of humanity' kinda way - you know like most kids are prone to be??) child ever written down. She is exactly 7 1/4 which is only a few days older than my daughter was when I started reading it to her, so I must admit I'm comparing, and my child wins, hands down, mine may throw a ripper tantrum, but at least she's not a pretentious prat.
Alice Miranda talks like an adult, uses language like an adult, and sits and contemplates the big issues of life over a cup of tea (???) like an (old) adult and when it all becomes too much she calls mummy and daddy for a bit of a helping hand and brings in their gardener, cook and their helicopter that actually has a name (and I thought that only happened in Thomas the Tank Engine??). It just didn't gel with her age, and even from a reading point of view, the language is aimed older than 7, and yet I doubt many children older than 7 are interested in reading about 7 year olds particularly when they're as mind numbingly boring and egotistical and incessantly annoying and precocious as she is.
However, there are two main upsides to reading this. This book made me feel something, it may have been passionate hatred, but that's an emotion that I don't feel very often, and this book took me there each and every night. The other key upside is that I appreciate my own children that little bit more. Even when they are at their most painfully annoying and i'm at my wits end and I'm tearing my hair out, they ain't got nothing on this annoying little kid.
September 10, 2016
**Interview with my 5 & 7 year olds** (spoilers)
Me: What did you think of this book?
5: *Two thumbs up action*
7: *Ten fingers action - repeated*
Me: Twenty what?
7: Twenty Awesomes
Me: What was your favourite bit?
5: Everything
7: When Alice-Remander jumped to the inclusion the er ... something-a-bob about ... I forget ... Having the idea of talking to Miss Something-a-bob about something ...
Me: Why was that your favourite?
5: I need to think about ... Just because.
7: Because I thought it was really cool that the principal got reunited with her husband after they had a big fight or something.
Me: Would you like to go to a boarding school?
5: *nods*
7: *crosses arms in front of body* says "dum dum" forebodingly
5: I really want Tommy to go to the same boarding school as me so I can say hi to him.
7: But then Mummy won't pick us up and we'll have to stay there.
5: Maybe I decide I didn't want to go to boarding school.
Me: What did you think of this book?
5: *Two thumbs up action*
7: *Ten fingers action - repeated*
Me: Twenty what?
7: Twenty Awesomes
Me: What was your favourite bit?
5: Everything
7: When Alice-Remander jumped to the inclusion the er ... something-a-bob about ... I forget ... Having the idea of talking to Miss Something-a-bob about something ...
Me: Why was that your favourite?
5: I need to think about ... Just because.
7: Because I thought it was really cool that the principal got reunited with her husband after they had a big fight or something.
Me: Would you like to go to a boarding school?
5: *nods*
7: *crosses arms in front of body* says "dum dum" forebodingly
5: I really want Tommy to go to the same boarding school as me so I can say hi to him.
7: But then Mummy won't pick us up and we'll have to stay there.
5: Maybe I decide I didn't want to go to boarding school.
July 31, 2012
I am not sure how to write about this book. It is so utterly unbelievable it is more like a fairy tale cloaked in a realistic story. Or maybe it is a parody of British boarding schools. The repetition in the story reminds me of beginning chapter books for emerging readers (grades 2-3) but the bullying seems older and the narrator is a first grader who sounds more mature than most adults. She is a genius but developmentally too advanced for her age. So... let the fairy tale begin...
Once upon a time there was a 7-year-old who had the wisdom and vocabulary of a 70-year-old. She called a boarding school because she wanted to go there and was accepted even though her parents weren't ready and sobbed when they dropped her off. While walking around the school she met three adults all having problems and unhappy with their work situations. Like the good witch in Oz, she waved her wand (figuratively), and fixed their problems using mummy and daddy's money. When she meets the class bully, she can't seem to fix her, but she handles her with self-control and the maturity of an adult. The headmistress is also unhappy and takes issue with the little poppet that grows happiness around her like a field of poppies. The headmistress makes the smiling 7-year-old girl go through a series of unfair tests (a 3 hour SAT type test) which she does with the smile and joy of a saint. Will the poppet pass the tests and charm Miss Grimm, the headmistress, like she has everyone else?
Everything in the plot is unbelievable. So much so it is funny. It reminded me of the Willoughby's but not as extreme or with as many references to literature which is why I'm not sure if the author intended it that way or not. I think so. Maybe if I was British I would see more connections or more of a savvy reader.
The writing uses repetition of plot elements that will help a young reader but the vocabulary is higher than normally found in this type of book. It might be good for a high reader in grades 2 or 3, but the target audience is grade 4. The setting is in England with English vocabulary such as poppet - I love that word. The adults use that word when referring to Alice-Miranda, the 7-year-old, who works her magic on those around her making them happy.
The characters don't change internally. Alice-Miranda is always good and always says the right thing. the bully is one-dimensional and bosses everyone around because she's rich and thinks she owns everything at the boarding school. Alice-Miranda does wonder why she is this way but the reader never finds out. The headmistress changes internally. There is no great depth to the characters' thoughts and the plot is predictable. I actually enjoyed more of the outrageous and imaginative plot twists because they were so out there. Make sure to park disbelief on the table before picking up this book.
Discussions can surround themes of how to deal with being rich, dealing with bulllies, and sinning people over with compliments. The happy ending is going to please most young readers.
Reading Level 4.6
Once upon a time there was a 7-year-old who had the wisdom and vocabulary of a 70-year-old. She called a boarding school because she wanted to go there and was accepted even though her parents weren't ready and sobbed when they dropped her off. While walking around the school she met three adults all having problems and unhappy with their work situations. Like the good witch in Oz, she waved her wand (figuratively), and fixed their problems using mummy and daddy's money. When she meets the class bully, she can't seem to fix her, but she handles her with self-control and the maturity of an adult. The headmistress is also unhappy and takes issue with the little poppet that grows happiness around her like a field of poppies. The headmistress makes the smiling 7-year-old girl go through a series of unfair tests (a 3 hour SAT type test) which she does with the smile and joy of a saint. Will the poppet pass the tests and charm Miss Grimm, the headmistress, like she has everyone else?
Everything in the plot is unbelievable. So much so it is funny. It reminded me of the Willoughby's but not as extreme or with as many references to literature which is why I'm not sure if the author intended it that way or not. I think so. Maybe if I was British I would see more connections or more of a savvy reader.
The writing uses repetition of plot elements that will help a young reader but the vocabulary is higher than normally found in this type of book. It might be good for a high reader in grades 2 or 3, but the target audience is grade 4. The setting is in England with English vocabulary such as poppet - I love that word. The adults use that word when referring to Alice-Miranda, the 7-year-old, who works her magic on those around her making them happy.
The characters don't change internally. Alice-Miranda is always good and always says the right thing. the bully is one-dimensional and bosses everyone around because she's rich and thinks she owns everything at the boarding school. Alice-Miranda does wonder why she is this way but the reader never finds out. The headmistress changes internally. There is no great depth to the characters' thoughts and the plot is predictable. I actually enjoyed more of the outrageous and imaginative plot twists because they were so out there. Make sure to park disbelief on the table before picking up this book.
Discussions can surround themes of how to deal with being rich, dealing with bulllies, and sinning people over with compliments. The happy ending is going to please most young readers.
Reading Level 4.6
October 20, 2022
Amazing! I loved it! So many unexpected twists. Alice-Miranda was so brave! This is one of the best series I have ever read!
April 22, 2018
So cute! The light fluffy read I needed! Made me laugh, cry and smile the whole time.
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March 22, 2022This book is the only piece of media I’ve encountered (as of 26th June 2021) with a character called Alethea (spelt the same way)!!
When Alice-Miranda first sees Alethea Goldsworthy’s enormous limousine in Chapter 13 and is warned by an unknown girl to “stay right out of her way”, Alice-Miranda and the reader (11-year-old me) are both hopeful that Alethea “can’t be that bad”. Unfortunately, the first sound we hear Alethea make is her screaming at the lack of mineral water in her limousine’s minibar, so ink-Alethea’s status as a person to avoid is solidified.
I have a signed copy of this Alice-Miranda book where Jacqueline Harvey addressed me as “Alethea (the lovely one!)”.
When Alice-Miranda first sees Alethea Goldsworthy’s enormous limousine in Chapter 13 and is warned by an unknown girl to “stay right out of her way”, Alice-Miranda and the reader (11-year-old me) are both hopeful that Alethea “can’t be that bad”. Unfortunately, the first sound we hear Alethea make is her screaming at the lack of mineral water in her limousine’s minibar, so ink-Alethea’s status as a person to avoid is solidified.
I have a signed copy of this Alice-Miranda book where Jacqueline Harvey addressed me as “Alethea (the lovely one!)”.
December 1, 2022
I read this book when I was little. It was one of the very first books I LOVED. My parents know almost everything about it because, I would talk and talk about it for hours. These books are perfect for young readers :)
October 30, 2014
Eh, where do I freaking begin...
Ah, yes...
Alice Miranda may be quite cute and charming, also sweet, but there are many flaws as well. For one, this main protagonist, Alice Miranda, us very annoying and a true nuisance. Who they heck just barges into someone's car? Who unexpectedly breaks into a principle's office without permission given? Who just befriends someone under 10 seconds? Very unrealistic, creepy and plain strange. Alice Miranda is adorable but is a EXTREMELY annoying, repent too perfect, unrealistic, and creepy character. She also never gives a break at all. She is like a perfect goddess, not making mistakes and creating only mass perfection and warding her problems off with money. I say, she is too perfect. Nobody is perfect, except for her, of course. She's dainty, flawless, beautiful, perfect, charming, smart, high class, kind, and intelligent. I have even gotten to the point where I say she's smarter then Einstein himself. He was probably the most clever and smartest man, yes, but he made mistakes, too. Unlike this stupid Alice character. What a issue...
Oh yes, we cannot forget about Head Perfect Althea. Like always, we have the little miss perfect, wealthy, rich, pretty, cute, mean and snobbish blonde haired girl with blue eyes and peachy smooth skin. I hate this character. I replaced her name with "Barbie" instead of Althea. Made more sense.
Thus just shows the book is really cliche. You have smart, geeky, cute brunette who does everything correct and blonde mean popular rich girl who is terrible and rude. Now where's Ken in all this...oh yeah.
Finally, you have the whiny little nerdy crybaby. Booh hooh on this book.
Lets sum this up, shall we? Crap book. I have had mental five year olds that don't know how to spell yet write better then this garbage. This novel was so bad, it made me puke and cry. I am not going to read the rest of this trash series, thank you very much!
How can people like you like this? Never mind that...
Truly awful, don't dare read...
Ah, yes...
Alice Miranda may be quite cute and charming, also sweet, but there are many flaws as well. For one, this main protagonist, Alice Miranda, us very annoying and a true nuisance. Who they heck just barges into someone's car? Who unexpectedly breaks into a principle's office without permission given? Who just befriends someone under 10 seconds? Very unrealistic, creepy and plain strange. Alice Miranda is adorable but is a EXTREMELY annoying, repent too perfect, unrealistic, and creepy character. She also never gives a break at all. She is like a perfect goddess, not making mistakes and creating only mass perfection and warding her problems off with money. I say, she is too perfect. Nobody is perfect, except for her, of course. She's dainty, flawless, beautiful, perfect, charming, smart, high class, kind, and intelligent. I have even gotten to the point where I say she's smarter then Einstein himself. He was probably the most clever and smartest man, yes, but he made mistakes, too. Unlike this stupid Alice character. What a issue...
Oh yes, we cannot forget about Head Perfect Althea. Like always, we have the little miss perfect, wealthy, rich, pretty, cute, mean and snobbish blonde haired girl with blue eyes and peachy smooth skin. I hate this character. I replaced her name with "Barbie" instead of Althea. Made more sense.
Thus just shows the book is really cliche. You have smart, geeky, cute brunette who does everything correct and blonde mean popular rich girl who is terrible and rude. Now where's Ken in all this...oh yeah.
Finally, you have the whiny little nerdy crybaby. Booh hooh on this book.
Lets sum this up, shall we? Crap book. I have had mental five year olds that don't know how to spell yet write better then this garbage. This novel was so bad, it made me puke and cry. I am not going to read the rest of this trash series, thank you very much!
How can people like you like this? Never mind that...
Truly awful, don't dare read...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 4, 2013
A very cute book. Yes Alice-Miranda is totally unbelievable but as the author says, she is a mix of many girls and it is fiction and a children's story to boot. The big bad wolf is unbelievable too . . . I enjoyed this book because it was sweet, well written and like Alice-Miranda made me smile.
February 1, 2012
Found the lead character too annoying to make it an especially fun read. Maybe I'm just too old?
October 28, 2021
found her annoyingly positive even at age 8 but still read entire series because i was very invested
January 22, 2012
Karakter yang diciptakan dengan banyak kelebihan hingga nyaris sempurna sering kali membuat dahi berkerut. Gambaran betapa istimewa dan beruntungnya mereka kerap kali membuat saya tidak dapat menikmati kisah yang tertuang dalam buku tersebut. Bukannya iri tapi lebih karena keberadaan mereka terlalu indah untuk menjadi kenyaatan. Bahkan di buku sekalipun. Namun pengecualian untuk Alice-Miranda At School. Buku yang bercerita tentang anak perempuan yang berusia tujuh tahun di Sekolah Akademi Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Untuk Perempuan Muda Baik-Baik bisa saya lahap dengan mudah, tanpa sekali pun memutar mata karena kesempurnaan yang dimilikinya.
Namun kalau dipikir-pikir lagi, sempurna bukan kata yang tepat.Semua sikap dan kebiasaan Alice- Miranda cenderung masuk kekategori janggal untuk anak sesuainya. Lihat saja bagaimana keputusan Alice-Miranda untuk memulai kehidupannya di sekolah berasrama di usianya yang belum genap delapan tahun. Belum lagi sikap mandiri dan rasa optimis yang dimilikinya. Anak perempuan yang menghabiskan liburan bersama orang tuanya di banyak tempat terkenal ini tidak mengenal kata egois. Ia tak sekalipun merasa terganggu ketika mendapat reaksi yang tidak menyenangkan dari orang-orang yang baru dikenalnya ketika ia mencoba bersikap ramah. Alice-Miranda juga tidak sekalipun menyimpan dendam untuk semua perlakuan yang tidak pantas.
Berbicara masalah kecerdasan, jangan menganggapnya sepele. Di usinya yang baru tujuh seperempat tahun ,ia dengan mudah menglafalkan keenak nama istri Raja Henry VIII dan mengerjakan pembagian yang panjang dan rumit. Bahkan diceritakan ia paham Sejarah Romawi dan Mesir Kuno bahkan Perang Dunia Kedua sekalipun. Mengertikan mengapa saya menyebutnya sempurna? Namun seperti yang saya sebut sebelumnya, kesempurnaan anak perempuan yang tidak mengenal kata menyerah, tidak menjadi penghalang untuk menikmati kisah yang ditulis sangat ringan. Setidaknya konflik di buku ini masih membuat saya penasaran. Alice-Miranda sepertinya memang punya magnet, sehingga semua hal itu tidak menjadi masalah besar. Magnet itu juga yang mungkin menjadikan tokoh-tokoh lain menyukainya. Kecuali Miss Grimm dan Alethea tentunya.
Masih seputar karakter di buku ini,terkecuali Alice-Miranda, Jacqueline Harvey menciptakan katakter-karakter lain dengan sangat baik. Semua karakter punya ciri khas tersendiri yang membedakannya dengan yang lain. Sebut saja Miss Higgins sang Sekretaris sekolah, Jacinta-tukang ngamuk terhebat nomor dua sesekolah, Millie-teman sekamarnya Alice-Miranda, Mr Charles si tukang kebun, Mrs Oliver ataupun Mrs Smith yang menjadi juru masak. Alethea dan Miss Grimm yang menjadi tokoh antagonis pun masuk hitungan. Mereka berdua memainkan peran dengan sangat baik.
Beralih ke hal-hal yang sedikit menganggu sehingga buku ini hanya saya beri empat bintang. Pertama, pemilihan nama untuk Alice-Miranda. Mengapa harus menyandingkan dua nama dan menjadikannya panggilan untuk sang karakter utama? Mengapa tidak memilih satu nama saja? Memanggilnya dengan Alice menurut saya cukup. Kedua, mengenai tes menjelajahi alam bebas, yang selanjutnya disebut hutan, selama lima hari lamanya. Semua juga tahu hutan bukan tempat yang aman untuk anak-anak. Terlebih lagi tanpa pengawasan orang dewasa. Bahkan ketika kawasan hutan itu terletak disekitar asrama. Anehnya tidak ada protes dari ayah dan ibu Alice-Miranda yang dari awal terlihat sangat memanjakan anaknya.
Namun terlepas dari semua keanehan itu, saya memutuskan untuk tetap membaca kelanjutan seri Alice-Miranda. Saya juga merekomendasikan buku ini sebagai bacaan untuk anak-anak usia sekolah dasar ataupun pendidikan menengah. Alice-Miranda dicetak dengan font yang cukup besar rasanya cocok untuk pembaca pemula.
Cover dan Ilustrasi
Tidak ada perbedaan besar antara cover asli dan cover terbitan Little K. Alice-Miranda terlihat lucu di sampul depan. Untuk ilistrasi yang ada di dalam buku, menurut saya kurang banyak. Apalagi jika buku ini ditujukan sebagai bacaan Middle-Grade.
Namun kalau dipikir-pikir lagi, sempurna bukan kata yang tepat.Semua sikap dan kebiasaan Alice- Miranda cenderung masuk kekategori janggal untuk anak sesuainya. Lihat saja bagaimana keputusan Alice-Miranda untuk memulai kehidupannya di sekolah berasrama di usianya yang belum genap delapan tahun. Belum lagi sikap mandiri dan rasa optimis yang dimilikinya. Anak perempuan yang menghabiskan liburan bersama orang tuanya di banyak tempat terkenal ini tidak mengenal kata egois. Ia tak sekalipun merasa terganggu ketika mendapat reaksi yang tidak menyenangkan dari orang-orang yang baru dikenalnya ketika ia mencoba bersikap ramah. Alice-Miranda juga tidak sekalipun menyimpan dendam untuk semua perlakuan yang tidak pantas.
Berbicara masalah kecerdasan, jangan menganggapnya sepele. Di usinya yang baru tujuh seperempat tahun ,ia dengan mudah menglafalkan keenak nama istri Raja Henry VIII dan mengerjakan pembagian yang panjang dan rumit. Bahkan diceritakan ia paham Sejarah Romawi dan Mesir Kuno bahkan Perang Dunia Kedua sekalipun. Mengertikan mengapa saya menyebutnya sempurna? Namun seperti yang saya sebut sebelumnya, kesempurnaan anak perempuan yang tidak mengenal kata menyerah, tidak menjadi penghalang untuk menikmati kisah yang ditulis sangat ringan. Setidaknya konflik di buku ini masih membuat saya penasaran. Alice-Miranda sepertinya memang punya magnet, sehingga semua hal itu tidak menjadi masalah besar. Magnet itu juga yang mungkin menjadikan tokoh-tokoh lain menyukainya. Kecuali Miss Grimm dan Alethea tentunya.
Masih seputar karakter di buku ini,terkecuali Alice-Miranda, Jacqueline Harvey menciptakan katakter-karakter lain dengan sangat baik. Semua karakter punya ciri khas tersendiri yang membedakannya dengan yang lain. Sebut saja Miss Higgins sang Sekretaris sekolah, Jacinta-tukang ngamuk terhebat nomor dua sesekolah, Millie-teman sekamarnya Alice-Miranda, Mr Charles si tukang kebun, Mrs Oliver ataupun Mrs Smith yang menjadi juru masak. Alethea dan Miss Grimm yang menjadi tokoh antagonis pun masuk hitungan. Mereka berdua memainkan peran dengan sangat baik.
Beralih ke hal-hal yang sedikit menganggu sehingga buku ini hanya saya beri empat bintang. Pertama, pemilihan nama untuk Alice-Miranda. Mengapa harus menyandingkan dua nama dan menjadikannya panggilan untuk sang karakter utama? Mengapa tidak memilih satu nama saja? Memanggilnya dengan Alice menurut saya cukup. Kedua, mengenai tes menjelajahi alam bebas, yang selanjutnya disebut hutan, selama lima hari lamanya. Semua juga tahu hutan bukan tempat yang aman untuk anak-anak. Terlebih lagi tanpa pengawasan orang dewasa. Bahkan ketika kawasan hutan itu terletak disekitar asrama. Anehnya tidak ada protes dari ayah dan ibu Alice-Miranda yang dari awal terlihat sangat memanjakan anaknya.
Namun terlepas dari semua keanehan itu, saya memutuskan untuk tetap membaca kelanjutan seri Alice-Miranda. Saya juga merekomendasikan buku ini sebagai bacaan untuk anak-anak usia sekolah dasar ataupun pendidikan menengah. Alice-Miranda dicetak dengan font yang cukup besar rasanya cocok untuk pembaca pemula.
Cover dan Ilustrasi
Tidak ada perbedaan besar antara cover asli dan cover terbitan Little K. Alice-Miranda terlihat lucu di sampul depan. Untuk ilistrasi yang ada di dalam buku, menurut saya kurang banyak. Apalagi jika buku ini ditujukan sebagai bacaan Middle-Grade.
September 7, 2011
3,5*
gadis kecil mungil berambut cokelat keriting dan bermata sebulat pisin
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Namanya Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones, umurnya baru tujuh seperempat tahun, murid baru di Akademi Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale untuk Perempuan Muda Baik-baik, tapi kelakuan dan cara bicaranya tidak seperti anak tujuh tahun. Setiap melihat orang disekitarnya ada yang bersedih, marah, kesal, dia akan melakukan apapun yang dia bisa untuk membuat orang itu bahagia kembali.. Dia percaya diri, pandai bicara dan pintar.. Teman-teman barunya suka padanya, yah kecuali Alethea dan ketiga anggota gengnya, staff sekolah menyayanginya, tapi Miss Grim, Kepala sekolah membencinya, berusaha membuatnya keluar dari sekolah yang sangat disukai Alice-Miranda..
Miss Grim membuat peraturan baru. Anak yang berusia dibawah delapan tahun, harus mengikuti test untuk dapat tetap bersekolah di Akademi Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale, peraturan yang diketahui oleh seluruh sekolah sebagai usahanya mengeluarkan Alice-Miranda, karena cuma dia satu-satunya anak berusia dibawah delapan tahun di sekolah tersebut.. Tiga test harus di lewati Alice-Miranda, tiga test yang semuanya direncanakan oleh Miss Grim.
Dan kali ini Alice-Miranda harus melewati semuanya sendiri, tanpa teman2nya, tanpa gurunya, tanpa Ayah Ibunya yang selama ini selalu membantu Alice-Miranda setiap dia menyelesaikan masalah ketidakbahagiaan orang disekitarnya...
Ooh memang Miss Reedy membantunya belajar menghadapi ujian, Mr.Charles menambah pengetahuannya tentang berkemah, Mrs Oliver memberikan makanan kering-bekunya, tapi kali ini dia harus menyelesaikan ketiga test itu sendiri...
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Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones
Millicent Jane McLoughlin-McTavish-McNoughton-McGill
Jacinta Headlington-Bear
ya ampun nama-namanyaaaaa *geleng-geleng kepala*
:))
Ilustrasinya bagus, sayang kurang banyak, paling suka yang halaman 113 :D
gadis kecil mungil berambut cokelat keriting dan bermata sebulat pisin
[image error]
Namanya Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones, umurnya baru tujuh seperempat tahun, murid baru di Akademi Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale untuk Perempuan Muda Baik-baik, tapi kelakuan dan cara bicaranya tidak seperti anak tujuh tahun. Setiap melihat orang disekitarnya ada yang bersedih, marah, kesal, dia akan melakukan apapun yang dia bisa untuk membuat orang itu bahagia kembali.. Dia percaya diri, pandai bicara dan pintar.. Teman-teman barunya suka padanya, yah kecuali Alethea dan ketiga anggota gengnya, staff sekolah menyayanginya, tapi Miss Grim, Kepala sekolah membencinya, berusaha membuatnya keluar dari sekolah yang sangat disukai Alice-Miranda..
Miss Grim membuat peraturan baru. Anak yang berusia dibawah delapan tahun, harus mengikuti test untuk dapat tetap bersekolah di Akademi Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale, peraturan yang diketahui oleh seluruh sekolah sebagai usahanya mengeluarkan Alice-Miranda, karena cuma dia satu-satunya anak berusia dibawah delapan tahun di sekolah tersebut.. Tiga test harus di lewati Alice-Miranda, tiga test yang semuanya direncanakan oleh Miss Grim.
Dan kali ini Alice-Miranda harus melewati semuanya sendiri, tanpa teman2nya, tanpa gurunya, tanpa Ayah Ibunya yang selama ini selalu membantu Alice-Miranda setiap dia menyelesaikan masalah ketidakbahagiaan orang disekitarnya...
Ooh memang Miss Reedy membantunya belajar menghadapi ujian, Mr.Charles menambah pengetahuannya tentang berkemah, Mrs Oliver memberikan makanan kering-bekunya, tapi kali ini dia harus menyelesaikan ketiga test itu sendiri...
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Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones
Millicent Jane McLoughlin-McTavish-McNoughton-McGill
Jacinta Headlington-Bear
ya ampun nama-namanyaaaaa *geleng-geleng kepala*
:))
Ilustrasinya bagus, sayang kurang banyak, paling suka yang halaman 113 :D
July 30, 2020
Jacqueline Harvey writes some of the loveliest children's chapter books. Alice-Miranda is no exception. This is the first book in the series which follows the journey of Alice-Miranda and her friends through boarding school and all the wonderful adventures they get up to. Alice-Miranda always looks for the best in people and is forever leading the way to solve a problem or mystery with her friends. She's a beautiful role model for all young girls.
March 2, 2013
Really sweet book (first in a series) for 7+ with a bit more depth than meets the eye. Alice-Miranda starts boarding school and solves all the adults' problems with her endless optimism and good nature.
October 21, 2013
I think that this book is the best book if you really need cheering up, or if you feel lonely. I really like Alice Miranda, because I feel that she is amazingly Funny, Cheerfull and Happy. I love being in her adventureous Adventures!!
February 21, 2012
I Just love love love love alice-miranda and her positive energy...every leader should read this one.
July 5, 2024
They couldn't lose her - Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale needed a girl like Alice-Miranda more than ever.
Imagine Harry Potter but if Harry was an extremely precocious 7 years-and-a-1/4-old girl with two loving parents who supported her decision to enrol in boarding school at that very age, where the embittered headmistress hates her but the staff are enamoured with her, and also where she finds a best friend in an underprivileged redhead while being terrorised by a snobby blonde bully. And take all the magic away.
Ok, I realise that comparison is ridiculous but that's exactly how I felt about this story. And I don't say that lightly. Alice-Miranda at Sea was one of my favourite books as a kid and I devoured her adventures in other locales, but I'd never actually read the one that started it all until just now... and I'm so torn lol
The pacing is awful. The writing is frightfully juvenile and unpolished compared to what I've read in the later books. There are so many truly unbelievable moments. Within the first 45 pages, Alice-Miranda arrives at boarding school and sends school cook Mrs Smith on holiday in America when she hears she's never been, ordering her family helicopter to come and swap her out with her family's own cook. She insists on befriending reclusive headmistress Miss Grimm, who retaliates by trying to prove Alice-Miranda is too young to be at her school through an incredibly difficult exam, A SOLO 5 DAY WILDERNESS CAMPING TREK, and a REGATTA against school champion/bully Alethea. And Miss Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones aces them all. SHE IS SEVEN AND A QUARTER YEARS OLD. AT LEAST HARRY WAS 11. AND A WIZARD. And if that wasn't enough: oh my god. How are you doing this.
However, the rating is as such because I suspect my nostalgia and lasting wonderment for my previous reads of Alice-Miranda are at play, and part of me feels compelled to defend this childhood companion of mine. She reminds me of an untainted time, purely because she is so pure of heart herself. And if she isn't a right old corker with her world of knowledge and big heart. And apparently her adventures are still being written as of last year, so I hope to not lose touch with her!
Imagine Harry Potter but if Harry was an extremely precocious 7 years-and-a-1/4-old girl with two loving parents who supported her decision to enrol in boarding school at that very age, where the embittered headmistress hates her but the staff are enamoured with her, and also where she finds a best friend in an underprivileged redhead while being terrorised by a snobby blonde bully. And take all the magic away.
Ok, I realise that comparison is ridiculous but that's exactly how I felt about this story. And I don't say that lightly. Alice-Miranda at Sea was one of my favourite books as a kid and I devoured her adventures in other locales, but I'd never actually read the one that started it all until just now... and I'm so torn lol
The pacing is awful. The writing is frightfully juvenile and unpolished compared to what I've read in the later books. There are so many truly unbelievable moments. Within the first 45 pages, Alice-Miranda arrives at boarding school and sends school cook Mrs Smith on holiday in America when she hears she's never been, ordering her family helicopter to come and swap her out with her family's own cook. She insists on befriending reclusive headmistress Miss Grimm, who retaliates by trying to prove Alice-Miranda is too young to be at her school through an incredibly difficult exam, A SOLO 5 DAY WILDERNESS CAMPING TREK, and a REGATTA against school champion/bully Alethea. And Miss Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones aces them all. SHE IS SEVEN AND A QUARTER YEARS OLD. AT LEAST HARRY WAS 11. AND A WIZARD. And if that wasn't enough: oh my god. How are you doing this.
However, the rating is as such because I suspect my nostalgia and lasting wonderment for my previous reads of Alice-Miranda are at play, and part of me feels compelled to defend this childhood companion of mine. She reminds me of an untainted time, purely because she is so pure of heart herself. And if she isn't a right old corker with her world of knowledge and big heart. And apparently her adventures are still being written as of last year, so I hope to not lose touch with her!
October 5, 2021
This was such a cute book!!❤️❤️ I really loved the main character!!
It was really fast paced and there were a lot of twists and turns as well💖💖 It was really gripping and quite cozy as well🥰
This sets in a cozy and calm boarding school but there is something weird about it. Alice Miranda, the new girl is determined to make some new friends and set things right💕
I loved all the charcters , especially Mrs.Smith and Miss Higgins😊 They were way too sweet and nice people❤️❤️
I loved it!!❤️❤️
It was really fast paced and there were a lot of twists and turns as well💖💖 It was really gripping and quite cozy as well🥰
This sets in a cozy and calm boarding school but there is something weird about it. Alice Miranda, the new girl is determined to make some new friends and set things right💕
I loved all the charcters , especially Mrs.Smith and Miss Higgins😊 They were way too sweet and nice people❤️❤️
I loved it!!❤️❤️
May 5, 2015
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Awal baca buku ini menginggatkan saya akan Polly Madasa di Scones and Sensibility, gadis kecil yang sok dewasa dan suka mencampuri urusan orang lain. Tapi entah kenapa saya sangat menyukai gadis kecil berumur tujuh seperempat tahun yang mempunyai nama lengkap Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones (gimana kalau ujian Nasional ya, panjang bener namanya :p) ini.
Lucu deh Alice-Miranda ini, padahal orang tuanya belum rela kalau dia sekolah, eh dia malah ingin cepet-cepet sekolah. Tingkah polahnya sih nggak jauh beda sama si Polly, mungkin konflik di buku ini lebih banyak kali ya, dimulai dari juru masak Mrs, Smith yang membuat brownies terenak, sayangnya dia tidak pernah libur dan ingin sekali mengunjungi cucu-cucunya, Alice-Miranda pun langsung menelepon ayahnya agar mengirimkan helikopter untuk menjemput dan menggantikannya dengan juru masak yang ada di rumah Alice-Miranda, Mrs. Oliver. Mr, Charles yang kesal karena tidak dapat menanam bunga karena sang kepala sekolah melarang, Alice-Miranda menelepon ibunya untuk mendatangkan ahli tanaman untuk menanam bunga yang tidak berbau, Alice-Miranda berasumsi kepala sekolah melarang karena dia alergi. Ada juga temennya yang galak, Jacinda Headlington-Bear, pertama kali ketemu Alice-Miranda kagum karena dia seorang pesenam yang amat mahir, sayangnya Jacinda tidak boleh mengikuti kejuaraan karena dia belum mengerjakan tugas tentang Gajah Afrika yang terancam punah, Alice-Miranda langsung menawarkan bantuannya karena dia pernah safari dan pernah melihat gajah dari dekat dan dia mempunyai foto-foto yang bagus. Kemudian Alice-Miranda tidak tega ketika Miss Hinggins -sekertaris kepala sekolah- menangis karena dia mau menikah tapi kepala sekolah bilang jika Miss Hinggins menikah maka dia tidak usah datang lagi ke sekolah, Alice-Miranda pun menemui Miss Grimm -kepala sekolah Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale- yang selama sepuluh tahun ini tidak pernah bertemu dengan orang lain. Masih banyak lagi orang yang dibantu masalahnya oleh Alice-Miranda, semua orang begitu senang dengan kedatangannya, membawa angin segar, dan Alice-Miranda ingin sekali membantu masalah Miss Grimm karena dia merasa kalau Miss Grimm itu kesepian, Alice-Miranda ingin tahu masa lalu-nya.
"Saya memang kecil," kata Alice Miranda, "tapi saya pendengar yang lumayan baik."
Begitulah sifat Alice-Miranda, dia tidak tega dengan kesedihan, kesusahan orang lain. Dia akan mendengarkan keluh kesah mereka kemudian dia akan mencari solusi untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, baik tanpa persetujuan orang yang terkena masalah atau pun dengan persetujuan mereka, dia akan tetap menyelesaikan. Dia adalah peri penolong. Orang-orang yang awalnya kasar, sering marah ketika bertemu dengan Alice-Miranda mereka akan luluh dan jadi lembut, hilang semua sikap kasar tersebut. Sayangnya tidak semua orang suka dengan sikap Alice-Miranda, mereka adalah Alethea Goldsworthy, gadis kecil yang angkuh, setiap keinginannnya harus dipenuhi dan tentu saja sang kepala sekolah, Miss Grimm yang terusik dengan kedatangan Alice-Miranda. Dia sampai memberikan ujian yang sangat banyak dan sulit (tes potensi akademik yang soalnya dibuat sendiri, harus menuntaskan Program Perambahan Alam Liar: berkemah selama lima hari ditenda, memasak sendiri, dan menemukan jalan sendiri, dan terakhir harus menantang juara sekolah dalam cabang pilihannya, dia berhadapan dengan Aletha lomba berlayar) agar Alice-Miranda tidak bersekolah di Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale. Sukanya lagi adalah Alice-Miranda akan menerima dengan tangan terbuka tantangan tersebut dan akan menyelesaikannya dengan baik, dia juga sangat pintar loh :D. Waktu di bully Alethea, Alice-Miranda pun punya cara untuk membalasnya, pokonya dia cerdik deh :D.
Covernya sangat suka! Alice-Miranda imut banget, hehe. Aku juga suka font-nya yang besar, enak deh bacanya. pembatas bukunya juga gede, mantep deh. Ditambah ada ilustrasi gambar para tokoh/kejadian, walaupun tidak banyak tapi menambah poin plus untuk buku ini. Gambar paling favorit hal 113 waktu Alethea berhadapan dengan Alice-Miranda, simple tapi keren :D.
Ceritanya bagus, alurnya cepet dan di tiap bab tidak terlalu banyak. Dari awal langsung disuguhi konflik para tokoh, kemudia penyeleseiannya, cepet deh bacanya. Sayangnya ada yang agak nggak bisa dinalar ya, waktu Alice-Miranda di hutan, emang ada anak kecil berumur kurang dari delapan tahun kemping sendirian di tengah hutan selama lima hari? dan Waktu lomba berlayar itu apa tidak terlalu berbahaya? yah namanya juga cerita sih. Untuk terjemahannya lumayan bagus sih, hanya saja ada beberapa kata yang agak aneh, terasa nggak nyambung kayak "kasar berlebihan" kok saya enaknya "terlalu berlebihan" ya? Ada juga kata Mrs. digan
ti Bu, menurut saya nggak usah diganti saja, ada satu lagi tapi saya lupa di halaman berapa. Typo tidak terlalu banyak.
Buku ini berseri, berikut urutannya:
Alice-Miranda at School
Alice Miranda On Holiday
Alice Miranda Takes The Lead
Alice Miranda at Sea
Pengen ngoleksi ahhh, buat yang suka sama buku anak-anak, buku ini recomended banget deh :)
4 sayap untuk si peri penolong :)
Awal baca buku ini menginggatkan saya akan Polly Madasa di Scones and Sensibility, gadis kecil yang sok dewasa dan suka mencampuri urusan orang lain. Tapi entah kenapa saya sangat menyukai gadis kecil berumur tujuh seperempat tahun yang mempunyai nama lengkap Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones (gimana kalau ujian Nasional ya, panjang bener namanya :p) ini.
Lucu deh Alice-Miranda ini, padahal orang tuanya belum rela kalau dia sekolah, eh dia malah ingin cepet-cepet sekolah. Tingkah polahnya sih nggak jauh beda sama si Polly, mungkin konflik di buku ini lebih banyak kali ya, dimulai dari juru masak Mrs, Smith yang membuat brownies terenak, sayangnya dia tidak pernah libur dan ingin sekali mengunjungi cucu-cucunya, Alice-Miranda pun langsung menelepon ayahnya agar mengirimkan helikopter untuk menjemput dan menggantikannya dengan juru masak yang ada di rumah Alice-Miranda, Mrs. Oliver. Mr, Charles yang kesal karena tidak dapat menanam bunga karena sang kepala sekolah melarang, Alice-Miranda menelepon ibunya untuk mendatangkan ahli tanaman untuk menanam bunga yang tidak berbau, Alice-Miranda berasumsi kepala sekolah melarang karena dia alergi. Ada juga temennya yang galak, Jacinda Headlington-Bear, pertama kali ketemu Alice-Miranda kagum karena dia seorang pesenam yang amat mahir, sayangnya Jacinda tidak boleh mengikuti kejuaraan karena dia belum mengerjakan tugas tentang Gajah Afrika yang terancam punah, Alice-Miranda langsung menawarkan bantuannya karena dia pernah safari dan pernah melihat gajah dari dekat dan dia mempunyai foto-foto yang bagus. Kemudian Alice-Miranda tidak tega ketika Miss Hinggins -sekertaris kepala sekolah- menangis karena dia mau menikah tapi kepala sekolah bilang jika Miss Hinggins menikah maka dia tidak usah datang lagi ke sekolah, Alice-Miranda pun menemui Miss Grimm -kepala sekolah Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale- yang selama sepuluh tahun ini tidak pernah bertemu dengan orang lain. Masih banyak lagi orang yang dibantu masalahnya oleh Alice-Miranda, semua orang begitu senang dengan kedatangannya, membawa angin segar, dan Alice-Miranda ingin sekali membantu masalah Miss Grimm karena dia merasa kalau Miss Grimm itu kesepian, Alice-Miranda ingin tahu masa lalu-nya.
"Saya memang kecil," kata Alice Miranda, "tapi saya pendengar yang lumayan baik."
Begitulah sifat Alice-Miranda, dia tidak tega dengan kesedihan, kesusahan orang lain. Dia akan mendengarkan keluh kesah mereka kemudian dia akan mencari solusi untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, baik tanpa persetujuan orang yang terkena masalah atau pun dengan persetujuan mereka, dia akan tetap menyelesaikan. Dia adalah peri penolong. Orang-orang yang awalnya kasar, sering marah ketika bertemu dengan Alice-Miranda mereka akan luluh dan jadi lembut, hilang semua sikap kasar tersebut. Sayangnya tidak semua orang suka dengan sikap Alice-Miranda, mereka adalah Alethea Goldsworthy, gadis kecil yang angkuh, setiap keinginannnya harus dipenuhi dan tentu saja sang kepala sekolah, Miss Grimm yang terusik dengan kedatangan Alice-Miranda. Dia sampai memberikan ujian yang sangat banyak dan sulit (tes potensi akademik yang soalnya dibuat sendiri, harus menuntaskan Program Perambahan Alam Liar: berkemah selama lima hari ditenda, memasak sendiri, dan menemukan jalan sendiri, dan terakhir harus menantang juara sekolah dalam cabang pilihannya, dia berhadapan dengan Aletha lomba berlayar) agar Alice-Miranda tidak bersekolah di Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale. Sukanya lagi adalah Alice-Miranda akan menerima dengan tangan terbuka tantangan tersebut dan akan menyelesaikannya dengan baik, dia juga sangat pintar loh :D. Waktu di bully Alethea, Alice-Miranda pun punya cara untuk membalasnya, pokonya dia cerdik deh :D.
Covernya sangat suka! Alice-Miranda imut banget, hehe. Aku juga suka font-nya yang besar, enak deh bacanya. pembatas bukunya juga gede, mantep deh. Ditambah ada ilustrasi gambar para tokoh/kejadian, walaupun tidak banyak tapi menambah poin plus untuk buku ini. Gambar paling favorit hal 113 waktu Alethea berhadapan dengan Alice-Miranda, simple tapi keren :D.
Ceritanya bagus, alurnya cepet dan di tiap bab tidak terlalu banyak. Dari awal langsung disuguhi konflik para tokoh, kemudia penyeleseiannya, cepet deh bacanya. Sayangnya ada yang agak nggak bisa dinalar ya, waktu Alice-Miranda di hutan, emang ada anak kecil berumur kurang dari delapan tahun kemping sendirian di tengah hutan selama lima hari? dan Waktu lomba berlayar itu apa tidak terlalu berbahaya? yah namanya juga cerita sih. Untuk terjemahannya lumayan bagus sih, hanya saja ada beberapa kata yang agak aneh, terasa nggak nyambung kayak "kasar berlebihan" kok saya enaknya "terlalu berlebihan" ya? Ada juga kata Mrs. digan
ti Bu, menurut saya nggak usah diganti saja, ada satu lagi tapi saya lupa di halaman berapa. Typo tidak terlalu banyak.
Buku ini berseri, berikut urutannya:
Alice-Miranda at School
Alice Miranda On Holiday
Alice Miranda Takes The Lead
Alice Miranda at Sea
Pengen ngoleksi ahhh, buat yang suka sama buku anak-anak, buku ini recomended banget deh :)
4 sayap untuk si peri penolong :)
May 13, 2020
Ahh a childhood favorite! Reread really quick before putting in storage for my future kids;)
December 22, 2020
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November 1, 2021I have read every single book!
January 15, 2023
this and the entire series was the best shit when i was 12, literally had me reeling from how smart it was
March 2, 2023
Good stuff. My 11-year-old self was hooked. This book is how I learnt English.
February 6, 2019
the start was a bit boring but when I carried on reading it the story line got better and encouraged me to read more (it was a very interesting)
August 28, 2022
These were literally my favourite books when I was younger. I still have them a decade later :)
February 25, 2017
I found this book by not having anything to reading and randomly taking it off the library shelf. I do admit it did not turn out to be that bad. The Alice Miranda is a very interesting character that is unique to me in the sense that I haven't seen a character like that before. The school is also very interesting with its staff low key shrouded in mystery; a mystery that unfolds as Alice walks the halls. My favorite character would probably be either the gardener because he seems like a kind person that tries to stay positive even when his work isn't working out how he wants it to become. Alice's parents also seem very nice and supportive of their smart daughter. The one character I do not care for would probably be that classic mean girl. Alice was acting so nice and patient with her yet she's so ungrateful.
September 29, 2011
I read this after seeing on a shelf in a book store. The cover looked pretty interesting, so I picked it up and decided to give it a review.
Okay, before I start with flaws in this book, let me tell you the good bit.
It was nice to see a positive character as the lead, and I thought that was refreshing. Alice is cheerful, kind little girl who loves to help others, even if they are totally mean to her. It was lovely to read about someone who wouldn't give up at the first hint of trouble, and tries her best until the end.
But there were also alot of things I didn't like about this novel.
I thought Alice Miranda was a little TOO perfect. She doesn't seem to have any flaws at all. She smart (nearly genious), happy all the time, has her parents wrapped around her little finger (the way they kept bugging her about whether she wanted to come home or not got really annoying), everyone else loves her too (and if anyone doesn't like her then their brats or they've misunderstood her), she's rich, she's popular (imagine being asked to be head girl at age 7!), she's pretty and dainty too, and just overall totally unrealistic.
I like to relate to my main characters somehow, but I couldn't really relate to Alice Miranda. I've never met anyone like Alice Miranda, let alone a 7 year old child. She doesn't seem to be human. She has virtually no flaws at all.
It's not normal to be happy ALL the time - sorry, but it isn't. It kind of got irksome reading about a character who didn't seem to have any other emotions aside from being cheerful/sweet/or nosy - I mean determined. (Come on, she does seem a little nosy - I mean, what kind of person crawls into a random person car and introduces herself expecting the other person to be okay with it? A little creepy...)
Also, the writing seemed to be little too simple at times - not really for most 12 year olds like myself, but more like 5-8 year olds. There wasn't much description either - I'd say 80% of this book was pretty much dialogue.
The story being too face paced didn't help much either - although the plot was interesting, it felt kind of rushed.
These series have alot of potential - I hope the author improves her writing in her future stories. This (as well as the main character) is the reason I'm giving this story two stars.
That being said, I loved the other characters - like Jacinta Headlington Bear, and Millie Mc-Something (can't remember her name). Especailly Jacinta. I can't wait to read more about in the next books! I already have Alice Miranda on Holiday and Alice Miranda takes the lead!
Okay, before I start with flaws in this book, let me tell you the good bit.
It was nice to see a positive character as the lead, and I thought that was refreshing. Alice is cheerful, kind little girl who loves to help others, even if they are totally mean to her. It was lovely to read about someone who wouldn't give up at the first hint of trouble, and tries her best until the end.
But there were also alot of things I didn't like about this novel.
I thought Alice Miranda was a little TOO perfect. She doesn't seem to have any flaws at all. She smart (nearly genious), happy all the time, has her parents wrapped around her little finger (the way they kept bugging her about whether she wanted to come home or not got really annoying), everyone else loves her too (and if anyone doesn't like her then their brats or they've misunderstood her), she's rich, she's popular (imagine being asked to be head girl at age 7!), she's pretty and dainty too, and just overall totally unrealistic.
I like to relate to my main characters somehow, but I couldn't really relate to Alice Miranda. I've never met anyone like Alice Miranda, let alone a 7 year old child. She doesn't seem to be human. She has virtually no flaws at all.
It's not normal to be happy ALL the time - sorry, but it isn't. It kind of got irksome reading about a character who didn't seem to have any other emotions aside from being cheerful/sweet/or nosy - I mean determined. (Come on, she does seem a little nosy - I mean, what kind of person crawls into a random person car and introduces herself expecting the other person to be okay with it? A little creepy...)
Also, the writing seemed to be little too simple at times - not really for most 12 year olds like myself, but more like 5-8 year olds. There wasn't much description either - I'd say 80% of this book was pretty much dialogue.
The story being too face paced didn't help much either - although the plot was interesting, it felt kind of rushed.
These series have alot of potential - I hope the author improves her writing in her future stories. This (as well as the main character) is the reason I'm giving this story two stars.
That being said, I loved the other characters - like Jacinta Headlington Bear, and Millie Mc-Something (can't remember her name). Especailly Jacinta. I can't wait to read more about in the next books! I already have Alice Miranda on Holiday and Alice Miranda takes the lead!
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