Title overview
The first book in the prize winning mystery series. Poppy Pym has grown up in the circus, taming lions beforelunch and learning acrobatics in the afternoon.But when she turns eleven, her circus family decides she needsa more traditional education, and she is sent to boarding school.
At first Poppy doesn’t fit in at St Smithen’s, a school that isvery different from the circus. Then, an ancient Egyptian rubyarrives at school and dangerous accidents start occurring. Suddenlyit’s up to Poppy to save her new school and solve the mysteryof the Pharaoh’s curse!
- Perfect for younger fans of A Murder Most Unladylikeand older Enid Blyton stories
- The first book was the winner of the Montegrappa ScholasticNew Children’s writing Prize (2015), chosen fromalmost 1,000 entries
- Exciting, funny and adventurous, Poppy Pym blends a classic boardingschool story with a quirky circus family and a thrillingsmuggling mystery