But to Edie's surprise, the nuns at the school teach genuinely useful things, like how to build a perfect library, cater for midnight feasts and make poison darts, and mischievous Edie feels right at home. When a school trip to Paris is planned, she worries about returning to the strict order of her grandmother's chateau - but things are not as she left them. Soon Edie and her rebellious friends are caught up in a mystery involving a precious painting, secrets from her grandmother's past and a very persistent burglar...
But to Edie's surprise, the nuns at the school teach genuinely useful things, like how to build a perfect library, cater for midnight feasts and make poison darts, and mischievous Edie feels right at home. When a school trip to Paris is planned, she worries about returning to the strict order of her grandmother's chateau - but things are not as she left them. Soon Edie and her rebellious friends are caught up in a mystery involving a precious painting, secrets from her grandmother's past and a very persistent burglar...
Daisy May Johnson is a writer, researcher, chartered librarian and former A14 Writer in Residence with the University of Cambridge. She blogs about children's literature at Did You Ever Stop To Think, tweets as @chaletfan, and even sends the occasional Tiny Letter. When she's not doing any of that, you'll find her curled up with her favourite school stories, or baking the world's best chocolate brownies. How to Be Brave, the first book in the How to Be series, is also published by Pushkin Children's.
'Praise for How to Be Brave' - :
'This twisty tale is truly marvellous' - Independent, Children's
Book of the Week
'Ridiculously loveable book alert... hilarious and completely
endearing' - Clementine Beauvais, author of Piglettes
'How to be Brave is wonderful. It's a brilliantly funny and
heartfelt middle-grade adventure that had me cheering, smiling,
crying and craving a slice of victoria sponge. Think
bake-off-meets-boarding-school with nuns and ducks. I loved it' -
Sarah Baker, author of Through the Mirror Door
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