''Alice-Miranda'' is a series of children's novels written by Australian author Jacqueline Harvey. The novels chronicle the adventures of a young student at the Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies. ''Alice-Miranda At School'' is the first book in the series and was published in 2010. The series was created by

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

n author Jacqueline Harvey, a

teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...

and former Deputy Head of Junior School and Director of Development at

Abbotsleigh Abbotsleigh is an independent Anglican Pre-school education, early learning, primary, secondary Day school, day, and Boarding school, boarding school for Single-sex school, girls located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore (Sydney), Upper N ...

. Harvey created the Alice-Miranda series based on her teaching experiences at

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. They have existed for many centuries, and now extend acr ...

s. The series is sold throughout

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

Plot

Alice-Miranda began attending the Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies with her friend Millie at the age of seven and one quarter when she takes on challenges such as Headmistress Ophelia Grimm, a mysterious stranger, and Alethea Goldsworthy who along with her three marionettes taunt Alice-Miranda and her friends. Now Alice-Miranda will have to face a five-day camp alone in the forest, take on a massive test and face the Head Prefect (Alethea Goldsworthy) in a solo sailing regatta race or else have to leave the school and never return. Will she be able to make it through this impossible challenge and stay at school? The series continues to follow Alice-Miranda as she attends school with her friends and travels around the world.

Books

Main series

#''Alice-Miranda At School'' (2010) #''Alice-Miranda On Holiday'' (2010) #''Alice-Miranda Takes The Lead'' (2011) #''Alice-Miranda At Sea'' (2011) #''Alice-Miranda In New York'' (2012) #''Alice-Miranda Shows The Way'' (2012) #''Alice-Miranda in Paris'' (2013) #''Alice-Miranda Shines Bright'' (2013) #''Alice-Miranda in Japan'' (2014) #''Alice-Miranda at Camp'' (2014) #''Alice-Miranda at the Palace'' (2015) #''Alice-Miranda in the Alps'' (2015) #''Alice-Miranda to the Rescue'' (2016) #''Alice-Miranda in China'' (2016) #''Alice-Miranda Holds the Key'' (2017) #''Alice-Miranda in Hollywood'' (2017) #''Alice-Miranda in Scotland'' (2018) #''Alice-Miranda Keeps the Beat'' (2019) #''Alice-Miranda in the Outback'' (2020) #''Alice-Miranda in Egypt'' (2021) #''Alice-Miranda and the Christmas Mystery'' (2023)

Movie tie-ins

#''Alice-Miranda Friends Forever: The Official Movie Script'' (2019) #''Alice-Miranda: A Royal Christmas Ball: The Official Movie Script'' (2021)

Reception

In 2012, ''Alice-Miranda At School'' received the Young Australians Best Book Award (YABBA). ''Alice-Miranda in Paris'' was listed as a KOALA Honour book in the Fiction for Young Readers category in 2014. The book was also included on the shortlist for "Book of the Year for Older Children" at the 14th Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) in 2014. Random House Australia's "Top 10 Children's Bestselling Books of 2014" list included ''Alice-Miranda At Camp'', ''Alice-Miranda In Japan'', and ''Alice-Miranda At School''. ''Alice-Miranda to the Rescue'' was listed on the 2015 Better Reading's "Weekly Top 10 Children's Bestseller" list, and ''Alice-Miranda in Japan'' was included on the ABIAs shortlist for Book of the Year for Older Children in 2015.

Adaptations

Telemovies

''Alice-Miranda Friends Forever''

In June 2016, the

Nine Network Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...

commissioned a 26-episode animated series based on the novels, to be co-produced by

SLR Productions SLR Productions is an Australian company, specialising in the development and production of children's content. It was established in 2000 by Founder and CEO, Suzanne Ryan. NZ based company South Pacific Pictures bought out Ryans's stake in ...

and ZDF Enterprises. Two years later, it was revealed that the project had evolved into an 80-minute animated telemovie, which was beginning production under the name of ''Alice-Miranda Shines Bright'', in association with

Screen Australia Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...

. In 2019, the movie's title was announced as ''Alice-Miranda Friends Forever'', expected to premiere on

9Go! 9Go! is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel, which was launched by the Nine Network on 9 August 2009, replacing Nine Guide. It is a youthful channel that offers a mix of comedy, reality, general entertainment, movies, anima ...

later in the year. The film was released exclusively by

Event Cinemas Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd, trading as Event Cinemas, Greater Union, Moonlight Cinema and Birch Carroll & Coyle (BCC Cinemas), is the largest movie exhibitor in Australia and New Zealand, with over 140 cinema complexes currently operati ...

for a limited run beginning 9 November 2019, and premiered on streaming service Stan on 2 December 2019. The film also premiered on 9Go! on 28 December 2019.

''Alice-Miranda: A Royal Christmas Ball''

In October 2019, SLR Productions and the Nine Network ordered a second 80-minute animated telemovie, titled ''Alice-Miranda: A Royal Christmas Ball''. The telemovie debuted on Stan on 15 October 2021 and screened on 9Go! in December.

References

External links

Random House Australia Alice-Miranda CollectionAlice-Miranda Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alice-Miranda Child characters in literature Literary characters introduced in 2010 Fictional Australian people Series of children's books Australian children's novels Children's novels set in schools Children's books set in Australia Novels set in Australia