Alice-Miranda at School is an adorable tale of a peppy little girl who is seven and one-quarter years old. But don’t be fooled by her innocent smile and brown chocolate curls! This little philanthropist is sophisticated beyond her tender years, and spends her days solving the problems of her new friends at her school, Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale. The writing is absolutely delightful, the characters are endearing, and Alice-Miranda is irresistible. I thoroughly enjoyed the sense of happiness and positivity that prevailed throughout the story, and give Alice-Miranda three cheers!
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Random House Children’s Books
Content Analysis:
As for content, this was an extremely mild book, written for young girls. There was absolutely no profanity. There were three uses of the word “brat” in reference to a mean girl at the school.
As for violence, the mild rating is for a scene, in which Alice-Miranda is studying for a history test, and is asked to tell the teacher all the names of Henry VIII’s wives. The exact phrases during this scene are: “her head on the block”, “she ended up the same, with the axe”, and “he did have a terrible reputation for killing off his wives”. It is stated that Henry VIII divorced his wives. Also, a character states that his wife, and then daughter, died many years ago.
Two characters who once were in love long ago are reunited, and they hug and the man “peppered her face with kisses”.
Overall, a delightfully clean read, and one that is also wonderful for a read-aloud (just be prepared to do the voices). While Alice-Miranda is only 7, her character and story will still be appealing to girls as old as 12.
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