Can one tiny girl change a very big school? 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 & a mysterious stranger seems to be hiding out on the premises. But that's not all. Some girls are mean & 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 & make things right? Well if anyone can it's Alice-Miranda.