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Daisy May Johnson

How to Be True

How to Be True

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Edie is sent to a school for good sisters, where she learns useful skills like building a library and making poison darts. When a school trip to Paris is planned, Edie and her friends get caught up in a mystery involving a precious painting, secrets from her grandmother's past, and a persistent burglar.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2022
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books

Edie was born into a family of troublemakers. When her activist parents left Paris to protest around the globe, her grandmother decided it was time for her to become a proper young lady and sent her to the School of the Good Sisters. However, to Edie's surprise, the nuns at the school taught genuinely useful things, such as how to build a perfect library, cater for midnight feasts, and make poison darts. Edie felt right at home in this mischievous environment. When a school trip to Paris was planned, she worried about returning to the strict order of her grandmother's chateau. But things were not as she had left them. Soon Edie and her rebellious friends were caught up in a mystery involving a precious painting, secrets from her grandmother's past, and a very persistent burglar.

As they dug deeper into the mystery, Edie discovered that her grandmother had a hidden past and was involved in a secret society. The painting they were trying to protect was a valuable artifact that could expose her grandmother's secrets and bring her to justice. Edie and her friends were determined to protect the painting and expose her grandmother's wrongdoing.

With the help of their detective skills and a little bit of luck, they were able to uncover the truth and bring the burglar to justice. Edie's grandmother was forced to confess her secrets and was punished for her crimes. Edie and her friends were hailed as heroes for their bravery and determination.

In the end, Edie learned that being a proper young lady wasn't about following strict rules and being obedient. It was about using her skills and intelligence to make a positive impact on the world and stand up for what was right. She was proud of her family's legacy of activism and was determined to continue fighting for social justice in her own way.

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781782693277

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