Romance blooms in unexpected places, and danger lurks around every corner in this delightfully farcical tale, full of twists and turns. The pupils' attempts to convince the public that everything is normal at the school make for some hilarious scenes, and their efforts to find the murderer result in surprising encounters with suspicious (but often quite appealing) suspects. Unfortunately, a killer is on the loose, and the girls could be the next victims. Read more Reading age 10 - 14 years Print length 368 pages Language English Grade level 5 - 9 Lexile measure 730L Dimensions 13.08 x 3.18 x 19. Knowing opportunity when they see it, the girls hatch a scheme to dispose of the bodies and run the school on their own. Julie Berrys The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place is a smart, hilarious Victorian romp, full of outrageous plot twists, mistaken identities, and mysterious happenings. Etheldreda's School for Young Ladies, run by stern headmistress Constance Plackett, may not be paradise for its residents, but the students get an unanticipated break from their dull routines when Plackett and her odious brother drop dead at the dinner table one spring evening, apparently poisoned. Readers with a penchant for dark humor will relish Berry's (All the Truth That's in Me) tongue-in-cheek murder mystery set in a late-19th-century British girls' boarding school. The scandalous sisterhood of Prickwillow Place : Berry, Julie, 1974- author : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 351 pages : 22 cm Skip to main content We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us Internet Archive logo A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building faade.
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