Princess BMX

Enchanted meets BMX in this hilarious, spellbinding adventure! 'Evil aunties and fiary godfathers called Nigel combine with a streak of feisty rebellion to create a daft and delicious fantasy.' GUARDIAN 'Children will love Ava's cheeky humour and her courage to be true to herself. A modern fairy-tale which is full of magic, friendship and bikes!' SOUTH WALES EVENING POST Trust me, the fairy tales have it so wrong. Dingy towers and wicked step-mums are the least of my worries: it's the boredom that will kill me. Honestly, apart from the endless supply of cupcakes, being a princess is pretty rubbish. I used to think about locking myself in a tower and throwing away the key. Thank the good goblin I discovered BMX. If it wasn't for BMX, nothing would have changed ... A funny debut adventure from a fantastic new voice for readers aged 7+. Follows a pampered but rebellious princess as she travels from another world, finds her true talents in BMX and brings her brand-new powers back home. Enchanted meets BMX. Ballet Shoes meets Murder Most Unladylike in this fresh and funny spy story! 'An exciting story, pacily written and with some well portrayed characters who will appeal to readers.' PARENTS IN TOUCH 'An intriguing mix of boarding school, ballet and espionage fiction.' SUNDAY EXPRESS Milly yearns to dance like her ballerina mum - but during the biggest performance of her life, she messes up and her mum disappears. Six months on, Milly receives an unexpected invitation to join the Swan House School of Ballet. Thrilled, Milly accepts, only to find that Swan House is no ordinary ballet school; it's a ballet school for spies. Can her new skills help her discover the truth about her mother's vanishing act? A funny, thrilling debut novel for middle-grade readers by a fresh new voice in children's fiction: Ballet School meets Murder Most Unladylike with a fun, contemporary twist. Milly is a relatable, embattled hero whose quest for her mother is mirrored by a growing confidence and ability to pursue her dreams. A fantastic ensemble cast and plenty of intrigue and twists makes this a real page-turner. Milly's in trouble. Moments after messing up the most important dance of her life, her prima ballerina mother vanishes. And that's just the beginning. Out of the blue, Milly is invited to join a mysterious ballet school. But Swan House isn't just a school for ballet dancers. It's a school for spies. Milly learns that she and her mother are in terrible danger. But has she got what it takes to face peril en pointe? Milly is dol op ballet, maar tijdens een voorstelling gaat ze de mist in. Daarna verdwijnt ook nog eens haar moeder. Ze is erg verrast als ze een uitnodiging krijgt van de internationale balletschool. Dat ze daar wordt opgeleid tot spion, had ze niet verwacht! Misschien kan ze haar moeder opsporen? Vanaf ca. 10 jaar. NL-ZmNBD Milly yearns to dance like her ballerina mum - but during the biggest performance of her life, she messes up and her mum disappears. Six months on, Milly receives an unexpected invitation to join Swan House, a prestigious ballet school. But this is no ordinary ballet school: it's a school for spies ...