Poppy Pym and the Pharaoh’s Curse

The first book in the prize winning mystery
series.

Poppy Pym has grown up in the
circus, taming lions before lunch and learning acrobatics in the
afternoon.

But when she turns eleven, her circus
family decides she needs a more traditional education, and she
is sent to boarding school.

At first Poppy doesn’t fit in
at St Smithen’s, a school that is very different from the circus.
Then, an ancient Egyptian ruby arrives at school and dangerous
accidents start occurring. Suddenly it’s up to Poppy to save her
new school and solve the mystery of the Pharaoh’s curse!

• Perfect for younger fans of A Murder Most Unladylike
  and older Enid Blyton stories
• The first book was the
  winner of the Montegrappa Scholastic New Children’s writing
  Prize (2015), chosen from almost 1,000 entries
• Exciting,
  funny and adventurous, Poppy Pym blends a classic boarding
  school story with a quirky circus family and a thrilling smuggling
  mystery