Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale students
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones
Only child, nine years old
Millicent Jane McLoughlin-McTavish-McNoughton-McGill
Alice-Miranda’s best friend and room mate
Jacinta Headlington-Bear
Friend
Sloane Sykes
Friend
Caprice Radford
Friend of sorts
Susannah Dare
Student
Fayle School for Boys staff and students
Professor Wallace Winterbottom
Headmaster
Mrs Deidre Winterbottom
Professor Winterbottom’s wife
Parsley
Professor Winterbottom’s West Highland terrier
Mr Harold Lipp
English and Drama teacher
Lucas Nixon
Alice-Miranda’s cousin
Septimus Sykes
Lucas’s best friend and brother of Sloane
George ‘Figgy’ Figworth
Student, mischief-maker
Rufus Pemberley
Figgy’s frequent partner-in-crime
Brave chaperones of the first Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale–Fayle–Bright-Star exchange
Lawrence Ridley
Famous actor and Lucas’s father
Ambrosia Headlington-Bear
Jacinta’s mother
September Sykes
Mother of Sloane and Septimus
Venetia Baldini
Caprice’s mother
Bright Star Academy staff and students
Miss Shauna O’Reilly
Headmistress
Coco Wong
Talented acrobat and student
Sunny Wong
Talented acrobat and Coco’s cousin
Felicity Fang, Selina, Hero
Students
Others
Lionel Wong
Owner of Eternity circus troupe and Coco’s grandfather
Winnie Wong
Lionel’s wife
Bernard Wong
Lionel’s elder son and Coco’s father
Lucille Wong
Bernard’s wife
Charles Wong
Lionel’s younger son and Sunny’s father
Cherry Wong
Charles’ wife
Wai Po
Cherry’s mother
Deng Rou
Member of the Eternity troupe
Elon Fang
Felicity’s father
Barbie Fang
Felicity’s mother
Benny Choo
Owner of Beluga Studios and the Circus of Golden Destiny
Fuchsia Lee
Benny Choo’s secretary
Summer Tan
Star acrobat
Iris
Tour guide
Superintendent Lu
Winnie’s cousin
Agent Cheng
Ministry of the State Security
Au Shen
Neighbour of the Wongs
Sun Ming
Neighbour of the Wongs
Jiao Long
Shopkeeper
Grant
Tour guide
Jacqueline Harvey taught for many years in girls’ boarding schools. She is the author of the bestselling Alice-Miranda series and the Clementine Rose series, and was awarded Honour Book in the 2006 Australian CBC Awards for her picture book The Sound of the Sea. She now writes full-time and is working on more Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose adventures.
www.jacquelineharvey.com.au
Books by Jacqueline Harvey
Alice-Miranda at School
Alice-Miranda on Holiday
Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead
Alice-Miranda at Sea
Alice-Miranda in New York
Alice-Miranda Shows the Way
Alice-Miranda in Paris
Alice-Miranda Shines Bright
Alice-Miranda in Japan
Alice-Miranda at Camp
Alice-Miranda at the Palace
Alice-Miranda in the Alps
Alice-Miranda to the Rescue
Alice-Miranda in China
Clementine Rose and the Surprise Visitor
Clementine Rose and the Pet Day Disaster
Clementine Rose and the Perfect Present
Clementine Rose and the Farm Fiasco
Clementine Rose and the Seaside Escape
Clementine Rose and the Treasure Box
Clementine Rose and the Famous Friend
Clementine Rose and the Ballet Break-In
Clementine Rose and the Movie Magic
Clementine Rose and the Birthday Emergency
Clementine Rose and the Special Promise
Clementine Rose and the Paris Puzzle
Jacqueline Harvey is a passionate educator who enjoys sharing her love of reading and writing with children and adults alike. She is an ambassador for Dymocks Children’s Charities and Room to Read. Find out more at www.dcc.gofundraise.com.au and www.roomtoread.org/australia.
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Alice-Miranda in China
ePub ISBN – 9780857985217
First published by Random House Australia in 2016
Copyright © Jacqueline Harvey, 2016
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Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Harvey, Jacqueline, author
Alice-Miranda in China/Jacqueline Harvey
ISBN 978 0 85798 521 7 (ebook)
Series: Harvey, Jacqueline. Alice-Miranda; 14
Target Audience: For primary school age
Subjects: Student exchange programs – China – Juvenile fiction
Sabotage – Juvenile fiction
China – Social life and customs – Juvenile fiction
A823.4
Cover and internal illustrations by J.Yi
Cover design by Mathematics www.xy-1.com
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