The second book in the prize winning mystery series.
It's Halloween at Saint Smithen's.
When the Brimwell town hall burns down, the amateur production
of Macbeth is moved to the school and it's all hands on deck.
But when the play is struck by a series of mysterious attacks,
it's up to Poppy, her friends and her circus family to save the
play and unmask the culprit.
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
This is Book 2 in the Poppy Pym Series. See all Poppy Pym books here.
Laura Wood Biography
Dr Laura Wood is an academic and writer. She is the winner of the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children's Writing and the author of the Poppy Pym series.
Laura loves Georgette Heyer novels, Fred Astaire films, travelling to far flung places, recipe books, poetry, c