It is gripping and keeps you begging for more. The author has very cleverly hidden clues in the story and let us to solve the mystery as well. I loved this book as it is a true page-turning, nail-biting mystery. Penny, the school bully, starts to get a little suspicious… Why did Scarlet die? Why did she obey Miss Fox?Īfter telling her new friend Ariadne and kind ballet teacher Miss Finch the truth, Ariadne and Ivy set off to crack the riddles by Scarlet which should lead them to all the answers. One day, she discovers a diary, Scarlet's, which tells her, bit by bit, the mysteries Ivy desperately wants to solve. But she has to remember all her memories of Scarlet otherwise she'll be in trouble. Scarlet and Ivy are like day and night, like chalk and cheese. Publication date 2015 Topics Sisters - Juvenile fiction, Missing persons - Juvenile.
Translated into five different languages and counting, The Lost Twin was hailed 'A fast-paced and gripping read by the School Library Journal, while The Guardian published a children’s review of the title, saying 'I loved this book as it is a true page-turning, nail-biting mystery.So Ivy now has to take on a great challenge. The lost twin by Cleveryly, Sophie, 1989- author.
Inspired by films, music, video games and her favourite authors, including Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Cleverly’s Scarlet and Ivy series weaves classic themes of family, friendship and adversity into each mysterious tale.Īn immediate success, Scarlet and Ivy is the first series from this hugely talented writer. She’d been asked to imagine a character returning to a room they hadn’t been in for a long time when she’d visualised two beds, one girl and the remnants of a diary. The idea for Scarlet and Ivy came to Cleverly during a writing exercise at university. Creating a suspense-filled listen that will have you reluctant to press pause, Ovens’s elegant solo narration makes it easy to listen to chapter after chapter. Expertly narrating all six Scarlet and Ivy instalments, let Ovens take you on an audio journey through the eerie halls of Rockwood School and beyond. Sophie Cleverly’s mysterious Scarlet and Ivy series is brought to life through the bright and youthful narration of the experienced film and stage actress, Sarah Ovens. As Ivy finds entries from her sister’s diary hidden around the school, she tries to piece together what happened to Scarlet, before the horrid Miss Fox hides the truth once and for all. The Scarlet and Ivy series starts with the mysterious and unexpected disappearance of the vivacious Scarlet. When Ivy arrives at the spooky Rockwood School, she’s asked to take her trouble-making twin sister’s place following her suspicious ‘death’. An unbreakable bond, a creepy boarding school and terrifying teachers.
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