Scarlet and Ivy are resigned to staying at Rookwood School for Girls, all the better for getting rid of the horrible Principal Batholomew. With a new acting Principal, Rookwood will at least be safer to attend. Or maybe not?

When a Rookwood Ballet Recital is announced, Scarlet is beside herself with excitement. The Ballet Snow White is to be held in town and Scarlet is determined to get the lead role of Princess Aurora.

The twin’s nemesis Penny is also after the lead role, increasing the animosity between them. Scarlet secretly begins to doubt her dancing ability after being locked up in the lunatic asylum for months. Begging Miss Finch (the Ballet teacher) for a little extra help, she leaves the dance studio feeling better, but not for long.

Strange things begin happening at Rookwood again. Miss Finch goes on sudden sick leave. A student falls from a window. The student’s horses escape the stables and somebody poisoned the stew!

This is not the only excitement for the twins and best friend Ariade. They are following clues about their mother. What was her real name? Why did she use someone else’s? Why did they never learn she’d been a pupil at Rookwood too?

Both mysteries build in tension and wonder, revealing kidnapping, treachery, new family and memories. Rookwood’s reputation is crumbling around them, as girls leave in droves. Will the Ballet recital mend it? Or will it be the death of the twins?

This third episode in this popular series has even more intrigue and school shenanigans than the first two. Scarlet is as fiery as ever, and Ivy’s confidence is growing as she tries to tame her twin.

The jealousies and rivalry has never been keener, resulting in more than one bout of fisticuffs! The nail-biting finale will have readers flying through the pages!

 Author – Sophie Cleverly

Age – 9+

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(Boarding School, Rival, Ballet, Dance, Kidnap, Evil, Mystery, Secret, Family History, Twins, Siblings, Sisters, Recital, Revenge)