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"Friendship, family, and lashings of curative, comforting cakes — this absolute treasure sees a gaggle of bright girls on a thrilling mission to locate their missing headmistress."
June 2024 Book of the Month
Frankly, I can’t recommend Daisy May Johnson’s How to be series more heartily. Whimsical, clever and thrilling, steeped in period flavour and cake-related joy, these mystery-laden books are a refreshing, many-layered tonic for the mind and heart.
In the case of How to be Free, it’s a glorious story of friendship between pupils at the School of the Good Sisters — a wonderful place in which you learn “how to make the sort of friends that stayed with you for the rest of your life” — with the mystery of their missing beloved Headmistress, Good Sister June, at its big heart.
With little more than an ambiguous note to work with, to begin with at least, Hanna, Edie and Calla embark on a clue-strewn mission to find Good Sister June.
Being telescopic in structure — perspectives are focussed on from different angles and points in time – How to be Free, and the rest of the series, is consummately page-turning, with footnotes peppered with tantalising teasers, adding layers of (often amusing) detail.
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The delightful third book in the 'truly marvellous' (Independent) How to Be series.
Some stories are about friendship. Some are about mysteries. Some are about cake. This one is about all three.
It's the start of a new term at the School of the Good Sisters and Hanna, Edie and Calla are ready to enjoy everything their extraordinary school has to offer. But they soon realise that Something Is Most Definitely Up when their beloved Headmistress Good Sister June disappears - and nobody knows where she's gone.
It's time for Hanna and her friends to set out on an adventure to bring Good Sister June home. As they travel across the country following a trail of clues, they will learn about the power of family, friendship, and a well-timed slice of Victoria Sponge.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed How to Be Free and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
How to Be Free features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, School Stories, Star Books, Featured Books for 9+ readers
How to Be Free is available in Paperback
How to Be Free was written by Daisy May Johnson and published by Pushkin Children's Books
How to Be Free has 315 pages
Yes it is part of How To Be series
£8.09
