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  ‘Well, I had some help from Peg Leg Ethel here,’ Aunt Violet replied, pointing at one of the pirates.

  Clementine looked over and couldn’t believe her eyes. ‘Is that you, Mrs Bottomley?’

  ‘Aye, it most certainly is,’ the woman replied in a perfect pirate voice.

  ‘That rascal there was in on it too.’ Aunt Violet gestured to a pirate with a long beard and a tricorn hat.

  ‘Mr Smee!’ Clementine cried out.

  Lady Clarissa shook her head in wonder. ‘Aunt Violet, you’re incredible.’

  ‘So that’s what you’ve been up to,’ Uncle Digby said.

  Clementine looked at the table groaning under the weight of treats and all the beautiful decorations.

  ‘I love you, Aunt Violet.’ Clementine hugged the woman tightly.

  ‘I love you too, Clementine. Happy birthday,’ Aunt Violet whispered back. She brushed her hand across her face and sniffed before snapping back into action. ‘Right, let’s get this party started, shall we? Pertwhistle, Clarissa, your costumes are in the room at the back there. Might I suggest you both hurry up and get changed, or you’ll ruin the whole atmosphere,’ the woman barked. ‘Joshua Tribble, get your hands out of that lolly jar. We’ll eat when I give the go-ahead. Mr Smee, you’re on. Games are your thing. Ethel, hit the music. I’m exhausted.’

  Basil passed Lavender to Clementine. The little pig squealed loudly.

  ‘Fancy having two emergencies in the one week and your birthday too, Clemmie,’ Uncle Digby said, smiling at the child.

  Clementine giggled. ‘You know, Uncle Digby, this is the best birthday emergency ever!’

  Clementine Rose Appleby

  Five-year-old daughter of Lady Clarissa

  Lavender

  Clementine’s teacup pig

  Lady Clarissa Appleby

  Clementine’s mother and the owner of Penberthy House

  Digby Pertwhistle

  Butler at Penberthy House

  Aunt Violet Appleby

  Clementine’s grandfather’s sister

  Pharaoh

  Aunt Violet’s beloved sphynx cat

  School staff and students

  Miss Arabella Critchley

  Head teacher

  Mrs Ethel Bottomley

  Teacher at Ellery Prep

  Mr Roderick Smee

  Clementine’s Year One teacher

  Mrs Cheng

  Teacher at Ellery Prep

  Sophie Rousseau

  Clementine’s best friend, classmate

  Poppy Bauer

  Clementine’s friend, classmate

  Araminta Hobbs

  Ten-year-old daughter of Basil and Ana

  Teddy Hobbs

  Five-year-old twin son of Basil and Ana, classmate

  Tilda Hobbs

  Five-year-old twin daughter of Basil and Ana, classmate

  Angus Archibald

  Friend in Clementine’s class

  Joshua Tribble

  Clementine’s classmate

  Astrid

  Clever Year One girl

  Evie

  Clementine’s classmate

  Lester

  Clementine’s classmate

  Ally

  Clementine’s classmate

  Eddie

  Clementine’s classmate

  Bertie

  Kindergarten boy

  Louisa

  Kindergarten girl

  James

  Year Six boy

  Friends and village folk

  Margaret Mogg

  Owner of the Penberthy Floss village shop

  Father Bob

  Village minister

  Adrian

  Father Bob’s dribbly bulldog

  Dr Wanner

  Village vet

  Pierre Rousseau

  Owner of Pierre’s Patisserie in Highton Mill

  Odette Rousseau

  Sophie’s mother

  Basil Hobbs

  Documentary filmmaker and neighbour

  Ana Hobbs (nee Barkov)

  Former prima ballerina and neighbour

  Heinrich Bauer

  Poppy’s father

  Lily Bauer

  Poppy’s mother

  Mr Tribble

  Joshua’s father

  Mrs Tribble

  Joshua’s mother

  Drew

  Basil’s sound engineer

  Will

  Drew’s seven-year-old son

  Elaine

  Owner of dress shop in Highton Mill

  Others

  Dr Everingham

  Doctor at Highton Mill Hospital

  Sister Vivien

  Nurse at Highton Mill Hospital

  Ernie

  Orderly at Highton Mill Hospital

  Beverley Nettles

  Dr Wanner’s temporary secretary

  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

  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

  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

  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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  Clementine Rose and the Birthday Emergency

  9780857985170

  First published by Random House Australia in 2015

  Copyright © Jacqueline Harvey 2015

  The moral right of the author and the illustrator has been asserted.

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  Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

  Author: Harvey, Jacqueline

  Title: Clementine Rose and the birthday emergency/Jacqueline Harvey

  ISBN: 9780857985170 (ebook)

  Series: Harvey, Jacqueline. Clementine Rose; 10

  Target audience: For primary
school age

  Subjects: Girls – Juvenile fiction

  Birthday parties – Juvenile fiction

  Dewey number: A823.4

  Cover and internal illustrations by J.Yi

  Cover design and additional illustration by Leanne Beattie

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