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  Clementine felt something tickle her nose. She looked up and could hardly believe her eyes. ‘It’s snowing!’ she gasped, and stuck out her tongue to catch some flakes.

  ‘Goodness, that has to be the most exciting end to a holiday I’ve ever had,’ Uncle Digby said. ‘Although I think I’ll need another one after all that rushing about.’

  ‘Indeed,’ Aunt Violet sniffed. ‘Perhaps Clarissa can win us an island getaway.’

  ‘So you’re going on holidays together, just the two of you?’ Clementine said. She waggled her eyebrows, beaming as the soft snow caught in her lashes.

  Aunt Violet rolled her eyes. ‘Oh, don’t be ridiculous, Clementine. We’d kill each other in a minute.’

  Uncle Digby grinned and the others laughed.

  ‘You know, I really don’t think that’s true,’ Clementine said, and Lavender squealed as if to agree.

  Clementine Rose Appleby

  Six-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

  Drew Barnsley

  Clarissa’s fiancé

  Will Barnsley

  Drew’s seven-year-old son and Clementine’s friend

  Old and new friends

  Pierre Rousseau

  Owner of Pierre’s Patisserie in Highton Mill

  Odette Rousseau

  Pierre’s wife and Sophie’s mother

  Sophie Rousseau

  Clementine’s best friend

  Jules Rousseau

  Sophie’s eight-year-old brother

  Etienne Rousseau

  Pierre’s father

  Hortense

  Etienne’s cranky cat

  Emmanuelle

  Etienne’s apprentice

  Camille Crabbe

  Co-owner of l’Hôtel Lulu

  Henri Crabbe

  Co-owner of l’Hôtel Lulu and Madame Crabbe’s husband

  Lulu

  Henri’s precious dachshund

  Paulette Delacroix

  Famous French puppeteer

  Madame Joubert

  Etienne’s neighbour

  au revoir

  goodbye

  bonjour

  hello

  chocolat chaud

  hot chocolate

  cochon

  pig

  comme ci, comme ça

  so-so

  délicieux

  delicious

  de rien

  you’re welcome

  entrez

  come in

  grand-père

  grandpa

  hôtel

  hotel

  incroyable

  incredible

  ma chérie

  my sweetheart (f.)

  madame

  madam

  magnifique

  magnificent

  mama

  mother

  merci

  thank you

  mini cochon

  teacup pig

  monsieur

  mister

  non

  no

  oui

  yes

  papa

  father

  poisson

  fish

  porcelet

  piglet

  privé

  private

  sacré bleu

  darn it

  zut alors

  shucks

  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

  Clementine Rose and the Birthday Emergency

  Clementine Rose and the Special Promise

  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

  Alice-Miranda in the Alps

  Alice-Miranda to the Rescue

  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 Paris Puzzle

  ePub ISBN: 9780857987891

  First published by Random House Australia in 2016

  Copyright © Jacqueline Harvey, 2016

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

  A Random House book

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  National Library of Australia

  Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

  Author: Jacqueline Harvey

  Title: Clementine Rose and the Paris puzzle/Jacqueline Harvey

  ISBN: 978 0 85798 789 1 (epub)

  Series: Harvey, Jacqueline. Clementine Rose; 12

  Target audience: For primary school age

  Subjects: Girls – Juvenile fiction.

  Paris (France) – 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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