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either. But if we sell them, we’ll have more than enough money to rebuild the hall and perhaps there’ll be some left over to make the repairs on the house,’ Lady Clarissa said firmly.
    â€˜No! You can’t!’ Aunt Violet’s lip trembled.
    â€˜Aunt Violet, please try to think of someone other than yourself. Besides, I thought a new bathroom might be of some interest.’
    The old woman sighed.
    â€˜Are you sure, Clarissa?’ Mrs Mogg asked. ‘You don’t have to do that.’
    â€˜I know I don’t. But what would I rather? That we have a priceless collection of unwearable jewels or that Clementine and her friends get to have ballet lessons and you have your quilting group, Maraget, and Father Bob has the flower show.’
    â€˜Clarissa, you’re a marvel, my dear,’ Father Bob declared.
    â€˜Don’t thank me. Thank Clementine. It was her idea to clean out the attic. We might never have found the necklace otherwise.’
    Clementine smiled. ‘Will I get to wear a red tutu?’
    Mrs Mogg smiled down at her. ‘I’ll start right away.’
    Clementine looked at Tilda and Teddy and Araminta. Flash was nibbling on a piece of lettuce someone had found on the vegetable stall.
    The four children grinned at one another.
    â€˜It wasn’t just an old box after all, was it Mummy?’
    â€˜No, Clemmie.’ Her mother shook her head. ‘It was a box full of treasure.’



The Appleby household
Clementine Rose Appleby
    
Five-year-old daughter of Lady Clarissa
Lavender
    
Clemmie’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
    Friends and village folk
Margaret Mogg
    
Owner of the Penberthy Floss village shop
Father Bob
    
Village minister
Pierre Rousseau
    
Owner of Pierre’s Patisserie in Highton Mill
Mrs Ethel Bottomley
    
Teacher at Ellery Prep
Mrs Tribble
    
Villager and mother of Joshua
Joshua Tribble
    
Boy in Clementine’s class at school
Basil Hobbs
    
Documentary filmmaker and new neighbour
Ana Hobbs
    
Former prima ballerina and new neighbour
Araminta Hobbs
    
Ten-year-old daughter of Basil and Ana
Teddy Hobbs
    
Five-year-old twin son of Basil and Ana
Tilda Hobbs
    
Five-year-old twin daughter of Basil and Ana
Flash
    
Tilda and Teddy’s pet tortoise

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.
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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
    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

Clementine Rose and the Treasure Box was conceived as part of a Creative Time Residential Fellowship provided by the May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust.
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