A Girl Called Justice: Book 1

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By Elly Griffiths
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Missing maids, suspicious teachers and a snow storm to die for… For a fearless girl called Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, it’s just the start of a spine-tingling first term at Highbury House Boarding School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.
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I luv Ellie Griffiths so thank you so much for creating this book. This is an adventure murder story and is super fun and engaging. I’d definitely recommend because this is definitely for people who have read Harry Potter
I really like this book.
I read this at school at it became one of my favorites I really like the series too
I liked this book but struggled to read through it all the story is interesting and made me want to figure out what was going to happen would recommend
An exciting adventure book, part one of a series about a super-sleuth investigating a disappearance at a Boarding school. A middle grade read.
its a great book definitely recommend.
I like Justice because she’s very smart and clever . I would definitely recommend this book to other people because it’s very interesting and mysterious. I would recommend this book to people who like detective books.
In this book, Justice goes to a new school called Highbury House, and a maid has died of pneumonia, but Justice thinks she was murdered. A teacher called Miss Thomas is killed, then a girl called Helena Bliss who is the head girl is killed. They find out at the end that Matron killed Miss Thomas because once when Mis Thomas was the games teacher, she rescued Justice's friend Rose's mum from a snowstorm but left Matron's daughter who died. Matron injured Helena because she thought she was Rose, to get revenge. Helena was there in a dark tunnel in the night because she was meeting the French teacher, who she was in love with.
This was a book that I wanted to keep reading. It was a bit creepy and exciting
It was a great mystioury book
spooky but fun!
Loved the twist at the end
Exciting read
A great murder mystery book. I'd recommend it to murder most unladylike fans.
I love this book it’s a murder mystery book so it’s always got a plot twist and I was on the edge of my seat when it ended. “School is murder but justice is on the case!” After the tragic death of her mother, justice is sent to boarding school and realises something is suspicious!
I loved this book and so did the children in my class. It’s great that Elly Griffiths has honed her detective/mystery writing skills for KS2 children. The main character - Justice is an enviable character who despite her own problems in life, still shows strength, determination and positivity. A whodunnit that gets you hooked from the start!
I loved this book, It took me back to the days of Elizabeth Allen - The Naughtiest Girl in School by Enid Blyton, but added the twist of a crime drama.
I found that I never wanted to put it down and have ordered another book in the series.
I have already recommended it to one of the library book groups.
This is a gripping adventure set in Highbury House School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. Justice who has recently lost her mother is sent to boarding school in the middle of nowhere. Things take a drastic turn when a maid dies and people start to go missing. Despite the dangers and warnings Justice and her new friends set off to investigate. Can they find the truth? This book had me hooked. I actually read book 3 first and enjoyed it. But having now read the first book it makes more sense to have the full back story. I’m looking forward to starting book 2.
My favourite character was Dorothy because she was very helpful in justice's investigation to find the murderer.
I would recommend this book to people who like a murder mystery
Absolutely loved this book
I love this book
I’ve really enjoyed Elly Griffith’s adult fiction, and I’m constantly on the search for alternatives to Robin Stevens as I struggle to keep her books on the shelves.
A fun read setting up a brand new series.
I liked the book because it’s full of suspense and adventure. The book is about a girl called Justice who goes to a new school and has to solve a mystery about a killer! My favourite character is Justice because she is amazing when it comes to solving mysteries. She is very intelligent and is also very kind with other people. I would recommend the book because it keeps you interested!
Mysterious and exciting, I loved it.
This was a thrilling book .I would recommend it to fans of murder most unladylike .
I really liked this book...Murder, mystery and justice...
Mysterious
Non-fiction, the best person in the story is Dorothy because she is really exciting and eager to do things and yes I would recommend this book.
Brilliant murder mystery ! Stella is so nice and matron so horrible.
It was really wierd when Miss. Thomas broke her neck. I also think that when Rose's mum was 12, Miss. Thomas shouldn't have given up the search once she had found Rose's mum, Selina, because then Dilys, Matron's daughter , wouldn't have died of hypothermia, and then everything wouldn't have gone bad.