Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox

"Girls running for office, secret leadership lessons from the past, and a dash of mysterious mailbox magic? Yes please!"-Kate Messner, New York Times best-selling author of Breakout and the History Smashers seriesA school election. A mysterious mailbox. And a letter from . . . Cleopatra?Middle school is so weird. Nina is determined to help her best friend Maya win the race for 6th grade representative. But when she uses her robotics skills to spy on Maya's opponent, the girls wind up in detention. There, they are asked to write a letter to a woman from history. Nina pours her heart out to Cleopatra, and instead of throwing the letter away so her parents don't find it, she slips it into a battered old mailbox she and Maya find in the woods. It was all just a game . . . until a giant scroll arrives at Nina's house, signed by Cleopatra herself!Do the girls really have a pen pal from 2,000 years ago? Will their friend Zoe ever speak to them again? Why is their science teacher acting so oddly? And what on Earth is a time taco?Original story and characters by Anna McCleery

About the author

Rebel Girls is a global, multi-platform entertainment brand, dedicated to inspiring and instilling confidence in a generation of girls around the world. Rebel Girls started from a 2016 international bestselling children's book, featuring real-life, extraordinary women throughout history, geography and field of excellence, focusing on creators, innovators, leaders and champions. Its community of self-identified Rebel Girls spans more than 100 countries, with six million books sold in 51 languages and 13 million podcast downloads.

Product details

• Authors: Marti Dumas, Rebel Girls
• Assisted by: Kristina Kister (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.08.2024
• EAN: 9798889641124
• ISBN: 979-8-88964-112-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 241 g
• Series: Secret Society of Rebel Girls
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books, American English, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), School stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories