"Harriet Bright wants to be a poet when she grows up. As soon as 1: Paul Picklebottom is out of her life. 2: Mr Moody stops making her go in swimming races. 3: She beats Polly Manning to the part of Cinderella in the school play. 4: She finds out just what Melly Fanshawe's secret is. Until then ... she's in a pickle! Meet Harriet Bright. She's brave, clever, and a poet (don't you know it) with a wholly original way of getting into (and out of) pickles. Join Harriet on her mysteries, mishaps and poetic escapes from truly awful events like swimming competitions."--Provided by publisher.