Audacity Jones is an eleven year old orphan who aches for adventure, a challenge to break up the monotony of her life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls. Life as a wayward girl isn't so bad. Audie has the best of friends, a clever cat companion, and plenty of books to read. Still, she longs for some excitement, like the characters in the novels she so loves encounter.

In 1910, Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan living a monotonous life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls, and wondering why nothing exciting ever happens--but when the mysterious Commodore Crutchfield whisks her away to Washington D.C., she finds herself involved in a sinister and dangerous plot against the president of the United States.

Audacity Jones pines for excitement, something to break up the monotony of her days at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls. Being a Wayward Girl isn't so awful--even if Audie is condemned to the Punishment Room almost daily. Audie has the dearest of friends, a clever feline companion named Miniver, and plenty of books to read there. But when the mysterious Commodore Crutchfield visits and whisks Audie off to Washington, D.C., she knows she's in for the adventure of a lifetime. Soon, though, it becomes clear that someone has unsavory plans for Audie--plans that involve the President of the United States and a very sinister plot. Can Audie save the day before it's too late?