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Rereading this brings back childhood memories. I devoured all Enid Blyton's books I could get my hands on and what a wonderful period of time that was!

Decades later, apparently I could still enjoy this boarding school story. Teacher pranks, lacrosse matches, and all the drama you'd expect from a variety of memorable characters. I still remember the vicious tongued Alicia, the steadfast Sally, the spoilt Gwendoline, the scatterbrained Irene, the horse-mad Bill, the shy but kind Mary Lou, I could go on. Looking forward to reread the next ones.

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

are these good? no
are these *fun*? yes

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3.0

Purely a nostalgic read although at some points it felt new too because all the names are so different. It's still wonderful, the boarding school life seems very fun. However, quite a few of the girls are not actually nice people?! If you don't adhere to the boarding school life rules of the girls they with laugh at you quite a bit. Even Darrell is a little unlikeable at times. Never noticed that reading these as a child!

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