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A review by kaypat23
Fun and Games at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox
4.0
Developments
New girls
-Millicent Moon = on front cover. Coded Asian, possibly Korean (Moon being a Korean surname). This marks the first appearance of an Asian character in any Enid Blyton book. Pity that Millicent is so serious and devoted to her music that she tends to ignore other girls' feelings though. But she gets her just desserts in the end and learns her lesson.
-Gillian Weaver = on front cover. A pretty girl with auburn hair, talented in violin and tennis. She overworks herself this term by trying to fulfill obligations to June and Millicent. Generally a nice character. She's not mean or anything but she does teach the readers a valuable lesson about overworking yourself and making promises you cannot keep. Gillian has bitten off more than she can chew.
-Delia Norris - I love Delia. She's a quiet, shy girl who lacks self confidence until she makes friends with Gillian. I love how their friendship brought out Delia's talents of singing and composing. Gillian encourages her to believe in herself and Delia teaches Gillian how to relax. She was also accused of being a thief but I'm glad that she isn't the one.
The main plot and source of conflict in this book is the clash between June and Millicent. June has grown up even more this term, being elected to become Games Captain. She takes her responsibility very seriously. But being the sly character she is, she keeps stealing talented girls away from Millicent's orchestra because she wants them on her tennis team. I found their competition and petty fights a little overdramatic but realistic in terms of the school setting and age of those girls.
Overall, it was a good book but I think Pamela borrowed heavily from a previous Malory Towers book written by Enid Blyton because I could have sworn the sleepwalking plot has been reused before.
New girls
-Millicent Moon = on front cover. Coded Asian, possibly Korean (Moon being a Korean surname). This marks the first appearance of an Asian character in any Enid Blyton book. Pity that Millicent is so serious and devoted to her music that she tends to ignore other girls' feelings though. But she gets her just desserts in the end and learns her lesson.
-Gillian Weaver = on front cover. A pretty girl with auburn hair, talented in violin and tennis. She overworks herself this term by trying to fulfill obligations to June and Millicent. Generally a nice character. She's not mean or anything but she does teach the readers a valuable lesson about overworking yourself and making promises you cannot keep. Gillian has bitten off more than she can chew.
-Delia Norris - I love Delia. She's a quiet, shy girl who lacks self confidence until she makes friends with Gillian. I love how their friendship brought out Delia's talents of singing and composing. Gillian encourages her to believe in herself and Delia teaches Gillian how to relax. She was also accused of being a thief but I'm glad that she isn't the one.
The main plot and source of conflict in this book is the clash between June and Millicent. June has grown up even more this term, being elected to become Games Captain. She takes her responsibility very seriously. But being the sly character she is, she keeps stealing talented girls away from Millicent's orchestra because she wants them on her tennis team. I found their competition and petty fights a little overdramatic but realistic in terms of the school setting and age of those girls.
Overall, it was a good book but I think Pamela borrowed heavily from a previous Malory Towers book written by Enid Blyton because I could have sworn the sleepwalking plot has been reused before.