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A review by spectacledbear
Exploits of the Chalet Girls by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
4.0
I have no recollection of reading this before. Which may be because, in some ways, it feels as though nothing happens in this book.
That's not true, of course: Thekla arrives - a 'high-born Prussian' who is snooty as all-get-out and offends absolutely everyone with her classist attitudes; the Quintet unsuccessful try to fix the school clock; and Evadne blows up the chemistry lab. And that's without mentioning the snow storm, the 'tableaux' in Madge's living room, and the Christmas show. Despite all of that going on, this feels like a fairly quiet episode in the Chalet School's history.
A thoroughly enjoyable read, with some very amusing sections.
That's not true, of course: Thekla arrives - a 'high-born Prussian' who is snooty as all-get-out and offends absolutely everyone with her classist attitudes; the Quintet unsuccessful try to fix the school clock; and Evadne blows up the chemistry lab. And that's without mentioning the snow storm, the 'tableaux' in Madge's living room, and the Christmas show. Despite all of that going on, this feels like a fairly quiet episode in the Chalet School's history.
A thoroughly enjoyable read, with some very amusing sections.