Theodora and the Chalet School

I'm delighted to have acquired a 'Girls gone by' full edition of this book, which I had only read in the abridged Armada version over the past fifty years or so. And there's a lot that was removed. I compared it with my Armada, and found not just extra paragraphs but entire pages and scenes. They add significantly to the characterisation and background, though the Armada ones tell the story quite effectively.

Theodora comes to the Chalet School with a bad reputation, but is persuaded to become 'Ted', and to turn over a new leaf. It might have been predictable, but she's a likeable person, who becomes friendly with Len Maynard. And her triplet sister Margot becomes irrationally jealous. I thought it all very well handled, and thoroughly show more enjoyed this book. Not too much detail about trivia, and a lot of different storylines.

Best read after the others, as there are so many people and previous situations referred to. But if you like this series, it's well worth acquiring, if you can find it inexpensively (which is not always the case). Originally for teens, mostly now read by parents and grandparents of teens...

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