The Naughtiest Girl: Naughtiest Girl In The School: Book 1

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A case in point regarding reprints is one which I pulled out of the bookshelf. It showed a picture of a little schoolgirl, with one eye closed, bending a ruler with a rubber held against it. She's about to flip the missile at Ruth who's sitting by the classroom window. The girl performing this naughty act is called Elizabeth Allen and she's the dominant character in a series which might very well equal the best of the revered school stories that were produced by Enid Blyton. Whyteleafe School is surprisingly progressive for the 1940s. Enid Blyton's Froebel-based teacher-training course no doubt inspired her and it's possible that Summerhill in Suffolk was another influence. Not only is Whyteleafe co-educational, but discipline and decision-making are in the hands of the pupils. Head Boy William and Head Girl Rita act as Judges at weekly meetings together with a Jury of twelve elected monitors, dishing out advice, praise or penalties as they see fit. Headmistresses Miss Belle and Miss Best ("the Beauty and the Beast") explain that "We never punish anyone, Elizabeth... we leave any naughty person to the rest of the children to deal with." In addition, pupils are expected to pool all their money and are given a considerable degree of responsibility, taking charge (up to a point) of the school gardens and stables, and being allowed to keep pets. One thing that makes this book a little different from the other school series is that there's little mention of other classes so Whyteleafe School may be rather small and select. It was in fact once a country house so perhaps there's not all that much room for other grades but you never know. Maybe the follow-up books will enlighten us more. The Naughtiest Girl is actually the first of the school-life books and as the years went by the author introduced more into the stable and rounded the theme out a little by creating many characters in the form of teachers and children who became much-loved and well-remembered — this was amply demonstrated in the St. Clare's and Malory Towers books.

We've talked about this for long enough, Joe' said his father. 'Now we'll see what a good slapping will do'. As Joe's mother fled up the path, the shed door was shut, and even the cat fled in panic, for Father's hand 'was very hard', and Joe yelled.

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notes: The first dustwrapper had a blue line drawing on a white spine, which became a plain white spine in January 1942 @ 5/-. This was changed to a full colour spine in November 1951 @ 7/-) He would have been a very old man by then. I tried to get more information out of her but she shushed me. I was probably just an over enthusiastic kid to her. The Naughtiest Girl is a series of novels written by Enid Blyton in the 1940s–1950s. Unusually, they are set at a progressive boarding school rather than a traditional one. The school, Whyteleafe, bears a striking resemblance to the independent Suffolk boarding school, Summerhill. [1] Anne Digby, author of the Trebizon series, has written some additional books in the series. Interesting that you went as far as looking up the phone numbers of Blytons, Redrachel. I don't think adults always realise how passionately children sometimes feel about things, or how seriously children will consider possibilities that most adults would just dismiss.

Susan - Joan's friend and the girl who took Elizabeth's place as a monitor when she was stripped off the position in the middle of a term The Naughtiest Girl in the School comes to an end — in story only of course, but there are follow-ups which will undoubtedly be welcomed by the many fans of Blyton stories that deal with life at Whyteleafe School far away in the heart of England. He had been bad-tempered and rude all day, and was out in the shed when his mother appeared and told him to go and do something. He refused so she gave him a little push, and he was VERY rude to her. Infortunately for Joe, Nemesis in the shape of his father, came into the shed, having heard what Joe had said. Enid Blyton is skilled at writing dialogue and the original conversation flows readily. Phrases like "I dare say" and "And anyway" help convey inflection and tone, and in Anne's longer speech we sense her consternation (as well as surprise) as the news sinks in. The revised conversation sounds curt and not as natural.When Elizabeth Allen is chosen to be a school monitor, she's delighted. But she soon finds out just what a responsible job it is. The harder she tries, the worse she behaves! Will the naughtiest girl in the school EVER learn to be good? Michael was Joan's twin brother who died from an illness while Joan survived. As a result, Joan's parents ignored her until Elizabeth's actions instigated a meeting and Joan's mother told Joan the truth at Whyteleafe. Michael was described as "bonny and laughing" while Joan was described as "sulky and selfish" and Joan's parents couldn't help loving him more as they always wanted a boy and didn't care much for girls. But I have also heard other less extreme experts say (quite reasonably, I think) that too much reliance on low-fat foods can actually contribute to obesity, because that food has had parts of it taken out, and so it's less filling and less satisfying, and thus we crave more, and eat more - and in the long run it makes us fatter than if we just ate an "old-style" diet. And maybe people in the old days were better at moderation, too: they may have had "fattening" foods, but only so much, and no more - whereas some today will stuff themselves full of whatever it is they like - with the quite expected results in the long run. Moderation seems to be less of a quality nowadays. The trouble is that people have loved you too much. You are pretty, and merry, and rich, so you have been spoiled. People like the way you look, the way you smile, and your pretty clothes, so they fuss you, and pet you, and spoil you, instead of treating you like an ordinary child, But it isn't enough to have a pretty face and a merry smile — you must have a good heart too. Joan Townsend [ edit ] Well, this time Dad and I have planned to go to Scotland," said Mum. " Just the two of us! You're all old enough to look after yourselves now, and we thought you'd love the chance to have a holiday on your own! But now that you can't go to Polseath, I don't really know where to send you."

The unique nature of Whyteleafe and the engaging character of Elizabeth sweep readers into a world that is at once cosy and unexpected. W. Lindsay Cable and Kenneth Lovell were the original illustrators of the books. Blyton also wrote a short story, and six new books were written by Anne Digby in 1999-2000. Naughtiest Girl Books, Stories and Games

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The main character is Elizabeth Allen, a very spoiled girl whose misbehaviour causes her governesses to leave. She is sent to Whyteleafe School – pronounced Whiteleaf [2] – and is determined to behave so badly that she will be expelled. But, in the middle of her first term, she discovers how lonely she was as an only child, and starts to behave. The second main character is her best friend Joan Townsend, who does her best to get Elizabeth to behave. Also, in the second book, The Naughtiest Girl Again, she makes two enemies (Robert Jones and Kathleen Peters) but then becomes great friends with them later on; while the third book The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor, is as much about fellow pupils Julian and Arabella as it is about her. Richard Watson - A talented musician who plays both piano and violin beautifully and plans to become a famous musician one day. He played duets with Elizabeth at the school concert Like Richard, John Terry is also a one sided boy, devoted to gardening and little else. Elizabeth and John have a very good relationship early in the book. John is fond of gardening, due to his and Elizabeth′s common interest in gardening, they become good friends, Elizabeth helping John with his gardening. Kerry Dane - A famous actress who came to Whyteleafe and was cured of her bad ways when she left to continue her acting career after her birthday Barbara Stoney tells us that, by 1928, Enid's brother Hanly was married to Floss and they had a baby daughter called Yvonne. Enid was trying to become pregnant herself at that time, unsuccessfully, and "She tried to satisfy her maternal yearnings by seeing as much as she could of her young niece, Yvonne..." So it seems that Enid and Hanly were in touch at that time. Later, Hanly and his wife had another child.