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Did you love boarding school books? If so tell us why for chance to win a tennis-themed prize worth over £100 incl Trebizon books + tennis garden set

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SorchaMumsnet · 01/07/2016 10:33

To celebrate the release of The Tennis Term at Trebizon, we're offering you a chance to win a set of the classic Trebizon series by Anne Digby and a great way to play tennis in the garden.

This delightful series follows the adventures of Rebecca and her friends through their time at Trebizon boarding school and the ups and downs of friendship. In the latest book, The Tennis Term at Trebizon, Rebecca has been picked for the tennis team, and Trebizon has high hopes of winning the cup. But then there’s a hoax phone call, and a fake fire alarm, and Rebecca finds herself under suspicion. If Rebecca and her friends can’t solve the mystery, there will be serious consequences...

“As warm and comforting as a cup of cocoa, the Trebizon books are a real treat” – Katherine Woodfine, author of The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow

Did you love boarding school books? If so tell us why for a chance to win this fab tennis-themed prize worth over £100: a set of SEVEN Trebizon books including The Tennis Term at Trebizon PLUS a tennis garden set!

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Did you love boarding school books? If so tell us why for chance to win a tennis-themed prize worth over £100 incl Trebizon books + tennis garden set
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seaviewplease · 03/07/2016 07:27

Grew up with Mallory Towers and St Clare's and loved the idea of going to a boarding school for girls. In fact my sister and I were both fans and used to pretend we were at a boarding school (at home!).
3 of my 4 DCs have listened to the tape audio books of both series and were equally entranced. Smile. I'm sure their children will be introduced to them in time. Timeless.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 03/07/2016 07:21

I loved Trebizon books , I read them after starting off on Malory Towers then St Claire's. One of my best memories was my Aunty buying me the Trebizon set for a gift and knowing I had all those books to read !

Cerealchanger · 03/07/2016 07:15

I loved Trebizon, Mallory Towers and the Chalet School stories. Very different to real boarding school life but full of great characters and stories.

TracyKNixon · 03/07/2016 06:56

I loved the Enid Blyton boarding school books, inc The Naughtiest Girl, Malory Towers and St Claire's! My daughter would love them too!

Myfirstcalendar · 03/07/2016 06:55

Oh my goodness. That takes me back. Teacher Max and his handy gliding and the terrible drama about the poem. I loved boarding school books because they seemed glamourous and exciting lives to read about (while I very happily stayed at home with my parents and siblings).

izbiz88 · 03/07/2016 06:47

Aaah, the Mallory Towers books were my absolute fave!! I was always so in awe of everything they could get up to without their parents around :)

Namechangenurseryconcerns · 03/07/2016 06:46

My daughter loves the Enid Blyton boarding school books-the naughtiest girl, Malory towers, St Claire's.

She hasn't read the Trebizon ones but I'll put them on the list!

Nettie17 · 03/07/2016 06:42

I loved reading Mallory Towers by Enid Blyton when I was a young girl.
I enjoyed the comradeship and the fun things they got up to, especially midnight feasts

FiveGoMadInDorset · 02/07/2016 20:44

I loved the Trebizon series, I loved reading them got very involved in characters and was bitterly disappointed that my boarding school which I hated was not like any of them so for me it was a way of escaping what I didn't like

EatingMyWords · 02/07/2016 20:42

I loved them as a child for the fantasy element- boarding school in Austria, rocky swimming pools, midnight feasts! Now I love them as nostalgia and comfort reading.

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