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Chalet school Books

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deaddei · 22/10/2009 21:33

Just been browsing Amazon (like you do) and seeing these took me back 40 years. I loved the series so much - I seem to remember there were dozens of them and I owned every one. Why didn't I keep them? I must get some for dd (and me!)

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blametheparents · 22/10/2009 21:43

I'm gonna check the boxes in the loft at my mum's house. I hope they are still there [whistful]

I also loved sue barton books
Sue Barton - District Nurse
etc

differentWitch · 22/10/2009 21:42

I have a few Angela Brazil and I have 3 Josephine ELder books as well.

seeker · 22/10/2009 21:42

I tried them on my dd and she disn't get them at all - to my eternal chagrin! She loves Antonia Forest though, so I decided not to disown her.

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deaddei · 22/10/2009 21:42

How many were there?

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snickersnack · 22/10/2009 21:41

I have all my old Chalet School books in a box at my parents. Am slowly repatriating them and re-reading them.

The stories and characters are great - I can see why I loved them so much. But they are written in quite an irritating style, when I read them now...

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deaddei · 22/10/2009 21:41

differentwitch- can I come over?

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CMOTdibbler · 22/10/2009 21:41

You'd really wish you had held onto them if you look at how much the books sell for now. My mum collects them, and some of the rarer ones go for amazing prices

differentWitch · 22/10/2009 21:40

I have quiet a lot of them in a cupboard- my friends don'tunderstand why I like them and kept hold of them.

blametheparents · 22/10/2009 21:39

I loved these books too, tho can't remember very much about them at the moment.

I loved books about boarding schools and would read any I could get my hands on.

DD is only 4, but I do wonder if she will like these when she is older.

cleanandclothed · 22/10/2009 21:39

There is a JoeyBettany on here I noticed the other day - perhaps she will come over for a chat! I love them too - were you looking at the reissued GGBP books or do HarperCollins still do a few?

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