Quick poll - Malory Towers or St Clare’s

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DD(8) is after a boarding school series...... which one would you recommend and why?

Was there really any difference between them?
The only difference I could see was one had twins and one had Darrel.

DD (also 8) has enjoyed both - why can't she try both? We've got ours from the library or charity shop.

St Clare's at a pinch.

I marginally preferred Malory Towers as I liked the people better. Actually my very favourite was the Naughtiest girl series as the girl, Elizabeth, was in a mixed school and the students helped with rules etc.

Going off piste but: Chalet School. Much better than either of thise.

(Or if I really must choose between the two, Malory Towers)

Malory Towers for me too, though I did read every book of both.

Malory towers.

I read both but remember more about malory towers.

Malory towers but I think you should get both!

Malory Towers. I like St Clare's but I always feel like she was testing the boarding school formula with St Clare's and learned from it before writing Malory Towers.

No reason why she can’t have both! 😁

I liked Malory Towers best as well. Especially the fifth form when they put on the pantomime.

Malory Towers.

There's a narrative of bullying girls into social compliance in both, but it's less pronounced in Malory Towers.

If you can find them, the "Dimsie" books are really good.

Mallory Towers

Another vote here for Malory Towers. Better defined characters, even if they're not all nice!

I have Mallory Towers in my Amazon basket for DD3, she’s 10 and a prolific reader am always on the look out for new books for her.

Another vote for The Naughtiest Girl series! The original three were my all time favourite as a child.

Prefer the Naughtiest girl books. Elizabeth Allen is much more appealing as a lead. Malory Towers is worth it for Gwendoline though.

Mallory towers at a pinch but really enjoyed both

I’ve ordered both through the book People as they had a flash sale on them!

I LOVED Elizabeth in the Naughtiest Girl books. I think they were easier than St Clare’s or Malory Towers but still my favourite.

Malory towers all the way.

St Clare's of the two....BUT definitely the Naughtiest Girl books. They were my favourite and dd loved them too. We still have my copies.

Malory towers has more bullying . But as a child I loved them both and didn't care although I disliked the mean bits. As someone else said chalet school is very good.

Just avoid the Naughtiest Girl in the School Series, That school is a bear pit run by a bunch of ferals!

Or how about the Trebizon series by Anne Digby. I loved Malory but preferred this series.

Mallory.

Love Darrell and Alicia ❤️💖