DD will need a new backpack after Summer. She has a laptop bag at the moment which we parent like as it has a decent bag and she walks around 30-40 minutes one way.
DD complains that she needs a smaller bag but unfortunately she is a bit of a squirrel and stuff ends in her bag despite constant checks (i am sure pens do multiply on their own).
Her school only allows backpacks until Y10 so the question is what is a good brand.
She says several of the girls have hype bags. She has as a minimum 5 workbooks (A4), two pencil cases, two paperbacks (English lit and a libary book) and a small cosmetic purse.