Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer Boeken

Madge Bettany's plan to start a school in the mountains of the Austrian Tyrol is very exciting for her younger sister Joey - because Joey will be the first pupil.

When another school opens on the other side of the lake, it seems there will be a rival for the Chalet School. But will the girls of St Scholastica's be friends or foes? There are misunderstandings and practical jokes between the girls and soon the two schools are at daggers drawn.

Joey and her friends from the Chalet School are on holiday. They discover to their surprise and pleasure someone their age living next door, the daughter of a famous cellist. She is crippled by arthritis and is being harassed by a spoilt girl of 19 who is determined to possess the Wychcote cello.

When Madge Bettany decides to start a school in the Austrian Alps, little does she realize how such a small idea will so completely change her life. Now, in this classic series of books, first published in the 1920s, join the Chalet School's first pupil, Joey Bettany, as she forges strong bonds of friendship with girls from Europe and America. Independent, intelligent, resourceful, and bold--the girls of Chalet School make each new term and adventure.

Four favorite Chalet girls get together on the subject of cookery, and produce their best and most exciting receipies. Needless to say, the receipies are not all 'good plain cooking'. As might be expected from the Chalet School girls, each contributes many of the more exciting and delicious receipes for which her country is famed.

From its small beginnings, the Chalet School grows to be one of the most famous girls' schools in the world. There's no end of excitement and adventure and it's every girl's dream to be a pupil there. The winter term is a week old when Inter V propose a scheme for the school's anniversary.

When the headmistress of the Chalet School announces she will be away the whole term, both staff and pupils are thrown into confusion. The girls rally round, but the collapse of Miss Ferrars and the antics of two new students causes everyone to wonder whether they can survive the term.

The last term at the Chalet School for the Maynard triplets is bound to be eventful. A supposedly quiet afternoon has a near-unhappy ending and examinations, sports and the sale all produce excitements. But it is Len, as head girl, who has the biggest shock of all when Dr Entwistle has an accident.

Gay Lambert is an impetuous, warm-hearted senior at the Chalet School who quickly takes sad shy Jacynth Hardy under her wing. But the summer term proves to be a difficult one for Gay and her friends when a dreadful accident causes a new headmistress to be appointed.Authoritarian Miss Bubb has very different views on how a school should be run and soon there is wide discontent. When Gay takes matters into her own hands, it's clear something must be done...