A typical school story, but fun. I love how rebellious Brazil's girls are -- they break school rules (and get away with it) and fight stuffy old teachers and generally do as they like. (Of course, they never do anything really bad because no English schoolgirl would ever behave dishonorably.) Brazil's books aren't preachy, either, as a lot of children's literature was in this period. It's a lot of fun to root for her heroines. ( )