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What happens when a headstrong American girl meets the rules and rivalries of an English boarding school?
In A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl, Angela Brazil follows a spirited girl into a world of shared dormitories, classrooms and timetables. She brings a frank, unruly nature to a place where everyone lives by the same rules. Her misadventures turn school life into a lively test of how to get along with others.
Friendship and rivalry give this small world its drama. A new bond can brighten a lonely term; a quarrel can make familiar rooms feel less welcoming. Brazil keeps the story light with cheerful talk, brisk action and gentle humour. Alongside the fun comes a warm picture of girls learning, playing and growing up together.
What you’ll discover
- A heroine with spirit Meet a lively, headstrong girl whose frankness and unruly energy give school life its spark.
- A world within walls Step into shared dormitories and classrooms, where daily routines bring girls into close company.
- Friendships that matter Follow the bonds and rivalries that make a school term feel full of possibility.
- Humour without harshness Enjoy cheerful conversation, brisk action and gentle comedy rather than lessons delivered as sermons.
- Girls growing up together Explore an early twentieth century school world through its friendships, rules, play and shared experiences.
Who will love it
You will love this book if you enjoy boarding school stories, spirited heroines, wild northern scenery, and friendships that grow through scrapes, dares and secrets. It suits anyone who likes mischief with a warm heart.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A Pixie Girl Arrives in Disguise
- Miss Todd Brings Modern Ideas to the Abbey
- Loveday's Lost Home and Her Secret
- Dares, Lost Boots and a Fallen Tree
- A Dawn Ride to Say Goodbye
- Armistice Day and a Night on the Moor
- Christmas at the Vicarage and Mrs. Fleming
- What the Story Is Really About
- How the Story Is Told
Who’s who
- Diana HewlittA lively, quick-witted American fourteen-year-old and talented mimic who wants fun and adventure, and hates being bored or bossed.
- Wendy CranstonDiana's cheerful partner in pranks, always ready for mischief and always catching cold afterward.
- Loveday SetonA shy, lovely senior and Diana's roommate, whose family once owned the Abbey and who longs for a career.
- Miss ToddThe new headmistress, firm and fair, who wants to run a modern school with farming and fresh ideas.
- GeraldineThe head prefect, patriotic and proud, who tries to keep the younger girls in line.
- Hilary ChapmanA clever senior and prefect who writes stories and wants to win the essay prize.
- Miss ChadwickThe lively teacher who brings gardening, hens and bees to the school.
- Mrs. FlemingThe vicar's gentle wife, who has forgotten her own gifts while caring for her children.
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Una scolara scapestrata
by Angela Brazil · 1919
An American girl and her pranks land at Pendlemere Abbey, where a new headmistress brings modern ideas to the school.
Medium level5–10 hours to readItaliano
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Can one girl change a whole school in a single year? Diana Hewlitt, a fourteen-year-old American, is left at Pendlemere Abbey in the north of England when her parents must rush to Paris.
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A Pixie Girl Arrives in Disguise
Diana Hewlitt reaches Pendlemere Abbey on the first day of term. That is also the day the girls learn that their headmistress, Mrs. Gifford, has sailed for Burma to join her husband. Miss Todd, the second mistress, now runs the school, and the girls grumble about it from a wheelbarrow in the garden.
Then a stranger shambles toward them. She stoops, stares blankly, has a receding chin and a creaky voice, and says her name is Miranda Jane Judkins of Massachusetts. When the girls are properly horrified, she straightens up and her face turns bright and amused. She is Diana, a born actress, and her parents have left her at the nearest good school because they cannot take her to Paris.
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What is A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl about?
It follows Diana Hewlitt, a spirited American girl, through a year at Pendlemere Abbey, an English boarding school. She makes friends, plays pranks, gets into scrapes and helps others, while a quiet mystery about the old house runs in the background.
Who is Loveday Seton?
Loveday is a shy senior and Diana's roommate. Her family once owned the Abbey, but it was sold before she was born. She is an orphan, lives with an aunt and uncle, and hopes to train for a career.
When is A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl set?
It is set around the end of the First World War. The school year begins in September, the armistice comes in November, and the story runs through the following summer, with wartime shortages and soldiers on leave in the background.
The author
Angela Brazil
1868–1947 · English children's writer
Angela Brazil (1868–1947) was an English children’s writer born in Preston, Lancashire. She wrote mainly stories about girls at boarding schools. Her books began appearing in 1904 and included The Nicest Girl in the School and The Youngest Girl in the Fifth. She lived in Coventry from 1911 until her death.
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