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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.
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For readers who love cheerful school stories, early twentieth century settings and spirited heroines, and anyone curious about the history of girls' fiction.
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- Brazil favours the high-spirited heroine
- School life is a small world of its own
- Friendship and rivalry drive the drama
- The book teaches through fun, not sermons
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A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl
by Angela Brazil · 1919
A spirited American girl faces rules and rivalries at an English boarding school, where friendships shape growing up.
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Brazil favours the high-spirited heroine
Angela Brazil built her reputation on girls who are lively, frank and a little unruly. The word harum-scarum in the title tells you what to expect. It means someone who acts first and thinks later, and who is more often cheerful than careless.
In her school stories, such a heroine is usually the centre of attention. She laughs easily, speaks her mind and finds it hard to sit still in a quiet classroom. Readers are meant to like her at once, even when she breaks a rule.
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What kind of book is A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl?
It is a school story for girls, written by Angela Brazil and published in 1919. It centres on a high-spirited heroine and the friendships, rules and adventures of boarding school life.
Who was Angela Brazil?
Angela Brazil was a British author who died in 1947. She wrote many girls' school stories in the early twentieth century and helped make the genre popular with young readers.
What does harum-scarum mean?
Harum-scarum describes someone who is wild, reckless or careless in a cheerful way. In the title it points to a lively girl who acts on impulse and often lands in trouble.
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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