Tansy Peter’s father was headmaster at her school, and it took her time to make friends, then when a new young teacher Miss Chandler was picked on, Tansy defended her. Because of this Tansy came close to losing all her hard-won friends.
Orphan Mary Chalmers was to have sailed to Ireland to become a servant girl, while her brother, Eric, attended Ruborn Nautical School. Hearing sinister tales about the school, Mary got a job there instead under a false name, so she could investigate and look out for her brother.
When her explorer parents went missing, Jane Carrington’s guardian sent her to Thorn Hall a school for wayward girls. Going under the name of Jayne Gray she had to work for her keep between classes, unknown to the other pupils who were all from wealthy families.
Jill Danvers brilliantly clever attended St Hilda school where her cousin Marie blackmailed her into doing badly in her own lessons, while doing Marie’s schoolwork for her. Marie had a letter accusing Jill’s father of theft and Jill was desperate to try and get the letter back.
Miss Baggott a snobbish teacher at Greystones School, wants the Honourable Daphne Coote to be elected President (as the school captain is called) and arranges for Polly Rogers, a quiet, studious girl, to be the other candidate. Miss Baggott is sure Polly won’t be elected, but Tess Hardy, Polly’s lively friend, starts a brisk election campaign.
Gipsy Anita Sancho came to Queens Lea College with her pet chimp Pepe to claim privileges granted by her ancestor. Anita insted she had the right to bed, board and education but she could hardly read or write. Dismissed by the headmistress Anita swore she would teach herself, while staff tried to get rid of her.
The girls at Pringle’s Private School are all daughters of wealthy parents. Not one of them has any interest in school work and their laziness has caused them to be expelled from one school after another. They should have been expelled from Pringle’s as well, but the Headmistress thinks it will be better if the staff leave instead. By arranging seemingly innocent incidents, she is teaching them to take care of themselves.
It was Stacey Moores first term at her new boarding school St Mead’s. Without meaning to Stacey had given the impression that Phillipa Gray, a famous actress, was her aunt. She was finding it hard to own up to the truth.
Stacey and her new friends, Diane and Jill, return in a sequel, Haunted by the Past! They were trying to help a ghost who she was wrongly accused of stealing a jewel.
Jane Green and her friends attend St Jude’s school.
Other Appearances:
Third formers, Carol and Sally ran a weekly magazine for their school, Westford.