Chalet School reference list

Have you wanted to know when the Chalet books were originally published, either in hardback or paperback?

This page lists the original year of publication by W & R Chambers (for the hardback titles) and by Armada/HarperCollins (for the paperback titles).

This page does not list the recent Girls Gone By Publishers reissues. Go to Girls Gone By Publishers to see their dates.

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Hardback First Editions

THE SCHOOL AT THE CHALET 1925
JO OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1926
THE PRINCESS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1927
THE HEAD GIRL OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1928
THE RIVALS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1929
EUSTACIA GOES TO THE CHALET SCHOOL 1930
THE CHALET SCHOOL AND JO 1931
THE CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP 1932
THE EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS 1933
THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE LINTONS 1934
THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1935
JO RETURNS TO THE CHALET SCHOOL 1936
* THE NEW CHALET SCHOOL 1938
* THE CHALET SCHOOL IN EXILE 1940
* THE CHALET SCHOOL GOES TO IT 1941
* HIGHLAND TWINS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1942
* LAVENDER LAUGHS IN THE CHALET SCHOOL 1943
* GAY FROM CHINA AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1944
* JO TO THE RESCUE 1945
§ TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL 1955 (in book form;
previously in first two Chalet Annuals, 1947 and 1948)
* THREE GO TO THE CHALET SCHOOL 1949
* THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE ISLAND 1950
* PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1950
* CAROLA STORMS THE CHALET SCHOOL 1951
* THE WRONG CHALET SCHOOL 1952
* THE CHALET SCHOOL IN THE OBERLAND 1952
* SHOCKS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1952
§ BRIDE LEADS THE CHALET SCHOOL 1953
§ CHANGES FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1953
§ JOEY GOES TO THE OBERLAND 1954
* THE CHALET SCHOOL AND BARBARA 1954
§ THE CHALET SCHOOL DOES IT AGAIN 1955
§ A CHALET GIRL FROM KENYA 1955
** MARY-LOU OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1956
* A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1956
** A PROBLEM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1956
** THE NEW MISTRESS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1957
** EXCITEMENTS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1957
** THE COMING-OF-AGE OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1958
** THE CHALET SCHOOL AND RICHENDA 1958
** TRIALS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1958
** THEODORA AND THE CHALET SCHOOL 1959
§ JOEY & CO. IN TYROL 1960
§ RUEY RICHARDSON - CHALETIAN 1960
** A LEADER IN THE CHALET SCHOOL 1961
** THE CHALET SCHOOL WINS THE TRICK 1961
** A FUTURE CHALET SCHOOL GIRL 1962
** THE FEUD IN THE CHALET SCHOOL 1962
** THE CHALET SCHOOL TRIPLETS 1963
** THE CHALET SCHOOL REUNION 1963
JANE OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1964
** REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1964
** ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL 1965
** SUMMER TERM AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1965
** CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1966
§ TWO SAMS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1967
§ ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL 1969
§ PREFECTS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1970

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Paperback First Editions

THE SCHOOL AT THE CHALET 1967
JO OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1967
THE PRINCESS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1968
THE HEAD GIRL OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1970
THE RIVALS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1968
EUSTACIA GOES TO THE CHALET SCHOOL 1969
THE CHALET SCHOOL AND JO 1970
THE CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP 1969
THE EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS 1972
THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE LINTONS 1973
A REBEL AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1974
THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1980
JO RETURNS TO THE CHALET SCHOOL 1970
* THE NEW CHALET SCHOOL 1975
* A UNITED CHALET SCHOOL 1988
THE CHALET SCHOOL IN EXILE 1967
* THE CHALET SCHOOL AT WAR 1988
* HIGHLAND TWINS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1988
* LAVENDER LEIGH AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1988
* GAY LAMBERT AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1989
** JO TO THE RESCUE 1994
§ TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL 1987
** THE CHALET SCHOOL AND ROSALIE 1987
** THE CHALET SCHOOL AND ROSALIE and
A MYSTERY AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1994
** THREE GO TO THE CHALET SCHOOL 1979
* THE CHALET SCHOOL AND THE ISLAND 1967
PEGGY OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1967
* CAROLA STORMS THE CHALET SCHOOL 1968
* THE WRONG CHALET SCHOOL 1970
§ THE CHALET SCHOOL IN THE OBERLAND 1989
* SHOCKS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1971
§ BRIDE LEADS THE CHALET SCHOOL 1989
§ CHANGES FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1989
§ JOEY GOES TO THE OBERLAND 1995
* THE CHALET SCHOOL AND BARBARA 1967
§ THE CHALET SCHOOL DOES IT AGAIN 1990
§ A CHALET GIRL FROM KENYA 1990
MARY-LOU OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1968
A GENIUS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1969
* CHALET SCHOOL FETE 1971
* A PROBLEM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1972
THE NEW MISTRESS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1969
* EXCITEMENTS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1981
** THE COMING-OF-AGE OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1982
* THE CHALET SCHOOL AND RICHENDA 1982
* TRIALS FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1983
* THEODORA AND THE CHALET SCHOOL 1984
** JOEY & CO. IN TYROL 1994
** RUEY RICHARDSON AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1984
** A LEADER IN THE CHALET SCHOOL 1985
* THE CHALET SCHOOL WINS THE TRICK 1985
** A FUTURE CHALET SCHOOL GIRL 1995
** THE FEUD IN THE CHALET SCHOOL 1986
** THE CHALET SCHOOL TRIPLETS 1986
** THE CHALET SCHOOL REUNION 1994
** JANE OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1990
** REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1990
** ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL 1991
** SUMMER TERM AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1992
** CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL 1991
§ TWO SAMS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL 1993
§ ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL 1993
§ PREFECTS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL 1994

< > = generally easy to get hold of

* = harder to find, but you will get them if you wait

** = difficult to find, but they are out there: be patient and you'll get them

§ = incredibly difficult to find; jump for joy if you do succeed in finding these - then consult your bank balance!

This means that if there is no asterisk (*) beside a title it is generally easy to find, while * means that this is a book which is findable but will take a little longer.
** before a title means it is a rare title which you will get if you are patient and § means that you have struck gold if you find these