Carola Storms the Chalet School
Synopsis:
Carola Johnstone, age 14, is in the care of her cousin Maud Curry, while her father is working in West Equatorial Africa. Her cousin is a globetrotter, going here and there with only a minimal amount of time back in England prior to the next trip. Carola travels along as well, with a governess to provide her with an education, but Carola has grown extremely tired of this routine, wishing only for a normal stable life.
This feeling grows even stronger after Carola and her cousin spend Christmas at the same guest-house/hotel as Biddy O'Ryan, a teacher at the Chalet School, who has spent hours regaling her with stories of school life.
Carola decides to take matters into her own hands and go to the Chalet School no matter what. She carefully plans her escape, slipping away from her cousin just as they are supposed to be boarding a ship to Jamaica. She then takes a train to the Chalet School, arriving with the rest of the school at the start of the term.
When she is found out, which doesn't take more than a few moments, Carola finds herself in with Miss Annersley trying to explain her actions. She quickly is reduced to her favourite saying "I didn't think."
contributed by Chris King, USA __ working from a paperback edition
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