The Chalet School and the Lintons
Synopsis:
A consultation with Sir James Talbot leads to Gillian and Joyce Linton coming to the Chalet School. Mrs Linton is diagnosed with TB and advised to leave England immediately and go to the Sonnalpe for treatment, where it is hoped she will eventually recover fully. She is so ill that they can only travel very slowly and it takes them two weeks to reach the Sonnalpe.
Gillian, at 15, is a responsible, hard-working and capable girl but is inclined to worry a lot. Joyce, although 14, has been spoilt and is lazy and conceited. She is an exceedingly pretty girl and has been used to having lots of followers and admirers in her previous school.
Gillian is placed in Upper Fifth while Joyce is in Lower Fifth, of which Thekla von Stift is a member. They start to settle into school but Joyce contrives to get into trouble with the Prefects. She resents being called to order, and vows to get even. Her next rebellion has unpleasant consequences for more people than herself.
The Staff Evening goes off with a swing and a bump or two, and Lower Fifth's attempts at cooking apple pies cause uproar.
Finally, half-term comes round and a party of girls depart to Die Rosen. There, Jem gives Joey a regular shock, but once she's got over that, she and the rest of the girls supply hours of amusement for Jem and Madge.
The story is continued in A REBEL AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
contributed by Julie Robertson, Scotland __ working from a paperback edition
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