The School at the Chalet
Key Facts (Possible Spoilers) :
School Facts:
Headmistress: Madge Bettany
The School is in Briesau, on the banks of the Tiern See in the Austrian Tyrol
Series Characters Whereabouts:
Jo Bettany - aged 12, a Middle
Gisela Marani is appointed first Head Girl.
Madge's birthday is celebrated with an expedition, which turns into an adventure when the group is stranded by a great thunderstorm. Soon after this, the idea for a school magazine, The Chaletian, is born.
Juliet's parents leave the area abruptly, leaving Juliet at the school. Taken under the wing of Madge Bettany, the nicer sides of her character begin to shine through.
A spate of pranks end in Grizel being punished for covering the blackboards in Vaseline. In a fit of anger and defiance she runs away to climb the Tiernjoch, a dangerous mountain nearby. Chased by Joey she is found safely but develops bronchitis, whilst for a while it is feared that Joey will develop brain fever as a result of the strain.
Juliet's parents are killed in a car crash, leaving Madge as her guardian.
At the end of the book, a train accident results in Madge meeting a Dr. James Russell, while rescuing 'Frau Berlin'.
contributed by Evie Stevens, England __ working from a hardback edition