When Jennings arrives at Linbury Court Preparatory School as a new boy, he soon discovers how much he has to learn, especially when the other boys seem to be talking in a different language! Spivish ozard! But it is not long before Jennings becomes a celebrity, following an intrepid escape from the school grounds and a riotous attempt to enliven a fire practice, which leaves Old Wilkie literally climbing the walls! From then on, every time Jennings gives trouble the elbow, a new disaster trips him over. But only one thing really matters to J C T Jennings – his First Eleven debut. When the long-awaited match arrives, Jennings certainly uses his head.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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I first read this book at the age of 6 or 7 (I am now 48) and giggled at the daft exploits of the good-natured Jennings and his bewildered sidekick, Darbishire. The Jennings books were read and re-read until they fell apart. I very much enjoyed introducing my children (now aged 16 and 21) to Jennings, and they found the books as entertaining as I did. Jennings is as delightful a character as you're ever likely to meet in children's fiction.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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My older sister read this - and the rest of the series - to me when I was ten and we laughed ourselves sick. Now my own children laugh themselves sick over the exploits of Jennings, Darbishire, Bod, Mr Wilkins, etc. The comedy of misunderstandings doesn't date, and the slang is truly hilarious. If there's a funnier book out there I'd love to read it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I loved this book and laughed alot at the funny scrapes that Jennings gets into. He reminds me of the things I get up to at school.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This was the book that started it all. The book that introduced us to Jenning, Derbyshire, Mr Wilkins and others. Over 40 years on, and Jennings is still causing havoc at Linbury Court School.
Suffer as Jennings encounters bullying on his first day, share his triumph as he turns the tables on his bullies and becomes the leader of his form, without having to use violence or malice.
I find I enjoy these books as much as a teacher, as I did as a school boy.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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when u start reading jenning -at 18--u wonder what u did when u were 11--u wonder why u didn't have all the adventures that jennings seems to have--do read the books --they are the funniest school stories ever.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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With Jennings and Darbishires plan to escape from school it is an adventure that has you on the edge of your seat in absolute stitches. They also identify a giant killer spider which it isn't at all !! A great book, definitely one to read for those age 9+
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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timeless classics the Jennings series - I too read these at school aged maybe 10 or 11 and remember laughing my head off, especially as I went to a private school & could empathize with all the high japes. Makes me wish I was a schoolboy in the 1950s, fishing for tadpoles in the school lake!
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I loved these books when I was a kid, and my 11 year old son is loving this first one now.
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Authentic and very funny
The scrapes those boys get into in all Anthony Buckeridge's Jennings books create huge tension and cause us middle-aged readers who experienced such schools in the 1950s to laugh... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chris
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excellent as ever
this book is a gem, written by a teacher who obviously loved his job and had an eye for the everyday comedy that goes on in a school.....
Published 1 month ago by R. aylward
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Struggles for the most part
Some 45 plus years ago now, I have to admit that at such a tender age, I was very firmly in the Just William camp, so the Jennings books never figured - sadly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. J. M. Haines
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memories!!!
my mother introduced me to jennings years ago ( i'm now 54) thought i'd visit him again - everything i remember still makes me laugh - brilliant !!!
Published 3 months ago by vanitykim
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A Laugh a Minute!
I loved Jennings as a child and I have read this with two Dyslexic boys who find reading a challenge. It is good to have something which makes us laugh and is good, innocent fun. Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Sumner
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As good as I remembered
A short while ago I discovered that the series of 18 Jennings novels that I read as a child in the early nineties were not, in fact, the entire story, and there were 6 novels... Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by J. R. Johnson-Rollings
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Hilarious - A Classic Series
I was introduced to these by a school friend when I was about 11, and rapidly read through as much of the series as I could find. Read more
Published on 14 April 2010 by Sir Furboy
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Jennings Goes to School
Bought as a Christmas present for my husband, (from the cat) Laughed his way through Christmas Day.
Published on 7 Feb 2009 by Mrs. J. Wills
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