The Best School Stories

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The Chalet School in Exile
1.  The Chalet School in Exile by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The list author says:
  "This is not the first Chalet book, but set at the start of WWII, it is definitely the best."
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Evelyn Finds Herself
2.  Evelyn Finds Herself by Josephine Elder
The list author says:
  "Almost more bildungsroman than school story, this is about a teenage girl discovering her identity. One of the very best."
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Mike and Psmith
3.  Mike and Psmith by P. G. Wodehouse
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  "Psmith's sublime entry onto the scene, as he and Mike Jackson arrive at Sedleigh. 'Are you the bully, the cad, or the Boy Who Turns To Drink in Chapter 13?'"
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The New School and Hilary (Fun in the Fourth)
4.  The New School and Hilary (Fun in the Fourth) by Winifred Darch
The list author says:
  "Carefree Hilary starts a new school and learns how to make an effort. Lovely one-off."
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Daddy Long Legs
5.  Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
The list author says:
  "Technically college, rather than school, but it's only then that Judy Abbott really gets to discover the world (and Latin and Geom. and Michaelangelo...)"
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The School on the Moor (Toby)
6.  The School on the Moor (Toby) by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
The list author says:
  "Toby, at 16, is reluctant about the concept of school. DFB is one of the Big Four, and all her school stories are lovely."
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The School at the Chalet
7.  The School at the Chalet by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The list author says:
  "Madge Bettany is broke and soon to be homeless, so naturally she decides to take her little sister to Austria and start a boarding school. Start of an engrossing series."
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First Term at Malory Towers
8.  First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
The list author says:
  "Impossible to have a list of school stories without Malory Towers (un-updated versions preferable)!"
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The Naughtiest Girl in the School
9.  The Naughtiest Girl in the School by Enid Blyton
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  "...or indeed young Elizabeth, terror of the fabulously democratic Whyteleafe School."
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Autumn Term (FF Childrens Classics)
10.  Autumn Term (FF Childrens Classics) by Antonia Forest
The list author says:
  "Antonia Forest's books truly stand alone - she was an amazingly good writer. This is the first of the Marlows' school books. They stand head and shoulders above the rest of the genre."
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Beswitched
11.  Beswitched by Kate Saunders
The list author says:
  "Entertaining time slip - modern or 30s style, school girls are at heart not much changed."
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The Gold Bat
12.  The Gold Bat by Sir P G Wodehouse
The list author says:
  "Another Wodehouse. He may be better known for Bertie, Emsworth and the eggs, beans and crumpets of the Drones, but his early school stories really are smashing."
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Jennings Goes to School
13.  Jennings Goes to School by Anthony Buckeridge
The list author says:
  "Jennings: the classic school boy!"
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Molesworth (Penguin Modern Classics)
14.  Molesworth (Penguin Modern Classics) by Geoffrey Willans
The list author says:
  "Molesworth, the curse of St Custard's, the goriller of 3B! This fine volume has all four Molesworth books, starting with the seminal Down With Skool!"
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The New Mistress at the Chalet School
15.  The New Mistress at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The list author says:
  "An honorable mention for this Chalet book, very unusually told from the point of view of a new teacher at the school."
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Wild Child [DVD]
16.  Wild Child [DVD] DVD ~ Emma Roberts
The list author says:
  "And on DVD: the boarding school story perfectly updated for the modern age."
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St Trinian's [DVD] [2007]
17.  St Trinian's [DVD] [2007] DVD ~ Rupert Everett
The list author says:
  "Parody of the genre St Trinian's may be, but it still shows the girls doing their bit for the school!"
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TO SERVE THEM ALL MY DAYS - Complete collection: Series 1, 2 and 3 - 4 discs DVD Box set [IMPORT]
18.  TO SERVE THEM ALL MY DAYS - Complete collection: Series 1, 2 and 3 - 4 discs DVD Box set [IMPORT] 
The list author says:
  "And for a boys' school - the saga of a school master's life. A working class demobbed soldier is sent to teach at a boys' public school. A classic."
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St. Ursula's in Danger (Dragon Books)
19.  St. Ursula's in Danger (Dragon Books) by Peter Glidewell
The list author says:
  "There are available films of Schoolgirl Chums and its sequel, St Ursula's in Danger: hilariously awful."
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Tom Brown's Schooldays [2004] [DVD] [2005]
20.  Tom Brown's Schooldays [2004] [DVD] [2005] DVD ~ Julian Wadham
The list author says:
  "Probably the best-known school story of all."
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