Claudine at St. Clare's by Enid Blyton

A mischievous French newcomer shakes up St Clare's

The seventh book in Enid Blyton's classic St Clare's series finds twins Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan starting a new term as fourth-formers, this time alongside four intriguing new girls: snobbish Angela, status-obsessed Pauline, the new matron's daughter Eileen, and Claudine, the French mistress's spirited niece. Claudine's refreshingly unapologetic approach to school rules, mixed with a genuine sense of loyalty, sets her apart from anything the girls have seen before, while a mystery involving stolen money from Matron's room keeps the plot moving. A beloved entry in the series, full of midnight feasts, boarding-school scheming, and the class tensions that run through much of Blyton's school fiction.