
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
The books you buy in childhood are the ones you'll remember all your life. I can still recall walking into W H Smiths in Romford, Essex and

For the Sake of the School by Angela Brazil
Angela Brazil has long been a favourite author in girl’s boarding school stories. ‘For the Sake of the School’ was published in 1915.

Jackie Won a Pony by Judith M Berrisford
This pony-story series starter was first published in 1958. In my 1982 imprint from Armada, who published the Jackie series when I was a...

The Chalet School in Exile by Elinor Brent-Dyer
I agonized over which Chalet School story to review here at Memories for Mondays because I wanted my first review of one of Eleanor...

What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
I thought long and hard about which vintage children’s book to review for my inaugural ‘Memories for Mondays’ post. It was so difficult.

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
This dark fantasy novel for children is one of my favourite books, in part because it combines two of my favourite types of fiction.

The Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene
The first Nancy Drew books were published in the 1930s and since then a steady diet of intriguing mysteries have followed, penned by a team.

The Trebizon Books by Anne Digby
In today's 'Why Not Wednesday?' post, I'm going to review two books from Anne Digby's popular Trebizon boarding school series.

Clover by Susan Coolidge
If you're reading this and thinking, 'Susan Coolidge? Didn't she write the What Katy Did series I remember from when I was a kid?' then you'