Tells the story of a young boy who lives with his family in a cottage at the edge of his Grandpa's farm. To make visiting each other easier, they build a miniature steam railway between their houses. 96 pages with 14 pages of simply explained technical diagrams and 30 watercolour pictures. Age 6 to 12 years.

    

    The fully illustrated conference proceedings include: Over fifty pages of text originally written by Antonia Forest for Run Away Home and never before published, together with an explanatory introduction by Hilary Clare, who knew the author personally Previously unpublished photographs of Antonia Forest, her family, and places of importance in her life Eight fascinating and thought-provoking articles on Antonia Forest and her books, by specialists in different aspects of her life and work, based on talks given at the Antonia Forest Conference in 2006, and now revised for publication Photographs from the Antonia Forest Conference and illustrations to some of the articles A detailed introduction to the Conference and its background by Sue Sims, one of its organisers and Antonia Forest's literary executor Celebrating Antonia

    Teresa Convent, in the bustling heart of New Delhi, the Foxy Four are the school's cool team. When their classmate, Simran, gets into a mysterious car and vanishes, the four girls get in on the act. There are weird phone calls, scary emails, cryptic entries in a diary and a father behaving very oddly indeed...Their search takes them from the labyrinthine medieval lanes of Old Delhi to the hippest disco in town. Taking on angry aunts, suspicious school teachers, violent crooks and an irate policewoman, the Foxy Four need all their skills to get to the bottom of a very murky mystery. Have they bitten off more than they can chew? What lies in store for our intrepid four?

    Her income has mysteriously dwindled to almost nothing, and her little sister’s poor health means that going out to work is not an option. How Madge and Joey pull together in the face of adversity is the theme of this forerunner to the Chalet School series as we follow the fortunes of the Bettany family in the run-up to the founding of the Chalet School. Meet the Bettanys' old muddler of a guardian, and see Joey and her friends in their 'old' school. No spoilers – this is a story in its own right, but the discerning Chalet fan can trace the progress of Madge’s evolving plan! Family story or school story? Read it and form your own judgement.

    In this book, published to celebrate her eightieth birthday, she provides a wide-ranging, authoritative and entertaining look at girls' school stories and other period fiction. Among the authors given individual articles are Dorita Fairlie Bruce, Enid Blyton, Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, Elsie J. Oxenham, L.M. Montgomery, and Richmal Crompton, while her more general themes include secret societies, feminism, Girl Guides fiction, and story papers.Mary's meticulous research and critical appraisal combine with her warm and witty style to make this a truly absorbing read. Learn what she considers the almost perfect girls' school story, where the Silent Three hid their robes, and why Amalgamated Press artists were supposed to show schoolgirls submerged to their armpits whenever swimming costumes were shown.