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The Attic Term by Antonia Forest
5.0
The Attic Term was my first foray into the world of [a:Antonia Forest|652132|Antonia Forest|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1349991978p2/652132.jpg]. It is the ninth book in her Marlow series. Of course, in a perfect world I would be reading these books in order, but unfortunately they are a bit hard to find at a reasonable price. While I’m sure one would get more enjoyment out of this book by reading the books preceding this one first, I had no trouble slipping into the series midway through.
It is the start of the autumn term at Kingscote boarding school. Three sisters, Ginty, Nicola, and Lawrie Marlow are assigned to the attic room. Nicola, who was a bit put out at being moved from their usual room ends up liking their new, more secluded space. Despite being happy and settled, she still manages to get into some trouble over the course of the coming term!
Meanwhile, Ginty is having a particularly difficult start to the term. Her best friend at school has had an accident and will not be returning to school for the foreseeable future. Feeling lonely Ginty, takes to making surreptitious phone calls to her boyfriend from the secretary’s office.
This book is very well written with a lot of storylines that fit together nicely. It deals with more mature themes and issues than one would expect from a school story.
Not all of the action takes place in and around the school either, which is a nice break. There are scenes with the Marlow family at home. We also get to see Ginty’s boyfriend, Patrick Merrick at home in London, as well as a walk on Hampstead Heath and a trip to the symphony at the Royal Albert Hall.
If, like me, you did not have the opportunity to read many school stories as a child and wanted to give them a try now, I do not think you could do much better than this one.
It is the start of the autumn term at Kingscote boarding school. Three sisters, Ginty, Nicola, and Lawrie Marlow are assigned to the attic room. Nicola, who was a bit put out at being moved from their usual room ends up liking their new, more secluded space. Despite being happy and settled, she still manages to get into some trouble over the course of the coming term!
Meanwhile, Ginty is having a particularly difficult start to the term. Her best friend at school has had an accident and will not be returning to school for the foreseeable future. Feeling lonely Ginty, takes to making surreptitious phone calls to her boyfriend from the secretary’s office.
This book is very well written with a lot of storylines that fit together nicely. It deals with more mature themes and issues than one would expect from a school story.
Not all of the action takes place in and around the school either, which is a nice break. There are scenes with the Marlow family at home. We also get to see Ginty’s boyfriend, Patrick Merrick at home in London, as well as a walk on Hampstead Heath and a trip to the symphony at the Royal Albert Hall.
If, like me, you did not have the opportunity to read many school stories as a child and wanted to give them a try now, I do not think you could do much better than this one.