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We wouldn't be surprised if your summer holiday has included an enjoyable Enid Blyton book or two, perhaps after raiding older relatives' bookshelves or in a holiday let - so we thought it would be a nice time to investigate what to read next. It was also announced that WildBrain would handle international distribution outside the United Kingdom. [18] Heroine Darrell Rivers (named after Kenneth Darrell Waters, Enid Blyton's second husband) arrives at Malory Towers at the age of twelve, excited and eager. Impressed by Headmistress Miss Grayling's inspiring words of welcome, she determines to be one of Malory Towers' successes.

The term draws to a close. In an emotional ending, Alicia takes June by the shoulders and asks her to carry on and hold the standard high. Startled, June agrees. Unprompted, Felicity makes the same promise to Darrell. Deirdre Parker is a first form girl who runs away from school with Jo Jones in Last Term at Malory Towers. She is excused from punishment by Miss Grayling, who recognises that Jo Jones influenced the younger girl. Note: This episode has a different title for those that air it as 1-hour instead of two parts: "Christmas at Malory Towers". Also read Kiran Millwood Hargrave's great adventure stories and modern day classics A Girl of Ink and Starsand The Island At the End of Everything. Oh, and Emma Carroll writes great, usually historical, adventures: try Sky Chasersand her new book Secrets of a Sun King. If you want ideas from someone who really knows her Blyton... Darrell Rivers is excited to be going into her second year at Malory Towers - but is she ready for the drama it will bring? Jealousy flares when a new head of the form is chosen and the girls become suspicious when their belongings go missing. And why on earth has timid Mary-Lou ventured out during a terrible storm?

Birgitte Solem (Seasons 2–3) as Miss Elizabeth Grayling, the good-natured Headmistress at Mallory Towers.

Irene is a musical genius with a talent for mathematics, but is otherwise scatterbrained. A running theme is her repeated loss of her health certificate at the beginning of each term. She is best friends with the equally scatterbrained Belinda. The school forms a square with a courtyard in the middle. The sides of the school are three storeys high. The front of the building, between the east and south towers, has the main entrance, gymnasium, assembly hall, laboratories and art room. The classrooms are between the west and the north towers. Between the north and east towers are the sanitorium and the headmistress's rooms. The mistress's rooms are between the south and west tower. Lizzie Mannering is serious and obsessed with her studies, rooted in a resolve to repay her uncle for her school fees. New girl Millicent clashes with the feisty June over the school's priorities: a music concert or tennis tournament? But both pale into insignificance when it's found there's a thief in the fifth form.

In the first book, we meet Darrell Rivers, a twelve-year-old girl who is starting her first year at Malory Towers. She is excited to be attending the prestigious school but soon realizes that making friends and fitting in can be difficult. Over the course of the book, Darrell learns to overcome her insecurities, make new friends, and even become a leader among her classmates. The Malory Towers set is perfect for children who enjoy stories about boarding school life and friendship. The books are easy to read and are suitable for children aged eight and up. The stories are engaging and will keep children entertained for hours on end.

We follow the girls through six years at the school, sharing in their challenges, disappointments and achievements as they work hard and play hard. Can they live up to Miss Grayling's expectations and turn from inky-fingered schoolgirls into "good, sound women the world can lean on"?Additionally a fifth series consisting of an expanded 20 episodes has been announced. [4] Premise [ edit ] Darrell Rivers is thrilled to start her first term at boarding school. She soon makes friends - and mischief! Another new girl, Gwendoline, is beginning to get on everyone's nerves. Will Darrell be able to keep her fiery temper under control? But unfortunately, she had to travel through a rough road ahead. Her bad temperament lands her into unpleasant circumstances and she finds it intricate to even find a true friend of hers. The series also throws light on her fellow mates and their attitude with her. The Malory Towers has astoundingly continued to remain as one of the most well-liked and best-selling series, and has never turned out to be obsolete among girls right from the year 1946 when the first book was published till date. The original series comprises of 6 books by the famous British children’s author Enid Blyton. Overview of the Series