Redheads at the Chalet School (by Elinor M Brent-Dyer)

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I first read the Chalet School series in my teens. I found some of the earlier books at my grandmother's house, and all the later ones at my school library.

They're light, of course, and a bit trite at times. Some of them are rather samey. However Elinor M Brent-Dyer has quite a gift of characterisation, and these books can also be very moving.

'Redheads at the Chalet School', which I just finished re-reading, is one of the more exciting books in the series. It's about a girl called Flavia, who is sent to the Chalet School to escape from a criminal who wants revenge on her.

There's a gripping climax after an enjoyable book that's rather different from most in the series.

Recommended to anyone who wants a light teenage book to read.

(I wrote a much more comprehensive review of 'Redheads at the Chalet School' when I re-read it yet again, in 2017)