First Term at Malory Towers - Enid Blyton

****Breaking News**** After a visit to the Trafford Centre today I have learnt that 6 more Malory Towers books have been penned under the Blyton name with Pamela Cox et al. Three have already been released, the further 3 will be released in September 2009. The stories apparentely follow on with Felicity and Susan in their remaining years. The stories are Summer Term, Winter Term, New Term, Fun & Games, Goodbye and Secrets. At the moment comparing Waterstones, WH Smiths and Tescos on price. WH Smiths is the most competitive and don't forget your cashback.**** A childhood without Enid Blyton books should be unforegiven. As a child I ...  Read the complete review

I don't think there are many people out there who are not familiar of the name Enid Blyton. Most famous for her Famous Five, The Secret Seven and Noddy Books she was born on the 11th August 1897 and was one of the most successful childrens story tellers of that time. One of her most well known characters is that of Noddy who was invented for reading beginners. In a few of her books people disapproved of them which has led to alterations and reprints, on some occassions they have actually been banned from libraries. In the 1990's a lot of her stories had whole passages removed which were deemed racist or sexist. Blytons's books mostly resembled the ideas ...  Read the complete review

The Malory Towers collection is full of action and adventures, there are six books in total and all of them are great fun to read. The main story is about a group of girls that go to a boarding school in England, the main character is Darrel Rivers, a friendly girl with good brains that has quite a temper... The story starts off with Darrel leaving her house with her mother to get the train to go to Malory Towers, she learns that Miss Potts will be looking after her in her first year at Malory Towers. Miss Potts introduces Darrel to a mischievous girl named Alicia, Darrel immediately likes her and longs to be her friend. As Darrel was new in Malory Towers she ...  Read the complete review