This series chronicles the escapades of a spirited young girl who begins as spoiled and self-centered due to her upbringing. Sent to boarding school, she resolves to misbehave spectacularly in hopes of being expelled. Instead, she unexpectedly discovers the joys of learning, the bonds of friendship, and the process of personal growth. The stories offer a humorous and heartwarming look at childhood, mistakes, and finding one's way.
This classic Blyton story has been reissued with nostalgic artwork and a foiled medallion to commemorate the centenary of Enid Blyton's birth. Elizabeth Allen is spoilt and selfish. When she is sent away to boarding school she makes up her mind to be the naughtiest girl in the school.
The naughtiest girl in the school is back! And this term she's trying to be good. But someone wants to spoil things for her. And they're not going to let her forget how she got her nickname!
Elizabeth is in trouble again as she tries to keep her friend John's plan to win a local competition secret from the rest of the school - even when he is taken ill and she is accused of playing tricks on the teachers unfairly.
When Elizabeth and her best friend Joan spend half term on a school camping trip, Joan is elected Tent Monitor, but because Joan is scared of the dark and won't admit it, she keeps getting into trouble. But Elizabeth has a plan to help her out.
When some school strawberry plants are vandalised, a lost shoe buckle at the scene of the crime leads straight to the Naughtiest Girl. It is hers, but how did it get there - and why would anyone want to pin the blame on Elizabeth? The next night, as she's dropping off to sleep, someone shouts 'Fire!' - so Elizabeth jumps up and rings the fire bell. But there is no fire and now Elizabeth is being blamed for a catalogue of silly tricks. If she can't prove her innocence, she's in line to lose her hard-won part in the school play. So when the same happens the next night, Elizabeth is reluctant to report a fire - except this time, there really is one...
Elizabeth is desperate to play the piano in the end of school concert. But only one girl can be chosen and her rival Arabella is practising hard! Elizabeth knows Arabella is very good and might well be picked to play on the day - so, ignoring her looming exams, she spends every waking minute practicing. When Arabella is still chosen over her, she realises that not only will she not have a place in the school concert, she might well also fail all her exams. Racing to get her revision done, she finds a quiet spot in an old oak tree in the school grounds. It's very peaceful and lots of birds and other animals make their home in the tree. So when Elizabeth realises the tree is marked as one to be chopped down, she's determined not to let it happen. But can she save the tree AND manage to pass all her exams? It's going to be a fight to the finish...
In Enid Blyton's bestselling school series Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been. In book nine, Elizabeth is furious when Kerry, new girl and young actress, becomes head girl over the obvious choice, her friend Emma. Elizabeth is convinced that all the seniors have been swayed by Kerry's acting skills. How will Elizabeth prove that the real Kerry is a nasty piece of work without looking like the troublemaker herself? Between 1940 and 1952, Enid Blyton wrote four novels about Naughtiest Girl, Elizabeth Allen. Books 5-10 are authorised sequels of the series written by Anne Digby in 1999. This edition is unillustrated.
Elizabeth is appointed monitor again, but one of the 2nd form boys is turning all of the other boys against her. Elizabeth decides to investigate with the help of her friends - can she find out who has a grudge against her and why?
In Enid Blyton's bestselling school series Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been. In book four, there's a new boy in Elizabeth's class. He's sulky and grumpy and he'll do anything to show Elizabeth up. She means to keep her temper, but it's not so easy for someone who was once the naughtiest girl in the school ... Between 1940 and 1952, Enid Blyton wrote four novels about Naughtiest Girl, Elizabeth Allen. This edition contains the original text and is unillustrated.