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Chargement... Leith and Friends (1950)par Clare Mallory
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Getting to the answers to these questions provides quite a bit of enjoyment in Leith and Friends, which is the fifth school story I have read from New Zealand author Clare Mallory (real name: Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall). Like the other books from this author that I have read, I found this one delightful. It was immediately engaging, and kept my attention throughout, offering a sensitive depiction of schoolgirl social dynamics, and of the troubles of its eponymous heroine, as she struggles to figure out how to navigate school and personal friendships. Unlike the four other Mallory titles I have read thus far, Leith and Friends occurs at a day school, rather than a boarding school, and the family dynamics, and after-school and weekend activities included in the story provide another layer of interest. One of the things I have particularly appreciated about Mallory's stories, and it was evident here too as well, is that there doesn't seem to be any schoolgirl antagonist or villain. Sometimes girls quarrel, and frequently younger forms misbehave, but it never seems to be from malice, and any resultant trouble seems to work itself out eventually. Schoolgirl feuds can be fun, of course, but it is pleasant to find an author who does not seem interested in including them, but who nevertheless produces immensely engaging stories. I look forward to reading more from Mallory, and highly recommend this one to readers who enjoy girls' school stories. ( )