often seen in the street without a hat

I *am* enjoying them! An awful lot - thank you so much, you and wonderlanded! I read The School at the Chalet first, and now I'm on Autumn Term, which is really good so far. In fact, I've been meaning to e-mail you to ask about typical prices for other AF books - it seems like they're mostly out of print?

And thank you for your Streatfeild recommendations, too! I'm going to start with Ballet Shoes.