Sheena Wilkinson First Term At Fernside

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Robin can't wait to be back at Fernside boarding school. But for her younger cousin Linnet the first term at Fernside is a bit of a nightmare. And she needs Robin's help with every little thing.

When the adorable puppy Rudy disappear..

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Binding: Paperback

Date Published: 23 Sep 2024

It's a new term at Fernside boarding school, and Robin can't wait for fun in the dorm, playing games and maybe even winning the coveted Form Shield. But for new girl Linnet, Robin's younger cousin, there are just too many new faces and strict rules.

Luckily, she has Robin for help and her very own hideaway. And when the adorable puppy Rudy disappears, it is Linnet who is determined to find him. Even if it means dragging Robin and all her new friends headfirst into danger.

There may be daring rescues, secret missions and adventures galore, but best of all are the true friendships to be made at Fernside.

About the Author

Described in the Irish Times as 'one of our foremost writers for young people', Sheena Wilkinson is the author of eight novels for children and young adults, and one for adults. Her books have won numerous awards, including the CBI Book of the Year in 2013 for Grounded, and she has been shortlisted three times for the Astrid Lindgren Award, the world's biggest children's literature award. Sheena lives in County Derry with her husband, stepson and two dogs.Sheena has been a lifelong fan of girls' school stories ever since reading the Malory Towers and Chalet School books - she even has a PhD on the subject! First Term at Fernside is her first book for O'Brien Press.Find out more about Sheena on her website, sheenawilkinson.com.

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a joy from first to last, with all the best-loved features of Blyton's school stories - dorm japes and fearsome matrons - but a refreshingly modern sensibility and diverse cast, all whilst managing to remain historically faithful. I think readers will delight in chaotic Linnet's literal; interpretations and accidental bravado, and warm to kindhearted Robin as she warms to her cousin Linnet in turn. An instant classic

-- Joanna Nadin

a real page-turner that reads like a classic boarding school story, but written from a contemporary point of view. The characters are very well drawn, and the girls' individual personalities and secret tragedies bring each one to unforgettable life. The loneliness as well as the fun of being at boarding school is so realistic, and the way the girls pull together as a team is heart-warming. Readers will no doubt find themselves completely believing in the world that Sheena Wilkinson conjures up, and being as unwilling to leave it as the girls are to leave Fernside at the end of their first term

-- Leila Rasheed

With a curriculum covering everything from buttery toast, cute pets and team sports, to daring escapades, forging friendships and boarding-school rules that are made to be broken, First Term at Fernside is a book every young reader should smuggle into their back-pack. Top marks for a terrific and masterfully-written boarding-school adventure about friendship, empathy and bravery

-- Eve McDonnell

full of quirky, fun characters struggling with everything from fitting in and making the school netball team to a mysterious animal-napper. Sheena Wilkinson has created a fabulously rich, impeccably researched historical mystery that overflows with friendship and compassion. Perfect for fans of Murder Most Unladylike

-- Alison Weatherby

pitch-perfect - the reader is immediately drawn into a classic school story narrative, only to discover that this is not a run-of-the-mill school story ... a complete homage to the classic school story ... with so much that is fresh and relevant for contemporary readers

-- Padraic Whyte, associate professor in children's literature

Perfect for fans of Malory Towers

-- Judi Curtin
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