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Books in the School - high school genre:

Go, Team, Go! (1954)

When the varsity players go on strike, it’s up to the JV to defend the school’s title at State.

Author(s): John R. Tunis
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Flood Friday (1956)

When a Vermont town is inundated by flood waters, the townspeople seek refuge in the high school.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Spring of the Year (1957)

Laura Haverard moves to St. Merlyon with her family, fails her grammar school exam and discovers acting when she plays Ariel in The Tempest.

Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): T. R. Freeman

Seraphina (1958)

Abandoned by her parents as a baby to the care of her grandmother, Seraphina moves in with her aunt when her grandmother dies and must start at a new school. When she romances about the parents she has never met, she gets caught in a web of false exp... View More

Author(s): Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s): Sheila Rose

End of Term (1959)

Nicola and Lawrie Marlow return for their second fall term at Kingscote School.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Flowering Spring (1960)

Laura is determined to act, but her father thinks teaching would be more practical.

Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): Shirley Hughes

Guide to Modern English 10 (1960)

An English text for tenth grade.

New Horizons (1961)

Janey has the opportunity to attend high school on the mainland.

Author(s): Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s): Dorothy Bayley Morse

Snow on Blueberry Mountain (1961)

Mark Wilkins decides to see if he can make his father’s ‘folly’ into a money-making business by building a ski run. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Sibley

Stranger on Big Hickory (1964)

Skip Rollins decides to join 4-H and pursue his hobby of wildlife photography.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Lambo

Know about English Law (1965)

A primer for the non-lawyer on the operation of English law.

Author(s): Henry Cecil
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Lonesome End (1968)

Tod Ross is a sophomore when the coach asks him to go out for the football team.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Ned Butterfield

The Pothunters (1972)

The sports trophies are missing from the pavilion and Jim Thomson is under suspicion since he did hurl a rock through the window preparatory to his own burglary, which was aimed soley at recovering his notes for an examination scheduled for the next ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

A Prefect’s Uncle (1972)

When Alan Gethryn’s uncle joins his house as a junior, embarrassing situations arise for the head of Leicester’s house.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Tales of St. Austin’s (1972)

A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The White Feather (1972)

Sheen funks it when faced with fighting a townee and Wrykyn shuns him. He takes tuition and wins his class at Aldershot. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Cricket Term (1974)

Twins Nicola and Lawrie Marlow spend the summer term at Kingscote School on cricket and drama.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Gold Bat (1974)

A tale of Wrykyn, an English ‘public’ school, cricket and certain pranks, one of which targeted the local MP.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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