Troublemaker

The Girls of Canby Hall #22

by Emily Chase

There's a troublemaker on the loose. Toby is down in the dumps until Andy and Jane promise her a special party to cheer her up. But first they have to get their headmistress's permission. Then Andy has to devote every spare minute to a major term paper. And Gigi "The Worst Person in the World" Norton decides to throw a rival party of her own, with a truly nasty theme. When Andy's term paper disappears and Toby is the victim of a cruel letter, the girls of 407 realize that someone is out to get them. Who is causing all the trouble? And how much worse can it get? 168 pages

Genres: Young Adult

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1987

About the author

"Emily Chase" was the pen-name used by a number of authors who contributed to Scholastic's Girls of Canby Hall series, about a group of girls living at a New England boarding school. Amongst these contributors was romance novelist Julie Garwood.

Reviews

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one had some substance! I flew through this one!

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

The focus of this story is based on two people. Gigi, who raises nasty to entirely new levels, and Laura Lee who avoids much of anything to do with other people and who does not take gym for some reason.

Toby is sort of depressed over winter so the other two decide to throw a party for her. They have to get permission and gets things in motion. Gigi, though, finds out and plans to throw her 'Come as Someone You Hate' party (which gives you an idea of just how maladjusted this person is!)

Gigi gets more and more nasty as the story goes on, particularly to the girls in 407. Laura Lee seems to be a young girl who has mental problems.

As far as Laura Lee goes, the girls of 407 hate anyone being alone and having no fun at all, so they get to work on her. Gigi's actions go way over the top of the prank level. Questions arise as to whose party will the most people attend and will Laura Lee be finally able to come out of her shell. It's yet another good story in this series.