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St. Clare's: The Twins at St. Clare's & The O'Sullivan Twins
A collection of classic children's stories from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. School life has never been so splendid. Jolly hockey sticks! It's the twins' first year at St Clare's - that means three terms of adventures in the same volume for the first time! The Twins at St Clare's - Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan plan to give everyone at their new school a few surprises. But it's them who are in for a shock...The O'Sullivan Twins - Pat and Isabel are determined to work hard this term. But it's just so tempting to play a few tricks on Mam'zelle ...Summer Term at St Clare's. New girl Carlotta has a secret past! What will happen when sneaky Prudence tells the rest of the class? Watch out! There's trouble at St Clare's! Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children's author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree-, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Her school stories - including the St Clare's and Malory Towers series are the perfect books for girls who are experiencing their own adventure at school.
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First published October 1, 1988
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Enid Blyton
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Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
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March 24, 2019
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I don't remember reading ST Clares but it is just as good as Mallory Towers.
The Twins at St Clares introduces are us to twins Pat and Isobel O'Sullivan. Pat and Isobel want to go to the posh private school their friends are going to. However their parents decide that Pat and Isobel have become stuck up and need to go to a more down to earth school. Pat and Isobel are determined not to like St Clares in the hope they will be sent to the same school as their friends. Going to St Clares is a culture shock because they have to make their own beds. Initially Pat and Isobel are rude to the teachers and other girls. The younger pupils are expected to do little jobs for the senior girls, Pat refuses to do that and is banned from going into the village at the weekend. Because of their behaviour they are called the stuck up twins. After a while the girls like their new school and their classmates, when then twins come home at half term they their parents believe they are not so snobby anymore.
The O'Sullivan Twins is the second book in the series. Pat and Isobel return to St Clares for a new term. In this book we are introduced to Erica, she is not a particular nice child, boastful and tittle tattles to the teacher. When Erica finds out she has not been invited to a midnight birthday feast that Pat, Isobel and some other girls have been invited to she decides to ruin the party. She stays wake until midnight to find out where the party is being held. She then knocks on Mademoiselle's door and runs away, Mademoiselle hears the party and tells them to stop. As punishment Pat decides that none of the girls should speak to Erica. Erica blames Isobel and plays some mean tricks to get her into trouble. When Erica finds out that the new girl in class is being blamed she is ecstatic. How long before the truth comes out.
This was a nice listen which reminded me of my childhood.
I don't remember reading ST Clares but it is just as good as Mallory Towers.
The Twins at St Clares introduces are us to twins Pat and Isobel O'Sullivan. Pat and Isobel want to go to the posh private school their friends are going to. However their parents decide that Pat and Isobel have become stuck up and need to go to a more down to earth school. Pat and Isobel are determined not to like St Clares in the hope they will be sent to the same school as their friends. Going to St Clares is a culture shock because they have to make their own beds. Initially Pat and Isobel are rude to the teachers and other girls. The younger pupils are expected to do little jobs for the senior girls, Pat refuses to do that and is banned from going into the village at the weekend. Because of their behaviour they are called the stuck up twins. After a while the girls like their new school and their classmates, when then twins come home at half term they their parents believe they are not so snobby anymore.
The O'Sullivan Twins is the second book in the series. Pat and Isobel return to St Clares for a new term. In this book we are introduced to Erica, she is not a particular nice child, boastful and tittle tattles to the teacher. When Erica finds out she has not been invited to a midnight birthday feast that Pat, Isobel and some other girls have been invited to she decides to ruin the party. She stays wake until midnight to find out where the party is being held. She then knocks on Mademoiselle's door and runs away, Mademoiselle hears the party and tells them to stop. As punishment Pat decides that none of the girls should speak to Erica. Erica blames Isobel and plays some mean tricks to get her into trouble. When Erica finds out that the new girl in class is being blamed she is ecstatic. How long before the truth comes out.
This was a nice listen which reminded me of my childhood.
November 28, 2016
It was really good i loved this book! I really want to get book 2!
August 28, 2015
I really liked the book because it teaches everyone how to be kind. I liked the part where Kathleen tries to save the dog who was shot, and she wanted to keep it.
October 11, 2015
It was a marvellous book. I am looking forward to read the next book!
August 6, 2022
Amazing book!
August 18, 2025
Ah, the nostalgia!
It felt so genuinely warm to go back to my childhood companion. Loved every bit of it.
It felt so genuinely warm to go back to my childhood companion. Loved every bit of it.
July 20, 2016
going to work my way through the enid blyton books, well we'll see how i get on, eek, actually quite enjoyed it
October 27, 2023
The Twins are horribly haughty and stuck up when they arrive at St. Clare's they compare it to their previous school Redroofs. Isabel and Pat are twins and are determined to change their parents' minds about sending them to St. Clare's. The O'Sullivan girls are sure they'll hate the new school.
They are now in first form and the lowest level of the school. No longer are they the top-mark students or Captains of the Hockey team. Now they must learn LaCross.
The children are not used to having to do manual work or to do what the older girls in the school tell them to do. It's a shock to have to do chores.
The book itself is a wonderful tale. On the train ride to the school, the other girls going back to school sing happily about returning to school. The twins can't understand the other girls being gleeful.
At the school, they do learn not to be so snobbish. They want to make friends so they join in egging a teacher who is timid. Poor Kenny is out of her depth.
They disobey the rules and go to the cinema, then the circus. They even scheme with a friend to hide a dog on the premises, even though dogs are strictly not allowed. Pat and Isabel also learn the punishment for such acts is that it comes back to hurt them.
I do hope Enid Blyton will forgive me for only giving this book three out of four stars. I fear the children of today will find the impish adventures of these girls tame, and the language stiff and formal. They were worried about getting into a row, rather than being expelled.
This is a story that is of its age. The English boarding school system is a very different experience for children here.
They are now in first form and the lowest level of the school. No longer are they the top-mark students or Captains of the Hockey team. Now they must learn LaCross.
The children are not used to having to do manual work or to do what the older girls in the school tell them to do. It's a shock to have to do chores.
The book itself is a wonderful tale. On the train ride to the school, the other girls going back to school sing happily about returning to school. The twins can't understand the other girls being gleeful.
At the school, they do learn not to be so snobbish. They want to make friends so they join in egging a teacher who is timid. Poor Kenny is out of her depth.
They disobey the rules and go to the cinema, then the circus. They even scheme with a friend to hide a dog on the premises, even though dogs are strictly not allowed. Pat and Isabel also learn the punishment for such acts is that it comes back to hurt them.
I do hope Enid Blyton will forgive me for only giving this book three out of four stars. I fear the children of today will find the impish adventures of these girls tame, and the language stiff and formal. They were worried about getting into a row, rather than being expelled.
This is a story that is of its age. The English boarding school system is a very different experience for children here.
June 5, 2019
I became aware of Enid Blyton only as an adult. Her books simply were not available in my neck of the woods when I was growing up, and I was always scouring my school library and the local used bookstore for something new to read. I finally stumbled upon an audio version of the first book in a Blyton series just a few weeks ago, and grabbed it. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. It reminded me a lot of the books I read as a child-- no problem lasts more than 10 pages, and Everything Is Okay in the End. I enjoyed it. I may even try to track down the rest of the series in audio. I admired the reader's ability to switch accents effortlessly-- Irish to French to RP.
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December 13, 2019The twins want to go to another school but are forced to school elsewhere by their parents.When they get to their new school they have to adjust,make friends and learn.Later on they get to find out they were wrong and had wrong assumptions also in decision making.They later had friends and became the famous twins in school.They were sometimes forced to do their school work and most people mistook Pat for Isabel.
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March 8, 2021
The Malory Towers books are more fun and more interesting, but these are still a fun, quick read either way
December 12, 2019
An amazing classic. They are stubborn and up to mischief - their pat and Isabell the o'sullivan twins.
January 12, 2018
A childhood companion. The whole series, years back, for a teenage girl worked as a great comfort. :)
May 4, 2014
Actually I did not read it but my mom when she was young she had read it and she told me that it was a awesome book. Ofcourse... I tod her Enid Blyton's books are always nice. LOVE Enid Blyton's books. She ia a genius. <3
May 20, 2011
love all of them
May 26, 2013
It's "ancient language" makes it a bit boring...But it's OK after-all...
April 26, 2015
I read this series as a child and I remembered loving it. I was obsessed. I gave it a high rating because of nostalgic quality. I was surprised how much of the books I remembered.
October 20, 2015
It is a very well-written story, about st clare's. Every conflicts they have they would solve it. No matter how challenging it is, they will still solve the puzzle to get to the next one.
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