Of Lessons & High Jinx

Second Form At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton is a delightful children’s novel and just perfect for the over tens. It is the second book in the Malory Towers series but can be read as a stand-alone. I recommend reading the books in numerical order.

I first read the series fifty years ago in my childhood and when there were only six books in the series. Reading it again now, the story has lost none of its’ charm. I still picture myself as Darryl Rivers as I read!

This book was first written in 1947 and it has lost none of its’ original charm. There are elements that ‘age’ the book – high tea, dorms, etc – but the story has a timeless appeal to new audiences today.

We hear of lessons, high jinx, friendships and spats – all the elements that make up life at a boarding school.

There are instances of bravery. Sometimes it is personal fears, but we see that the bravest thing to do is to stand up in front of your peers and confess your wrong doing.

Second Form at Malory Towers is an entertaining read which I loved.

JULIA WILSON