Nora O'Sullivan, a monitor at Whyteleafe school, is a girl who upholds its traditions. She is very responsible, jolly and sensible, but does not look below the surface. Elizabeth gets into a lot of trouble with the sometimes unreasonable and strict monitor. Nora looks after the girls in dormitory 6 including Elizabeth, Joan, Ruth, Belinda and Helen. Nora is a strict but fair girl and hates it if the school's traditions are disobeyed. She is Irish. There are about 33 editions of the first book in Naughtiest Girl series. The first edition of the first book was originally published in 1940, titled The Naughtiest Girl in the School; and this book is classified under the juvenile literature (particularly school stories), fiction (especially comic novel sub-genre) , classics, academic, young adult, and European literature genres.

A: The first book in The Naughtiest Girl series of books is called The Naughtiest Girl in the School, which was released in 1940.

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I think my fascination for Elizabeth is mostly because the books didn’t try to moralise her naughtiness. Blyton uses Elizabeth to explore the idea that you could be naughty and kind, hot-headed and brave, troublesome and clever. It didn’t need to be an either-or situation – you could be both, and still be appreciated.

William and Rita are the head children at Whyteleafe School. They are very understanding and kind and firm in a way. They are well known and highly appreciated around the school. they are the judges at the school meetings and they are also looked up at by almost all the students. The inspiration for writing Naughtiest Girl resulted from Blyton’s teacher training course which she received from National Froebel Foundation in 1916. Another thing that possibly inspired Naughtiest series is Summerhill School, a boarding school located in Leiston upon Suffolk.urn:lcp:naughtiestgirlco0000blyt:epub:61a63919-ac73-4585-9914-3d62f5f02471 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier naughtiestgirlco0000blyt Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7xm79k3r Invoice 1652 Isbn 0340893656

These issues simply don’t turn up in Whyteleafe. The children respect their monitors and make it a point to go to them for help and advice. In The Naughtiest Girl Is A Monitor, Rosemary, a student, goes to Elizabeth, the monitor, when she loses her money, while another student, Kathleen, makes it a point to inform Arabella, a new student, that she has to respect the monitors since they were chosen because the others liked and admired them. This level of accountability also makes the students more independent, responsible, kind, and better at solving problems. The Naughtiest Girl Again: Formerly the naughtiest schoolgirl, Allen’s segues into Whyteleafe School monitor amid social problems such as run-ins with fellow pupils. Other Book Series You May Like

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Readers who liked Naughtiest Girl series also liked these novel series. The first is called “The Chalet School” series, authored by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Just like Blyton’s serialized Naughtiest Girl, it revolves around school stories; there are tens of stories set in Austria, England, and Switzerland among other regions. Books in Naughtiest Girl are yet-to-be-adapted into films. However, there are many film adaptations of other Blyton’s literary works, most notably Famous Five series. Actress Valeria Eisenbart starred Famous Five (2012 movie), Famous Five 2 (2013 movie), and Famous Five 3 (2014 movie). Susan - Joan's friend and the girl who took Elizabeth's place as a monitor when she was stripped off the position in the middle of a term Whyteleafe School is surprisingly progressive for the 1940s. Enid Blyton's Froebel-based teacher-training course no doubt inspired her and it's possible that Summerhill in Suffolk was another influence. Not only is Whyteleafe co-educational, but discipline and decision-making are in the hands of the pupils. Head Boy William and Head Girl Rita act as Judges at weekly meetings together with a Jury of twelve elected monitors, dishing out advice, praise or penalties as they see fit. Headmistresses Miss Belle and Miss Best ("the Beauty and the Beast") explain that "We never punish anyone, Elizabeth... we leave any naughty person to the rest of the children to deal with." In addition, pupils are expected to pool all their money and are given a considerable degree of responsibility, taking charge (up to a point) of the school gardens and stables, and being allowed to keep pets.