Naughtiest Girl

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The Naughtiest Girl series of books was written by Enid Blyton in the 1940s-50s. Unusually, they are set at a progressive boarding school rather than a traditional one. Anne Digby, author of the Trebizon series, has written some additional books in the series.

The main character is Elizabeth Allen, a very spoiled girl whose misbehavior causes her governess to leave. Elizabeth is sent to Whyteleafe School, and is determined to behave so badly that she will be expelled. But, in the middle of her first term, Elizabeth discovers how lonely she was as an only child, and starts to behave. The second main character is her best friend Joan Townsend, who does her best to get Elizabeth to behave. Also,in the second book,The Naughtiest Girl Again,she makes an enemy (Robert Jones) but the two become great friends later on.

The four books are:

The Naughtiest Girl in School (1940)
The Naughtiest Girl Again (1942)
The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor (1945)
Here's the Naughtiest Girl!(1952)

The titles added by Anne Digby, at the invitation of the Enid Blyton copyright proprietors, remain remarkably true to the timeless charm of the original four. These are:

The Naughtiest Girl Keeps a Secret (1999)
The Naughtiest Girl Helps a Friend (1999)
The Naughtiest Girl Saves the Day (2000)
Well Done, the Naughtiest Girl! (2000)
The Naughtiest Girl Wants to Win (2001)
The Naughtiest Girl Marches On (2001)