Rex Milligan

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Rex Milligan is a fictional character created by children's author Anthony Buckeridge, famed for his Jennings series of books.

Rex is the eponymous schoolboy hero of a series of five books set in the mid twentieth century. The school that he attends is a grammar school in north London. The stories are presented in first person narrative, in contrast to the Jennings series. The final book is a compilation of 16 stories first published in The Eagle comic.

[edit] Characters

• J.I.G. (Jigger) Johnson. level-headed, animal loving best friend of Rex.
• 'Alfie' Cutforth (Alfie, short for alphabet, because his initials are A.B.C). Loud-mouthed know-all.
• J.O. Stag (Staggers). Inventor of ambitious, but ultimately unworkable gadgets.
• Boko Phipps.
• Mr. Birkinshaw, aka 'Old Birkie', or 'The Birk'. Teacher short of temper, much in the mould of Mr. Wilkins from Jennings who teaches Maths.
• Mr. Frisby, aka 'The Frizzer', a teacher mild in manner who teaches French.
• Spikey Andrews, football captain for Sheldrake's deadly rival school, "the Secondary Tech".
• Bubblegum Tucker, another pupil at the Secondary Tech.
• Mr Howard, aka 'Old Snorker', teacher at the Secondary Tech.

[edit] List of books

• Rex Milligan's Busy Term
• Rex Milligan Raises the Roof
• Rex Milligan Holds Forth
• Rex Milligan Reporting
• Introducing Rex Milligan