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Three Girls from School

By L. T. Meade

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Three ambitious students risk everything when they hatch a bold plan to trade their essays, dreaming of freedom and excitement beyond the school gates.

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2013-07-08
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Summary

"Three Girls from School" by L.T. Meade is a story that follows Priscilla Weir, Mabel Lushington, and Annie Brooke as they try to figure out what they want out of life after school. The book explores the importance of friendship and the tricky situation of being a young woman at the time, focusing on family duties over one's dreams. The story kicks off with Priscilla finding out she has to leave school and work on her uncle's farm, which is the last thing she wants. At the same time, Mabel can't wait to leave school and hopes to live a fancy life with her aunt in Paris, but only if she wins a literature award or she will have stay in school. Annie develops a daring plan to switch their essays so everyone gets what they desire most. This leads to problems and tests their relationships as they chase after their goals.

About the Author

Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), writing under the pseudonym L. T. Meade, was a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork. She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879.

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