A World of Girls: The Story of a School

"A World of Girls: The Story of a School" by L. T. Meade is a book about Hester Thornton, a lively young girl whose world changes when she attends Lavender House boarding school for the first time. She struggles to belong and deals with sadness after her mother's death. The story begins with Hester and her sister, Nan, showing Hester's unhappiness about leaving home for school, which she sees as a kind of jail. On her way to Lavender House, she meets Miss Danesbury, who is nice, and Annie Forest, who likes to cause trouble, suggesting that she will make friends and have problems. The book feels emotional and looks at important ideas like losing someone, making friends, and growing up as Hester finds out who she is in a busy school for girls.