"The Fortunes of Philippa: A School Story" by Angela Brazil is about a young girl's big adventure when she leaves her amazing home in South America to go to school in England. The story is all about how Philippa changes and grows as she deals with leaving her dad and everything she knows behind. At first, she's really sad and misses her old life, like leaving a perfect paradise, but she decides to be brave and try to get used to her new school, strange customs and make new friends even though it is hard and she misses home. Her dad, who works for the British government, thinks it's important for her to go to school in England so she can get a good education and be around other kids. This is just the start of Philippa's journey of making friends, figuring out school life, and finding her place in a new world.
The Fortunes of Philippa: A School Story
By Angela Brazil
Leaving a blissful life behind, a young girl journeys to a new land for schooling, where she must navigate friendships, foreign ways, and find her own path.
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About the AuthorAngela Brazil was one of the first British writers of "modern schoolgirls' stories", written from the characters' point of view and intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. In the first half of the 20th century she published nearly 50 books of girls' fiction, the vast majority being boarding school stories. She also published numerous short stories in magazines.
Angela Brazil was one of the first British writers of "modern schoolgirls' stories", written from the characters' point of view and intended primarily as entertainment rather than moral instruction. In the first half of the 20th century she published nearly 50 books of girls' fiction, the vast majority being boarding school stories. She also published numerous short stories in magazines.
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