Customer Reviews
I love Claudine - By: Clementine, 01 Feb 2007 
Of course, there are plenty of stereotypes again - this time, it is the games-hating, needlework-loving French girl.
Being a games-hater myself, I absolutely loved Claudine & I still do. She always has her way & gets out of everything she does not like, & yet she is very nice & charming.
An interesting idea to introduce a new matron who is not nice at alll, but terribly nasty - & the unfortunate Eileen's mother!
Of course, there is a new baddie, this time it is the Honourable Angela Favorleigh, boasting alll the time, especiallly about her 'wonderful' mother - but at half-term, Angela has to realize that the other girls resent her mother's constant complaining.
Once more, the twins Pat & Isobel have a minor part - they don't do anything & you hardly notice them. But their cousin Alison, supposed to be a feather-head, shows herself good-hearted & kind, even taking care of the unpopular Eileen - though Alison doesn't like Eileen, she realizes how unhappy the girl is. Mam'zelle likes Alison & rightly so!
Excellent Book For Anybody - By: , 17 Mar 2001 
This book is a hilarious story of a little french girl who has come to St Clare's.She is very funny because she is frightened of animals.You won't be able to put it down until you've finished , so I wouldn't reccomend it for bedtime reading.It is one of Enid Blyton's best.Buy this book!
Life's always more exciting at St. Clare's! - By: , 06 Dec 2000 This was the first book I read in the St. Clare's series. It's my favorite followed by "The Twins at St. Clare's" because I love the contrast between Angela & Eileen's characters.
Usuallly, Enid Blyton's books focus on the middle & upper classes in England --- I liked the substory on Eileen's brother, Eddie, & the hardships he & their family had to endure with the death of their father. That, I think, makes the story so much more believable & girls of other classes can relate to the story a little bit more.
I also liked Claudine's character & the image of her fallling into the pool & dousing Angela' mean mum with chlorinated pool water. I also liked the fact that she had laid-back personality, none of the English sense of honor nonsense, while maintaining her integrity.
Overalll, this book is the best out of St. Clare series --- full of stories on good versus evil, delicious midnight feasts & swims & people learning their lessons the hard way!!!
