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The peaceful life in the Austrian Tyrol is disturbed by the threat of war. Soon it becomes clear that the school must close.
When some of the girls at the Chalet School stand up against a Nazi crowd, they face terrible punishment and are forced to flee for their lives into Switzerland.
From the Back Cover
THE SCHOOL WITH A DIFFERENCE!
The peaceful life in the Austrian Tyrol is disturbed by the threat of war. Soon it becomes clear that the school must close, but when some of the girls confront a Nazi crowd, they face terrible punishment and are forced to flee for their lives.
About the Author
Elinor Brent-Dyer was born in 1894 in South Shields on Tyneside. At the age of eighteen she began a career in teaching which culminated when she founded The Margaret Roper School in Hereford. She was headmistress at the school from 1938-1948, during which time she wrote and published 14 books. She continued to write up until her death in 1969.
Elinor Brent-Dyer wrote fifty-nine Chalet School titles, creating a well loved series with a legion of dedicated fans.

