Nostalgia for British Children's Writers Part 2

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1. Ballet stories were once very popular with girls. Mabel Esther Allan wrote a series under her pseudonym "Jean Estoril". What was the name of her dancing heroine? Gina Helena Carlotta Drina

2. The author Stephen Tring created a series about a girl called Penny. Penny had an elder sister called Felicity but Penny always called her by another version of her real name. What was it? Fliss Fizzy Fee Flossy

3. In which series of books would you find a girl called Ethel Brown? In the "Chalet School" series by Elinor M. Brent Dyer In the "Famous Five" series by Enid Blyton In the "Just William" series by Richmal Crompton In the "Secret Seven" series by Enid Blyton

4. What is the name of the young heroine in the "Trebizon" school series by Anne Digby? Jo Bettany Midge Carmichael Penny Morchard Rebecca Mason

5. Which of the three Pullein-Thompson sisters wrote the series of stories about Noel and Henry? All three of them Christine Josephine Diana

6. Which is the first of the "Jill" books by Ruby Ferguson? A Stable for Jill Jill's Gymkhana Jill's Riding Club Rosettes for Jill

7. In the "Jill" books, what does Jill's mother do to earn her living? She writes books for small children. She owns and runs a riding stable. She doesn't work and lives off her investments. She owns and runs a small private hotel.

8. What is the English name of the book by Noel Streatfield in which two little girls, Lalla and Harriet, set out to be skating champions? A Leap to Fame Stars of Fortune Rivalry at the Rink White Boots

9. Which writer of historical children's novels produced the award-winning "The Wool-Pack"? Barbara Willard Cynthia Harnett Rosemary Sutcliff Antonia Forest

10. Which of the following is not a genuine "Susan" book in the series by Jane Shaw? Susan Pulls the Strings Susan's Kind Heart Susan Interferes Susan Loses Her Way

11. In "Swallows and Amazons", which member of the Swallow's crew captured the rival dinghy belonging to the Amazons? Roger Titty John Susan

12. In Enid Blyton's "The Twins at St.Clare's", what is the Irish surname of the twin sisters Pat and Isabel? Kelly O'Rourke O'Sullivan O'Henry

13. In the 1941 Carnegie medal winner "We couldn't leave Dinah" by Mary Treadgold what sort of animal is Dinah? a pony a donkey a cow an elephant

14. In the "Bannermere" series by Geoffrey Trease what is it that stops Penny from becoming a successful stage actress? She had an accident when young that makes her walk with a limp. Her father won't allow her to join a drama college. Her voice is cracked by pneumonia after suffering exposure. She is scared of moving from her home town of Winthwaite.

15. What is the real name of the male writer who used "Sylvia Little" and "Nesta Grant" as two of his pseudonyms when he wrote some of his girls' stories? Stephen Mogridge Eric Leyland Arthur Catherall Thomas Bridges

16. Famous for his "Lone Pine" stories Malcolm Saville also attempted a series involving a secret agent that was intended for much older teenagers. What was the name of the agent and thus the series? Simon Baines Marston Baines Charles Hand Peter Pendent

17. "Elizabeth of the Garret Theatre" and "Torley Grange" are two of the stories by which popular girls' story writer? Isobel Black Gwendoline Courtney Carol McLennan Jane Le Gallienne

18. What is name of the girl who is the first heroine in the long "Sadler's Wells" series about ballet by Lorna Hill? Veronica Weston Vanessa Williams Elizabeth St.John Elizabeth Sturrup

19. What is the real first name of Captain W.E.Johns' flying heroine Worrals? Joan Elizabeth Janet Carol

20. Dorothy Carter (real name Eileen Heming) also produced a series of flying stories with a female pilot as the main character. Most of the titles had "of the Air" in them. Who was the heroine? Marise Jonquil Jan Belinda

21. Which children's author wrote the "Mantlemass" series of historical novels? Cynthia Harnett Rosemary Sutcliff Ronald Welch Barbara Willard

22. Where are the children evacuated to in Nina Bawden's "Carrie's War"? Scotland Wales The Lake District Devon

23. In William Mayne's story of "The Grass Rope" what does the little girl hope to do with the grass rope? pull her brother to safety catch a unicorn find the way through the mountains decorate the local well

24. To which series do these books really belong : "Damaris Dances", "Damaris at Dorothy's", "Maidlin to the Rescue" The "Damaris" series The "Chalet School" series The "Maidlin" series The "Abbey" series

25. What is the real name of Dimsie in the "Dimsie" stories by Dorita Fairlie Bruce? Dorothy Della Demelza Daphne