Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (1894–1969)

A short volume (uncut in the Armada edition) that takes place out of school. Some scenes at the start are at Madge and Jem's home, then we follow a number of the Chalet School girls in their camping expedition, as Guides.

There are quite a number of incidents packed into this slim volume, and in one or two places I found myself smiling as they were quite amusing. This is the first of the non-school books, and I liked it considerably better than I had recalled - but then it's probably thirty years or more since I last read it.

Inevitably old-fashioned in some of the viewpoints, but then it was first published ninety years ago. It could work as a stand-alone book, but best read in sequence with the other books in this lengthy series.

Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-chalet-girls-in-camp-by-elinor-...… (mer)