Books like Here's the Naughtiest Girl!

A brisk, dramatic boarding school adventure where new responsibilities clash with secret sabotage and sudden escapes. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Here's the Naughtiest Girl!.

schoolyard-bustle
mischievous
anxious

01
The Naughtiest Girl in the School
Enid Blyton · 1997
A cozy, spirited romp through a progressive boarding school where a rebellious outsider learns the warm joy of belonging.
Shares:
- earnest
- playful
02
The Naughtiest Girl Wants to Win
Anne Digby · 2001
A spirited boarding school drama fueled by righteous indignation and the frustrating battle against a two-faced rival.
Shares:
- earnest
- dramatic
03
The naughtiest girl helps a friend
Anne Digby
A cozy, nostalgic romp through a school camping trip where loyalty and cleverness save the day.
Shares:
- earnest
04
Summer Term at St. Clare's
Enid Blyton · 1990
A sunlit, spirited romp through the dormitories and playing fields of a classic mid-century boarding school.
Shares:
- earnest
05
Secrets at Malory Towers
Pamela Cox
A delightfully cozy return to a world of midnight feasts, harmless pranks, and unbreakable schoolgirl bonds.
Shares:
- earnest
- playful
06
Fun and Games at Malory Towers
Pamela Cox
A cozy, spirited return to a classic boarding school world filled with midnight feasts, fierce rivalries, and enduring friendships.
Shares:
- earnest
07
My Sister Jodie
Jacqueline Wilson
A lively boarding school adventure that slowly unravels into a deeply moving exploration of sisterhood and sudden loss.
Shares:
- anxious
- earnest
08
Murder Most unladylike
Robin Stevens
A delightfully sharp, Golden Age-style whodunit that balances boarding school nostalgia with the very real complexities of growing up.
Shares:
- earnest
- suspenseful
09
Bad Girls
Jacqueline Wilson
A bittersweet and deeply relatable exploration of childhood loneliness and the intoxicating thrill of a rebellious new friend.
Shares:
- anxious
- earnest
10
Little Miss Trouble (Little Miss Books #6)
Roger Hargreaves · 1981
A cheeky, brightly colored romp about the boomerang effect of playing pranks on others.
Shares:
- mischievous
- playful
11
Hating Alison Ashley
Robin Klein · 2004
A lively, competitive dive into the fierce and familiar world of classroom rivalry.
Feels:
- lively
- energetic
- schoolyard-centric
12
Horrid Henry's Underpants
Simon, Francesca; Ross, Tony & Miranda Richardson
A gleefully chaotic romp through the mind of a delightfully unapologetic troublemaker.
Shares:
- mischievous
- playful

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