Books like The Naughtiest Girl Wants to Win

A spirited boarding school drama fueled by righteous indignation and the frustrating battle against a two-faced rival. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Naughtiest Girl Wants to Win.

frustrating
lively
conspiratorial

01
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
02
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:
- spirited
- earnest
03
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:
- spirited
- earnest
04
Secrets at Malory Towers
Pamela Cox
A delightfully cozy return to a world of midnight feasts, harmless pranks, and unbreakable schoolgirl bonds.
Shares:
- spirited
- earnest
05
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers
Enid Blyton · 1997
A cozy, spirited plunge into the bustling, enclosed world of mid-century boarding school life, complete with midnight feasts and moral reckonings.
Shares:
- spirited
- earnest
06
Bad Girls
Jacqueline Wilson
A bittersweet and deeply relatable exploration of childhood loneliness and the intoxicating thrill of a rebellious new friend.
Shares:
- earnest
07
I want to win!
Tony Ross
A gentle, relatable exploration of childhood competition and the joy of truly earning a victory.
Feels:
- lighthearted
- warm
- relatable
08
Hating Alison Ashley
Robin Klein · 2004
A lively, competitive dive into the fierce and familiar world of classroom rivalry.
Shares:
- lively
- spirited
09
The Worst Thing About My Sister
Jacqueline Wilson
A chaotic, heartwarming exploration of what happens when polar-opposite siblings are forced into a shared space.
Shares:
- earnest
10
The lost twin
Sophie Cleverly
A shadowy boarding school mystery where a quiet girl must step into her missing sister's shoes to uncover a trail of hidden secrets.
Shares:
- earnest
11
The Tulip Touch
Anne Fine
A tense, psychological descent into the intoxicating and ultimately sinister grip of a toxic friendship.
Feels:
- uneasy
- sinister
- darkly thrilling
12
Friday Barnes, Girl Detective
R. A. Spratt
A delightfully eccentric romp through an elite boarding school where the crimes are as quirky as the genius girl solving them.
Feels:
- playful
- eccentric
- adventurous

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