Critic's chart: boarding school classics

In 2005 Amanda Craig picked a critic's chart of boarding school classics for the (London) Times.

One book on her list:

THE WORST WITCH Jill Murphy

Mildred is hopeless at spells but she triumphs by luck and goodness.

Read about the other five books on Craig's list.

More recently at the Times, Sarah Ebner named her top 25 boarding school books.

--Marshal Zeringue