I really enjoyed this book. I read three chapters which is around half of the book. I think that this book is perfect for kids who are starting to advance in reading chapter books. The font is pretty big and it doesn't take up the whole page. There are some illustrations, usually one or two per chapter. I think this book is good for kids in 3rd-6th grade. ( )

“‘You wouldn’t be Beverly Gray if you were like other folks,’ Anne said, smiling. ‘I hope you won’t ever lose those beautiful ideals of yours. How anyone can be so romantic and such a dreamer in these modern times is beyond me,’ she added.”

These words were written by a teen-age Clair Blank in the early 1930s. Her heroine Beverly Gray is certainly a spirited girl, full of kindness, and possessing an optimism that I found refreshing, especially in these modern times. I never would have thought a novel written by a teen-age girl for teen girls 90 years ago would be such a joy for an old man to read so many years later.

Beverly and her friends are in their first year of college, studying and playing hard, and finding adventure at every turn. There’s some danger too, which Beverly navigates through with her strength of character and intelligence. I had an absolute ball reading this book. I could sense Clair Blank’s enjoyment of writing on almost every page.

A special thanks to my buddy, Bobby, for introducing me to this series.
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2011 (my review can be found in the LibraryThing post linked)
http://www.librarything.com/topic/104839#2623268 ( )

I was surprised that this book was more like the Grace Harlowe or Marjorie Dean series than Nancy Drew. For 1934, it features a lot of the same plot structure and women's college themes that showed up twenty years earlier, even down to the group of eight best friends from high school. Really good, but much less modern than I was expecting! ( )

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