num_pages: 295
description: Judy and Philippa Fraser about to return to Vernley explain to their sympathetic brothers some school difficulties. Their school is divided into two houses Drake and Raleigh. They belong to the former which is going through a bad time - beaten at everything by their rivals. Judy is Drake's head prefect Phil a bit of harum-scarum but brother John inspires them both to change the situation at Vernley. The term that follows is a lively one with rivalry keen but becoming more friendly; there are hotly contested sports some exciting hockey matches and other exciting incidents. John's inspiration bears such fine fruit that there comes a time at the end of the term when...
language: English
title: Christmas Term at Vernley
publisher: Girls Gone by