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Chalet School Books in Order

Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer contains 67 books, published between 1925 and 2007. The first book is The School at the Chalet (1925) and the newest is The Chalet School Christmas Story Book (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
67
Published
1925–2007
Pages on record
10,139 in 51 of 67 books
Reading time
169–253 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,139 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 51 of 67 titles with a page count on record.

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The Chalet School is the boarding school at the centre of Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's girls' school series. Sixty-seven books are catalogued between 1925 and 2007, opening with The School at the Chalet (1925), Jo of the Chalet School (1926), The Princess of the Chalet School (1927), The Head Girl of the Chalet School (1928) and Rivals of the Chalet School (1929). Eustacia Goes to the Chalet School (1930), The Chalet School and Jo (1931), The Chalet Girls in Camp (1932) and The Chalet School and the Lintons (1934) follow, and The Chalet School Christmas Story Book closes the catalogue in 2007. Schoolgirls, camps, twins, adventure and Christian life run through the subjects.

How many Chalet School books are there?

Chalet School has 67 books, released between 1925 and 2007.

Chalet School Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 67 Chalet School books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The School at the Chalet by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 1 of the Chalet School series (1925)
  2. Cover of Rivals of the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 5 of the Chalet School series (1929)
  3. Cover of The Chalet School and Jo by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 7 of the Chalet School series (1931)
  4. Cover of The Chalet Girls in Camp by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 8 of the Chalet School series (1932)
  5. Cover of Exploits of the Chalet Girls by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 9 of the Chalet School series (1933)
  6. Cover of Jo Returns to the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 12 of the Chalet School series (1936)
  7. Cover of The New Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 13 of the Chalet School series (1938)
  8. Cover of A United Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 14 of the Chalet School series (1938)
  9. Cover of The Chalet School in Exile by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 15 of the Chalet School series (1940)
  10. Cover of The Highland Twins at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 18 of the Chalet School series (1942)
  11. Cover of Gay Lambert at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 19 of the Chalet School series (1944)
  12. Cover of Gay From China at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 21 of the Chalet School series (1944)
  13. Cover of Jo to the Rescue by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 22 of the Chalet School series (1945)
  14. Cover of The Chalet School and the Island by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 24 of the Chalet School series (1950)
  15. Cover of Carola Storms the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 27 of the Chalet School series (1951)
  16. Cover of Bride Leads the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 31 of the Chalet School series (1953)
  17. Cover of Mary-Lou at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 38 of the Chalet School series (1956)
  18. Cover of A Genius at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 39 of the Chalet School series (1956)
  19. Cover of A Problem for the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 40 of the Chalet School series (1956)
  20. Cover of Excitements at the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 43 of the Chalet School series (1957)
  21. Cover of Joey and Co. in Tirol by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 48 of the Chalet School series (1960)
  22. Cover of Visitors for the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, book 66 of the Chalet School series (1995)
  1. 1
    The School at the Chalet1925 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1925300
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  2. 2
    Jo of the Chalet School1926 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1926336
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  3. 3
    The Princess of the Chalet School1927 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1927320
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  4. 4
    The Head Girl of the Chalet School1928 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1928336
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  5. 5
    Rivals of the Chalet School1929 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1929300
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  6. 6
    Eustacia Goes to the Chalet School1930 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1930160
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  7. 7
    The Chalet School and Jo1931 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1931171
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  8. 8
    The Chalet Girls in Camp1932 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1932160
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  9. 9
    Exploits of the Chalet Girls1933 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1933300
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  10. 10
    The Chalet School and the Lintons1934 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1934143
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  11. 11
    The New House at the Chalet School1935 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1935158
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  12. 12
    Jo Returns to the Chalet School1936 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1936160
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  13. 13
    The New Chalet School1938 · confirmed 1/4
    1938–
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  14. 14
    A United Chalet School1938 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1938320
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  15. 15
    The Chalet School in Exile1940 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1940300
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  16. 16
    The Chalet School at War1941 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1941174
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  17. 17
    The Chalet School Goes to It1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  18. 18
    The Highland Twins at the Chalet School1942 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1942176
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  19. 19
    Gay Lambert at the Chalet School1944 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1944176
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  20. 20
    Lavender Laughs in the Chalet School1944 · confirmed 1/4
    1944–
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  21. 21
    Gay From China at the Chalet School1944 · confirmed 1/4
    1944–
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  22. 22
    Jo to the Rescue1945 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1945240
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  23. 23
    Three Go to the Chalet School1949 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1949172
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  24. 24
    The Chalet School and the Island1950 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950300
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  25. 25
    Peggy of the Chalet School1950 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950192
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  26. 26
    The Chalet School and Rosalie1951 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    195196
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  27. 27
    Carola Storms the Chalet School1951 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951159
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  28. 28
    The Wrong Chalet School1952 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952159
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  29. 29
    Shocks for the Chalet School1952 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952160
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  30. 30
    The Chalet School in the Oberland1952 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952208
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Is there a chronological order for Chalet School?

No separate chronological order is on record for Chalet School, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Chalet School books in order?

You should read the Chalet School books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Chalet School book also stands alone.

What order should you read Chalet School books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The School at the Chalet (1925), the earliest published title. After it come Jo of the Chalet School (1926), The Princess of the Chalet School (1927), The Head Girl of the Chalet School (1928) and Rivals of the Chalet School (1929); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Chalet School book?

The Chalet School Christmas Story Book (2007) is the newest Chalet School book released so far.

Is there a new Chalet School book coming?

No next Chalet School book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Chalet School at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Chalet School title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Chalet School books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
10,139 pages across the 51 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 173 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chalet School books, 24 of 67, were published in the 1950s.

What the Chalet School books are about

25 of the 67 Chalet School books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 14 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.