Millicent Gwent Schoolgirl

When Millicent Gwent foils a burglary, for which she is partly responsible, she doesn't expect to be rewarded with a scholarship to a prestigious girls' school. Nor does she expect the open hostility that greets her arrival at the school where 'charity girls' are unwelcome, at least in some quarters. While her first term at the Gordon Guild is fraught with difficulties, Millicent's natural wit, bravery and innate honesty help her to win through to a future none could have expected.