''Dimsie Moves Up'' is the second of the Dimsie books by author

Dorita Fairlie Bruce Dorita Fairlie Bruce (20 May 188521 September 1970) was a Scottish children's author who wrote the popular ''Dimsie'' series of books published between 1921 and 1941. Her books were second in popularity only to Angela Brazil's during the 1920 ...

. First published in 1921, the book was illustrated by Wal Paget. The protagonist Dimsie is now a year older and had moved up one grade at the Jane Willard Foundation. The ''

Western Morning News The ''Western Morning News'' is a daily regional newspaper founded in 1860, and covering the West Country including Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Somerset and Dorset in the South West of England. Organisation The ''Western Mo ...

's'' review described it as "a book that should prove a delight to all school girls" and noted that school sports were featured and that "the rivalry between forms makes thrilling reading." The book illustrates the strong Christian element in Bruce's work when a girl reveals that she has prayed every night for the recovery of an important lost book.

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British children's novels 1921 British novels Novels by Dorita Fairlie Bruce Novels set in boarding schools 1921 children's books Children's books set in boarding schools Children's novels set in schools {{1920s-child-novel-stub