Trebizon is a series of

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s by

Anne Digby Anne Digby (born 5 May 1943 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) is a prolific British children's writer best known for the Trebizon series published between 1978 and 1994. Digby attended North London Collegiate School before becoming a magazin ...

set in the fictional school of that name. The fourteen novels were published between 1978 and 1994. Like

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's much earlier creation,

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, Trebizon is located in

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. The novels follow the

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Rebecca Mason from when she joins the school in the second form through to the end of her fifth year. A major theme throughout the series is Rebecca's burgeoning talent for

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. Other major characters include Rebecca's two best friends, Tish Anderson and Susan Murdoch, and her

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Robbie Anderson. The series is now being reprinted by Egmont, with illustrations from Lucy Truman. The first seven books were published in 2016, with more to come in 2017. Additionally, all fourteen titles are widely available as ebooks.

Series details

Characters

*Rebecca Mason *Ishbel "Tish" Anderson *Mara Leonodis *Susan Murdoch *Margot Lawrence *Laura Wilkins *Sally Elphinstone *Lucy Hubbard *Robbie Anderson *Margaret Exton *Josselyn Vining *Roberta Jones *Cliff *Pippa Walkers *Mrs Barrington

External links

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of ''Secret Letters at Trebizon'' {{Portal , Children's literature
Book Reviews
from readers of First Term at Trebizon Book series introduced in 1978 Series of children's books Novel sequences Novels set in Cornwall British children's novels Fictional schools Novels set in schools