Rachel Crawford's
Bonza Schooldays
states: 'Twelve-year-old Jancy is sent to live with a friend of her father's family, while she attends Miss Grey's School. Jancy's mother had suffered a nervous breakdown following the disappearance of her husband during the war. Jancy gets intro trouble when an older girl tells the school that Jancy's father was a deserter, and most of the girls avoid her. When Jancy's aunt accuses her of stealing a necklace, Jancy decides to run away.'