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A Garland for GirlsLouisa May Alcott · 1887A collection of short stories for girls, published in 1887, whose flower-inspired titles were suggested by the author's garden. The opening tale follows a Boston girls' club whose members pledge to perform secret acts of charity through the winter.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Aunt Madge's StorySophie May · 1867An1867 children's book from the Little Prudy's Flyaway series, in which Aunt Madge tells her nieces and nephews humorous stories of her own childhood as a mischievous, fanciful little girl nicknamed Totty-wax who struggled with telling tall tales.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Boy Life Stories and Readings Selected From The Works of William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells · 1909A 1909 collection of stories and readings drawn from William Dean Howells' juvenile works, arranged by Percival Chubb for elementary school reading, depicting small-town boyhood through adventures, games, pastimes, and everyday life, including Pony Baker's near flight with a circus.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Christopher and the ClockmakersSara Ware Bassett · 1922A 1922 illustrated juvenile novel by Sara Ware Bassett following Chris Burton, a high school boy sidelined from school by weak eyesight, whose idle days lead him into adventures connected with clockmaking and the history of clocks and watches.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

ClematisBertha B. Cobb · 1915A children's novel from 1915 by Bertha B. and Ernest Cobb, this book follows Clematis, a young orphaned girl found alone on a city street with only her kitten Deborah, as a kind policeman takes her to a children's home and she begins a new life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Dave Porter and His Rivals; or, The Chums and Foes of Oak HallEdward Stratemeyer · 1906A 1906 boys' school story and the seventh volume in the Dave Porter series, this book follows Dave Porter's return to Oak Hall, where he encounters new students, rivals, and friends through football games, winter sports, and campus adventures.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Dorothy's TravelsEvelyn Raymond · 1908A 1908 children's novel by Evelyn Raymond, Dorothy's Travels follows the orphan Dorothy and her schoolmates on a summer journey down the Hudson toward Nova Scotia, accompanied by her country friend Alfaretta, who impulsively stows away aboard their steamer.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Eyebright: A StorySusan Coolidge · 1879An 1879 children's novel by Susan Coolidge, the author of the Katy books, this illustrated story follows a bright, imaginative schoolgirl nicknamed Eyebright through friendships, school adventures, and family changes in her New England village.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Five Little Peppers at SchoolMargaret Sidney · 1903An illustrated children's novel from 1903, part of the Pepper series, following the five Pepper siblings and their friends through their school days, including dormitory life, tennis matches, pranks, picnics, and everyday adventures.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Kitty's Class Day and Other StoriesLouisa May Alcott · 1868A collection of short stories for young readers by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1868. It gathers tales such as "Kitty's Class Day," about a girl who overspends on a fashionable dress for a college celebration, along with other moral stories including one presented as a sample of Jo March's early writing.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Left Guard GilbertRalph Henry Barbour · 1906A boys' school football novel for young readers, published in 1906. It follows Don Gilbert, a player from Kansas who arrives late to football practice at Brimfield school, where Coach Robey needs him to fill the left guard position on the team.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Little GrandfatherSophie May · 1878An illustrated 1878 children's story from Sophie May's Little Prudy's Flyaway series, following young Willy Parlin, a spirited boy at a New England tavern whose sleepwalking habit and family adventures unfold across thirteen chapters.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Little GrandmotherSophie May · 1878Little Grandmother (1878) is an illustrated children's book by Sophie May, part of the Little Prudy's Flyaway series. It tells the childhood story of Patience, a baby born in Maine on New Year's Day, 1800, who grows up to become Grandma Parlin.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Madge Morton's VictoryAmy D. V. Chalmers · 1914A 1914 girls' adventure novel, the fourth in the Madge Morton series, continuing the houseboat adventures of Madge Morton and her friends. The story opens on Madge's graduation from Miss Tolliver's school, when she receives an anonymous pearl that sets off a summer mystery.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Patty's FriendsCarolyn Wells · 1906A girls' novel from the Patty Fairfield series, following American teenager Patty Fairfield as she socializes in London with her family, attending teas, musicales, and country house visits while making new English friends.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Patty's Social SeasonCarolyn Wells · 1913Patty's Social Season, a 1913 novel by Carolyn Wells, follows young Patty Fairfield as she makes her debut into New York society, celebrating with a reception of flowers, dances, holiday gatherings, and merry times with her friends and family.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Patty's SuccessCarolyn Wells · 1915A 1915 children's novel by Carolyn Wells, part of the Patty Fairfield series, following young Patty Fairfield as she returns home to New York from Europe and celebrates the Christmas season with family and friends.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Paul and the Printing PressSara Ware Bassett · 1920A 1920 juvenile novel by Sara Ware Bassett, part of her Invention Series, about high schooler Paul Cameron, who dreams of starting a school paper and sets out to learn about printing presses, publishing, and the business world in Burmingham.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Polly's Business VentureLillian Elizabeth Roy · 1920An illustrated girls' series novel from 1920, continuing the adventures of Polly Brewster. Returning from Europe, Polly and her friend Eleanor begin a business venture collecting antiques while courting potential romance awaits Polly back in America.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire StoriesFranklin K. Mathiews · 1914A 1914 anthology edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, chief scout librarian of the Boy Scouts of America, collecting outdoor adventure stories by authors such as Jack London and Zane Grey, intended for scoutmasters to tell boys around the campfire.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The MerryweathersLaura Elizabeth Howe Richards · 1904An illustrated 1904 children's novel by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, following cousins Margaret and Peggy Montfort as they travel by train to spend the summer with the large and lively Merryweather family at their camp by a lake.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of AdventureWilliam Bowen · 1921A 1921 children's fantasy novel by William Bowen, The Old Tobacco Shop follows a little boy named Freddie who, sent on an errand to a mysterious tobacco shop, encounters a hunchbacked man and a wooden Punch figure and is drawn into a world of adventure.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Young Oarsmen of LakeviewEdward Stratemeyer · 1900A juvenile adventure novel by Edward Stratemeyer, published in 1900, following three boys, Jerry, Harry, and Blumpo, whose summer on Lakeview's Otasco Lake brings boat races, rescues, and mysteries including a hermit's secret and a hotel robbery.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

True Stories of History and BiographyNathaniel Hawthorne · 1851An 1851 collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne retelling American history for young readers through the device of a grandfather narrating the story of an old chair, along with biographical sketches of figures such as Franklin and Newton.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية