Young Adult Literature
Little Saint Elizabeth
She had not been brought up in America at all. She had been born in France, in a beautiful château, and she had been born heiress to a…
Elsie's Girlhood
Elsie's Girlhood follows the journey of Elsie Dinsmore as she navigates the complexities of adolescence and early adulthood. Spanning from t…
The Ranch Girls in Europe
"The next volume to be issued in the Ranch Girls’ Series will appear under the title of “The Ranch Girls in Europe.” In this story the …
Fast in the Ice
At the age of 16 Ballantyne went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. His rule in writing, being in every…
Mystery of the Ambush in India
Another Biff Brewster adventure story set this time in exotic and mystical India with much of the action around and near the Himalayas. This…
Ragged Dick
Horatio Alger, Jr. was well known for his best-selling series of books highlighting "the American Dream" of poor boys making good …
Rose O' The River
Rose Wiley is a pretty country girl. She's engaged to Stephen Waterman, a country boy. She is quite content, until Claude Merril, a man from…
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship
Tom Swift is an inventor, and these are his adventures. The locale is the little town of Shopton in upstate New York, near Lake Carlopa. Whi…
Peggy Raymond's Vacation
In this charming sequel to The Girls of Friendly Terrace, summer brings a wave of restlessness to Peggy Raymond and her friends as they drea…
Miss Ashton's New Pupil
Marion Park, the daughter of missionaries, is sent to Miss Ashton's boarding school. There she meets with many young girls and together they…
Racketty-Packetty House
Racketty-Packetty House is a charming collection of short stories and fairy tales by Frances Hodgson Burnett, renowned for her ability to we…
The Secret Garden
When Mary Lennox, who has been brought up in India in a spoiled manner, is orphaned she has to move to Yorkshire, England, to live with her …
Pirates of Panama
This volume was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 under the title of De Americaenech…
The Fortunes of Philippa
The Fortunes of Philippa follows the journey of a young girl, Philippa, as she navigates the challenges of growing up in a new and unfamilia…
Peggy Raymond's Way
In this fifth and (as far as is known) final volume of Peggy Raymond and her Friendly Terrace entourage, we find the Girls winding down from…
Educide
Meet Avery Carmichael, student-teacher. This year he's teamed up with Mr. Samuel Petersen, veteran teacher. Avery is about to get an educati…
The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip
The torpedo submarine's inventor, Jack Farnum, is looking for investors to help him kick his new shipyard into high gear. He already has hi…
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Country-girl Polly Milton visits her fashionable cousins in the city, who make fun of her old-fashioned values. Will Polly adapt to city lif…
Longshanks
In 1828, young Tad Hopkins takes an adventure-filled trip down the Mississippi River to meet his father in New Orleans. Along the way he bef…
Marjorie Dean
Following a move to a new town, Marjorie Dean must make new friends during her freshman year at high school. To her dismay, she makes a few …