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"Martin of Nitendi"
Louis Becke
A disgraced outcast fights to survive the violent fallout of his own bloody past upon a remote Pacific island.
Midnight Jack, or The road-agent
T. C. (Thomas Chalmers) Harbaugh
In a lawless stretch of the Dakota frontier, a solitary bandit known as Midnight Jack wages a personal war against the Sioux and a rival smuggler to rescue his long-lost sister.
My twin kitties
Edna Groff Deihl
Two nameless farm kittens set out to seek their fortune, finding a warm home, new names, and the trials of domestic life with a little girl who teaches them right from wrong.
Pogo Planet
Donald A. Wollheim
Seeking glory on an invisible world, an overconfident earthman lands on a bizarre planet of bouncing terrains, giant fleas, and kangaroo-like inhabitants, only to find himself hilariously outmatched.
Prince Dusty: A Story of the Oil Regions
Kirk Munroe
Fleeing harsh treatment in the Pennsylvania oil country, a resilient boy and his loyal old companion embark on a remarkable river journey toward an unknown heritage.
Second to None: A Military Romance, Volume 3 (of 3)
James Grant
Amid the smoke of the Seven Years' War and the intrigues of high society, a penniless cavalry cornet navigates perilous battlefields and shifting loyalties to reclaim his true place.
Ted Marsh on an Important Mission
Elmer Sherwood
A former newsboy turned Canadian academy student returns to his old Chicago haunts, stepping straight into a World War I espionage plot to thwart a German sabotage ring.
The Bobbsey Twins at Home
Laura Lee Hope
The Bobbsey twins navigate the seasonal rhythms of home, turning mundane neighborhood life into a series of small, earnest adventures while helping a friend solve a family mystery.
The Boy Allies at Verdun
Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
The shadow of the Great War looms over the French countryside, where two inseparable American youths navigate the front lines of the most desperate struggle of the twentieth century.
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash
John Henry Goldfrap
HOOK Teenage brothers command an advanced aeroplane on a high-stakes expedition to the Antarctic, where they must outwit rival explorers to claim a long-lost Viking treasure hidden beneath the ice.
The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn
Harry Collingwood
A lone survivor of a tragic shipwreck navigates the Pacific, unearthing ancient treasure and facing island perils with a young companion. This classic adventure tale follows a resilient officer through survival, discovery, and a final, hard-won return to civilization.
Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida
Kirk Munroe
When delicate health forces a New England family to trade icy winters for a remote Florida homestead, two children discover that taming the southern wilderness requires equal measures of hard work, courage, and curiosity.
When the Cock Crows
Waldron Baily
A solitary, grizzled fisherman living on a precarious island finds his quiet life upended when a series of desperate strangers and a kidnapping plot pull him into a world of mystery and redemption.
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps
George Edward Mannering
The towering ice-seamed crags and hidden crevasses of the Southern Alps demand physical endurance, courage, and a deep, reverent love for untamed wilderness.
Chums in Dixie
St. George Rathborne
A pair of adventurous Northern boys journey down a remote Florida river in a motorboat, facing dangerous wildlife and hostile squatters to bring peace to a disputed family estate.
Derrick Sterling: A Story of the Mines
Kirk Munroe
Deep beneath the Pennsylvania mountains, a courageous boy navigates the perils of the coal mines, facing bitter rivalries and underground floods to forge a lasting friendship.
Five years in New Zealand (1859 to 1864)
Robert B. Booth
The untamed frontier of mid-nineteenth-century New Zealand comes alive in this firsthand account of a young man’s arrival in a landscape defined by gold fever, grueling physical labor, and raw, unpredictable nature.
Harper's Round Table, December 22, 1896
Various
A weekly Victorian magazine for young readers opens a winter world of brave sailors, desert outposts, stolen Christmas bundles, and historic curiosities.
Harper's Young People, March 7, 1882: An Illustrated Weekly
Various
From celestial complaints and frontier skirmishes to survival on deserted keys, a weekly Victorian periodical offers a charming glimpse into nineteenth-century youth entertainment.
In the Sphere of Time
Ray Palmer
Pulled into a subterranean world of silver-eyed chanters and fanged dragon-men, a legendary prince must fight for his companions, his freedom, and his heart.
In the Van
John Price-Brown
This historical chronicle follows a young couple from the fog-bound streets of London to the rugged, untamed Canadian frontier during the War of 1812. It serves as a quiet, earnest portrait of the resilience required to build a life in a new world while history rages around the edges of the domestic sphere.
Jane, Stewardess of the Air Lines
Ruthe S. Wheeler
When seventeen newly graduated hospital nurses face an uncertain job market, two of them take to the clouds and transform a nascent commercial airline industry.
Motor Matt's Reverse
Stanley R. Matthews
A young inventor's daring flight turns into a dangerous adventure.
Motor Matt's Short Circuit
Stanley R. Matthews
A young inventor battles a treacherous snake charmer and a rogue elephant.
Pee-wee Harris: Fixer
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
A mischievous Boy Scout's adventures and misadventures in a small town.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
A shipwrecked sailor finds himself a stranger in a frozen land, where he must rely on his wits and his faith to bridge the divide between two vastly different worlds.
Tales of the clipper ships
C. Fox (Cicely Fox) Smith
Salt spray, fog-shrouded docks, and the relentless pull of the sea shape the lives of men bound to legendary clipper ships.
The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon
Wyn Roosevelt
An intrepid band of young brothers and their steadfast companions plunge into the breathtaking yet perilous depths of the American Southwest, facing hostile pursuers, blinding forest fires, and the roaring waters of the Grand Canyon in search of a hidden fortune.
The Iron Boys as Foremen
James R. Mears
When an underground fire threatens to consume a Michigan iron mine, young foremen must battle both raging flames and corrupted labor politics to save the community from ruin.
The long arm of the Mounted
James French Dorrance
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant goes undercover to solve a rustling mystery.
The Nerve of Foley, and Other Railroad Stories
Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman
High-speed railroading demands absolute nerve and endurance, pitting human flesh and blood against wild weather, sudden strikes, and massive machinery across the American plains.
The Queen of the Pirate Isle
Bret Harte
A imaginative nine-year-old girl leads her playmates on a daring quest, unknowingly discovering a hidden fortune in the California hills.
The radio girls of Roselawn
Margaret Penrose
When two high-school chums construct a home radio station, an ordinary summer transforms into a tangle of secret broadcasts, missing cousins, and daring rescues.
Tom Swift and his great oil gusher
Victor Appleton
Armed with an ingenious new drill and an unshakeable mechanical confidence, a young inventor sets out to revolutionize the oil industry and protect a struggling family from exploitation.
Bill Bolton and the Winged Cartwheels
Noel Sainsbury
When a defaced silver coin surfaces on a Connecticut estate, two young aviators are pulled into a sprawling national conspiracy involving kidnappings, secret service raids, and aerial dogfights.
Double Take
Richard Wilson
An ordinary drive becomes a high-speed nightmare of hidden plans, disguises, and space travel—until the boundaries between story, cinema, and reality collapse.
Earthbound
Henry Guth
Two children on a technologically advanced Mars build a secret rocket ship in their backyard to escape parental neglect and journey to Earth.
Edward Buttoneye and His Adventures
Cyril F. (Cyril Frederic) Austin
A homeless wooden lad and his faithful toy sheep journey through a series of misguided jobs, prison, and rescue, finding their way at last into the loving hands of a little girl.
Glen of the High North
H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
A fleeting encounter sparks a life-changing romance in the rugged wilderness of the Yukon.
Guilt of the Brass Thieves
Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
A fiery river emergency, stolen factory metals, and two fiercely competitive teenagers converge in this fast-paced mid-century mystery.
Harper's Young People, June 27, 1882: An Illustrated Weekly
Various
A vibrant, serialized window into late-nineteenth-century youth, blending tales of circus antics, perilous shipwrecks, and backyard inventions with eager letters from young readers across the expanding nation.
Money Island
Andrew Jackson Howell
Surrender to the lure of long-buried pirate gold, where a faded family manuscript unlocks a childhood search along the sun-drenched North Carolina coast.
Oliver Bright's Search
Edward Stratemeyer
A resourceful young American journeys west to rescue his invalid father from financial ruin by exposing a fraudulent mining scheme.
Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 1
Gilbert Parker
Across the vast, austere Canadian frontier, wounded souls and hardened men play out quiet tragedies under freezing stars.
Red, White, Blue Socks, Part First: Being the First Book
Sarah L. Barrow
This playful tale follows a group of high-spirited New York boys who, fired by the patriotic fervor of the American Civil War, organize themselves into a miniature regiment. It is a portrait of Victorian childhood, where imagination and mimicry serve as the primary engines of growth.
Redlaw, the half-breed
Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger
A hunted fugitive falsely accused of murder fights to clear his name against a backdrop of frontier justice, counterfeiters, and vengeful outlaws in Kansas.
Space-Lane of No-Return
George A. Whittington
Rookie patrol officers clearing space hazards find themselves unexpectedly locked in a desperate duel with the system's most elusive and dangerous space pirate.
Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories
H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) Dorling
The North Sea in the Great War is a theater of cold iron, endless vigilance, and the peculiar, dry humor of men living in cramped quarters. These sketches capture the daily rhythm of a Navy defined not by grand clashes, but by the relentless, grinding necessity of service.