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The Mislaid Uncle
Evelyn Raymond
A small girl, shipped across the continent with a luggage tag around her neck, arrives on the wrong doorstep and unlatches a rich man’s frozen heart.
The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser
John Henry Goldfrap
A sudden Pacific storm, a vanishing volcanic island, and a missing Inca city hidden high in the Andes set the stage for an aerial expedition powered by early twentieth-century technological wonder. <Image alt="Original book cover of The Motor Rangers Cloud Cruiser showing young adventurers" caption="Original 1912…
The mysterious tramp
Vera C. (Vera Charlesworth) Barclay
Three rebellious brothers find their wild streak tamed by scouting, only to be swept into a dark mystery involving a ruined artist, an unscrupulous squire, and a kidnapped girl.
The Sea Scouts of the Kestrel: The story of a cruise of adventure & pluck in a small yacht on the English Channel
Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
Youthful grit, seamanship, and sudden peril collide along the English Channel in a tale where coastal hazards demand quick wits and steady nerves.
The tale of Dickie Deer Mouse
Arthur Scott Bailey
A dapper wood-mouse sets out to secure a summer home in the trees, outwitting local predators and enduring pushy neighbors along the way.
The Wizard of the Sea
Roy Rockwood
The ocean hides a secret far more dangerous than any storm, and for a group of schoolboys, a summer outing becomes a desperate struggle for survival against a man who rules the deep.
Under Canvas
Douglas, Alan, Captain
A group of young Boy Scouts camping in the woods sets out to solve the mystery of a haunted house, only to discover that the specter is a human being in need of help.
A Chapter of Adventures
G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
This is an account of a young sailor’s journey from a quiet fishing village to the dangerous centers of international conflict and natural disaster. It follows a boy’s rapid maturation through peril and duty.
A Yankee Flier in Italy
Rutherford G. (Rutherford George) Montgomery
This is a brisk, high-altitude adventure of the Second World War, capturing the daredevil spirit of Allied fighter pilots in the Mediterranean theater. It moves with the urgency of a cockpit mission, prioritizing tactical maneuvers and narrow escapes over philosophical reflection.
Connecticut Boys in the Western Reserve: A Tale of the Moravian Massacre
James A. (James Andrew) Braden
In 1791, two young emigrants defending their Cuyahoga River homestead find themselves entangled with a mysterious wounded Quaker, an elusive renegade Indian, and ruthless outlaws seeking a buried fortune.
Dave Porter in the Far North
Edward Stratemeyer
High-energy schoolboy antics quickly give way to a perilous wilderness expedition when an earnest American youth ventures into the snowy Norwegian mountains to locate his missing father.
Endurance Test
Douglas, Alan, Captain
A campout along the Sweetwater River turns into a test of character when a group of young scouts must handle poison ivy, runaway livestock, an accidental skunk encounter, and a farm fire linked to a pair of escaped fugitives.
Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm
Mabel C. Hawley
Four young siblings turn everyday farm life into a series of cheerful, chaotic adventures under their aunt's permissive care.
Frank Allen at Old Moose Lake
Graham B. Forbes
A group of high school friends ventures into the snowy wilderness for a winter camping trip, only to find themselves entangled with local ruffians and a legendary forest beast.
In search of fortune: A tale of the old land and the new
Gordon Stables
A spirited Northumbrian boy leaves his ancestral farm to carve out a fortune in the Australian bush, braving urban poverty, wild cattle, and frontier dangers before returning home triumphant.
Jack the runaway
Frank V. Webster
When an orphaned youth is falsely accused of theft by his domineering guardian, he flees into the night, seeking refuge and an honest living among the colorful performers of a traveling circus.
Slicko, the Jumping Squirrel: Her Many Adventures
Richard Barnum
Learning to leap between branches is a matter of survival when danger lurks on the forest floor. Through capture, performance, and escape, one tiny creature's agility carries her through unexpected human homes and wild woodland pathways.
Storm
Halliwell Sutcliffe
An ancient feud, a house under siege, and a love forged in the shadow of stark upland hills.
The Adventures of a Marmotte: Sold for the Distressed Irish
Eliza Grey
Disobediently slipping from its Alpine nest, a young Swiss rodent is captured, sold, and swept on a sprawling journey across Western Europe.
The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin
Hildegard G. Frey
The arrival of summer at Camp Keewaydin signals a season of transformation, where friendships, rivalries, and the weight of personal ambition shape the lives of young girls navigating the threshold of adulthood.
The Camp in the Foot-Hills
Harry Castlemon
Sent west on a scientific mission for his university museum, a youth finds himself tangled in frontier rivalries, stolen livestock, and the schemes of a straying brother.
The Forest Monster
Edward Sylvester Ellis
A phantom beast prowls the high plains of the Far West, driving hardened trappers and warring tribes to terror, until a strange secret reveals the true nature of the creature.
The Golden Boys on the River Drive
L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman
Surviving a frozen lake, navigating miles of uncharted Maine wilderness, and outwitting ruthless timber rivals test the mettle of two brothers on a high-stakes drive.
The Hunter Hercules, or, The Champion Rider of the Plains: A Romance of the Prairies
St. George Rathborne
When a young Texas hunter and his fair companion are ambushed on the sun-baked prairie, an eccentric cast of frontier allies—including a spangled circus acrobat and a French naturalist wielding a silk umbrella—must unite to outwit their Comanche captors.
The nugget finders
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
A pair of sixteen-year-old boys set out for the nineteenth-century Australian goldfields, where mud, bushrangers, and double-crossing companions stand between them and their fortune.
The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake
Laura Lee Hope
Summer brings a motorboat, a runaway horse, missing legal papers, and a lake ghost to four lively high school chums.
The Young Alaskans on the Trail
Emerson Hough
The wilderness is not a playground but a classroom, and these boys are determined to earn their keep by mastering the ancient, unforgiving rules of the trail.
The Young Wireless Operator—Afloat
Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
A teenage radio operator proves his mettle at sea, winning over an exacting captain during a disastrous Gulf hurricane.
A United States Midshipman in China
Yates Stirling
Trap and bargain, river flashpoints, and a mission under siege: two American midshipmen navigate the dangerous waters of the Yangtse River to protect isolated foreign lives and navigate imperial intrigue.
Bobby of the Labrador
Dillon Wallace
A young boy found adrift in an Eskimo skiff grows into a self-reliant hunter in the unforgiving Canadian Arctic.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South
Laura Lee Hope
A pair of spirited siblings wanders from their parents’ care, finding themselves caught in a series of improbable mishaps during a winter journey to the American South.
Death-Dealer, the Shawnee Scourge
Arthur L. (Arthur Livermore) Meserve
A misshapen scout and his backwoods allies fight to rescue a settler's daughter from a Shawnee chief along the Scioto River.
Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures
Richard Barnum
A brown bear cub is enticed from his mountain den by sweet honey, only to discover that human companionship brings steady meals, brass-horn music, and a grander world than his forest home.
For Name and Fame
G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
An orphaned boy rises through the ranks of the British Army to find both honor on the battlefields of nineteenth-century Afghanistan and the long-lost identity stolen from him in infancy.
Jill, Vol. 2 (of 2)
E. A. (Elizabeth Amy) Dillwyn
Trapped by Corsican captors and bound by strict class bounds, a runaway woman works as a lady’s maid to survive, discovering that independence demands an unyielding heart.
Lady Barbarity: A Romance
J. C. (John Collis) Snaith
A radiant aristocrat matches wits with soldiers, rogues, and her own class conscious pride when she conceals a condemned Jacobite rebel on her estate.
Left on the Labrador: A Tale of Adventure Down North
Dillon Wallace
A young boy's adventure in the rugged wilderness of Labrador, where survival, friendship, and courage shape his journey.
Linda Carlton's Hollywood Flight
Edith Lavell
When famous aviator Linda Carlton discovers a movie studio is using a counterfeit pilot under her name, she takes to the skies to reclaim her identity and track down the impostor.
Queen of the jesters, and her strange adventures in old Paris
Max Pemberton
A aristocratic woman rejects the gilded boredoms of Versailles to set up court among the thieves, rogues, and outcasts of eighteenth-century Paris.
Roughriders of the Pampas: A Tale of Ranch Life in South America
F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
A falsely accused English schoolboy escapes scandal by fleeing to the South American plains, where he builds a courageous new life repelling Indian raids, fighting banditti, and discovering that honor is forged under open skies.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 13, No. 12, October 1886
Various
A single issue of a nineteenth-century children's periodical offers a rich tapestry of serialized fiction, autumn poetry, natural history, instructional articles, reader correspondence, and intricate word puzzles.
Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France
Alfred John Church
Vast armies clash across medieval Europe, where noble knights defend their sovereign against fierce enemies while struggling against internal betrayals, tragic rivalries, and the weight of their own heroic honor.
The Air Mystery of Isle La Motte
E. J. (Edith Janice) Craine
An aerial juvenile mystery from 1930 featuring step-brothers Jim and Bob, who use their airplane to unravel smuggling schemes and flood crises along the Vermont-Canada border.
The black cat, vol. I, no. 2, November 1895
Various
A young fugitive flees across the mountain brush, his coat soaked in warm blood while the voices of his pursuers echo through the rocks.
The Boy Aviators in Africa
John Henry Goldfrap
Two teenage brothers launch an experimental airship into the African wilderness, matching their wits and mechanical skill against ruthless speculators, deadly river currents, and armed slave-traders.
The Boy Scouts for City Improvement
Robert Shaler
In a heat-plagued New England town, a troop of Boy Scouts wields brooms and civic pride against trash, political apathy, and a rowdy gang of local bullies.
The Crusade of the Excelsior
Bret Harte
A marooned party of American travelers faces the strange, forgotten customs of a secluded Mexican enclave, where their survival depends on navigating both local politics and their own simmering social tensions.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 27: Expelled from Spain
Giacomo Casanova
A weary Venetian gentleman wanders the roads of eighteenth-century Spain and Italy, fleeing his past debts, dodging jealous authorities, and finding that even an aging libertine cannot outrun the quiet onset of regret.