Juvenile Fiction Books
The Boy and the Baron
Adeline KnappThe rider on the highway heard the sound as well; but, to the children’s amaze, instead of pricking forward the faster, like a knight of hot courage, he drew rein and turned half-way about, as minded ..
Benton's Venture
Ralph Henry BarbourThat ought to have settled the matter; but, although Tom, refusing comfort from his mother, went to bed telling himself that it was going to be the paper mill after all, somehow the next morning broug..
Colville of the Guards, Volume 1 (of 3)
James GrantWhen Mary came forth into the garden again, she wore an old straw hat to save her complexion from the glares and had the smartest and most becoming of lawn-tennis aprons pinned over her dress, with Sw..
We Were There at the Normandy Invasion
Clayton KnightThe town of Ste. Mère Église sits almost in the middle of what is called the Cherbourg Peninsula. Most of the Norman people are farmers or dairymen. Some are fishermen, but the Nazis would not let the..
The Golden Chimney - A Boy's Mine
Elizabeth GerberdingSpread before them was the bay, dotted with craft. Across the channel the Marin County hills rose abruptly from the water’s edge. At Fort Point, which jutted out beyond the promontory on which they we..
The Road to Bunker Hill
Shirley BarkerDick shivered and turned up the collar of his homespun jacket. “Maybe it has,” he said, “but it’s cold enough tonight[5] to freeze your gizzard. Hope there won’t be a frost, with the apple trees alrea..
Byliny Book - Hero Tales of Russia
Marion Chilton HarrisonThis is a Byliny Book. What does “Byliny” mean? It is a Russian word, and it means stories about What-has-Been, what happened in Russia in the old days long ago. We all read about the Greek heroes Jas..
A New Story Book for Children
Fanny FernMy mother was eminently social, and particularly fond of the society of young people; so much so, indeed, that my young companions were always disappointed when she was absent from our little gatherin..