For Boys Twelve to Fourteen
Reading edition
“Airship Boys” Series, The. By H. L. Sayler.
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Airship Boys, The; or, The Quest of the Aztec Treasure.
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Airship Boys Adrift, The; or, Saved by an Aeroplane.
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Airship Boys Due North, The; or, by Balloon to the Pole.
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Airship Boys in Barren Lands, The; or, The Secret of the White Eskimos.
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Airship Boys in Finance, The; or, The Flight of the Flying Cow.
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Airship Boys’ Ocean Flyer, The; or, From New York to London in Twelve Hours.
The author of this series possesses technical knowledge of aerial navigation, and has woven with this knowledge attractive, exciting and wholesome stories.
Barnaby Lee. By John Bennett.
A boy’s adventures with pirates in the seventeenth century. Tells about New Amsterdam in the time of the doughty Peter Stuyvesant.
42Beach Patrol, The. By William Drysdale.
A story of the life-saving service.
Bears of Blue River, The. By Charles Major.
A story of pioneer life in Indiana.
Ben Comee. By Michael J. Canavan.
A tale of Roger’s Rangers. Gives a vivid picture of boy life in Lexington.
Big Brother, The. By George Cary Eggleston.
A story of Indian fighting during the War of 1812.
Boy Life of Napoleon, The. Adapted by Elbridge S. Brooks from the French of Eugenia Foa.
An attractive account of the boy life of the great emperor.
Boy of the First Empire, A. By Elbridge S. Brooks.
A story of Napoleon’s time. The hero is in the personal service of the emperor.
Boyhood in Norway. By Hjalmar H. Boyesen.
Short stories of boy life in Norway.
43Boy’s Froissart, The. Edited by Sidney Lanier.
A good condensed edition of these chronicles of England, France, and Spain.
Boy’s Life of Abraham Lincoln. By Helen Nicolay.
Re-written for young people from the standard work by Nicolay and Hay.
Boy’s Percy, The. Edited by Sidney Lanier.
Old ballads of war, adventure, and love.
Boy’s Town, A. By William Dean Howells.
Describes life in an Ohio town twenty years ago.
Captain of the School Team. By John Prescott Earl.
Follows “The School Team in Camp.” Bob Farrar, captain of the school team, refuses, on what he thinks good grounds, to protest a player on a rival football team. Bob sticks to his guns, in spite of the clamor against him, wins the game, and proves he is right.
44Captain Sam. By George Cary Eggleston.
Boy scouts of 1814. Follows “The Big Brother.”
Cliff Stirling, Captain of the Nine. By Gilbert Patten.
An entertaining baseball story.
“Crimson Sweater” Series, The. By Ralph Henry Barbour.
Crimson Sweater, The.
Tom, Dick, and Harriet.
Harry’s Island.
Captain Chub.
The first two volumes deal with school and football; the third tells about a summer vacation spent on an island in the Hudson River, where the boys camped, and where Harry (who is a girl) joined them every day; and in the fourth a house-boat is rented, and with Harriet and her father as guests, they cruise up and down the Hudson, meeting with various adventures.
Crofton Boys. By Harriet Martineau.
A story of life at an English school early in the last century.
45Decatur and Somers. By Molly Elliot Seawell.
A story of the War with Tripoli. Describes the burning of the Philadelphia.
Feats on the Fiord. By Harriet Martineau.
An active and interesting story the scene of which is Norway in the eighteenth century. Describes incidentally the manners and customs of the time.
Flight of Pony Baker, The. By William Dean Howells.
A “Boy’s Town” story. The adventures are told from the boy’s point of view.
For the Honor of the School. By Ralph Henry Barbour.
A good story of school athletics.
Forward Pass. By Ralph Henry Barbour.
This is a story of the “new” football—a story of preparatory-school life. Dan Vinton enters Yardley Hall School, and after many vicissitudes makes the first team as “sub” end. He gets into the big game of the year and by means of a clever play of his own, involving the forward pass, becomes the hero of the hour.
46Further Adventures of Pinkey Perkins, The. By Harold Hammond.
A second book about Pinkey Perkins, a natural, healthy-minded boy in a country town.
Half-Back, The. By Ralph Henry Barbour.
A story of school, football, and golf.
Harding of St. Timothy’s. By Arthur Stanwood Pier.
A boys’ boarding-school story, dealing with the election of the president of the athletic association at St. Timothy’s.
Hoosier Schoolboy, The. By Edward Eggleston.
A story of school life in Indiana fifty years ago.
Indian Boyhood. By Charles A. Eastman.
In this book the author, who is a Sioux Indian, describes his own boyhood.
Jack Collerton’s Engine. By Hollis Godfrey.
An exciting airship story for boys.
47Kidnapped Campers, The. By Flavia A. Canfield.
A good, wholesome story of outdoor life.
Kingsford, Quarter. By Ralph Henry Barbour.
Particularly a football story. The boys of Riverport study and have lots of fun, but football practice, football business, and football games are the important things.
Knight of the White Cross, A. By G. A. Henty.
A tale of the War of the Roses, and of the siege of Rhodes.
“Lakerim” Series, The. By Rupert Hughes.
Lakerim Athletic Club, The.
Dozen from Lakerim, The.
Lakerim Cruise, The.
The Lakerim Athletic Club was composed of twelve fun and sport-loving boys who played football, baseball, tennis, and golf; who skated, coasted, canoed, and indulged in outdoor fun generally.
Light Horse Harry’s Legion. By Everett T. Tomlinson.
A story of adventure, involving fights with marauding Tories on the Jersey Pine Barrens, 48and exciting experiences in carrying a letter from General Washington to General Greene, and at the battle of Eutaw Springs.
Little Citizen, A. By Mary E. Waller.
The story of a New York newsboy who met with an accident. He was given a home by a good-hearted Vermont farmer, and became a very useful little citizen.
Lone Patrol, The. By John Finnemore.
A story of boy scouts in Queensland.
Lost in the Jungle. By Paul B. du Chaillu.
Hunting trips and adventures in equatorial Africa.
Martin Hyde, the Duke’s Messenger. By John Masefield.
An adventure story of an English boy’s service for the Duke of Monmouth, at the close of the seventeenth century.
Master of the Strong Hearts. By Eldredge S. Brooks.
Tells about Custer’s last fight with Sitting Bull.
49Master Skylark. By John Bennett.
An excellent story of the times of Shakespeare. He and Queen Elizabeth are characters in the book.
“Mate” Series, The. By Kirk Munroe.
Canoemates.
A story of the Florida reefs and everglades. The travels of two boys from Key West, along the reefs to the mainland, and through the everglades.
Campmates.
A story of the plains. A boy’s adventures with an engineering party in the West.
Dorymates.
A tale of the fishing banks off Newfoundland. Gives a graphic description of the dangers and hardships of deep-sea fishermen.
Raftmates.
A story of the Mississippi. Tells of an adventurous voyage down the Mississippi, from Minnesota to Louisiana.
Men of Iron. By Howard Pyle.
A stirring tale of the time of Henry IV of England.
50New Boy, The. By Arthur Stanwood Pier.
A St. Timothy’s school story, telling how a young Westerner made his way with the other boys and with his teachers.
On the School Team. By John Prescott Earl.
A preparatory-school story dealing with football, track athletics, and wholesome, boyish fun.
Pacific Coast Series, The. By Kirk Munroe.
Fur Seal’s Tooth, The.
A story of adventure in Alaska.
Snowshoes and Sledges.
A sequel to “The Fur Seal’s Tooth.” More adventures in Alaska.
Rick Dale.
A story of the northwest coast. Adventures among smugglers and in logging camps.
Painted Desert, The.
A story of Northern Arizona. A tale of adventure encountered in search of a diamond-mine in the desert of Arizona.
51Pinkey Perkins, Just a Boy. By Harold Hammond.
The adventures of a mischievous American boy, who is full of fun.
Prince and Page. By Charlotte M. Yonge.
A tale of the last Crusade.
Prince and the Pauper, The. By Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain).
Through a misadventure a boy, afterwards Edward VI, king of England, changes places with a street waif.
Red Mustang, The. By William O. Stoddard.
A story of the Mexican border, which pictures adventures with the Apache Indians.
Robin Hood, Merry Adventures of. By Howard Pyle.
An especially good rendition of this romantic tale.
Robinson Crusoe. By Daniel Defoe.
One of the great classics for young people. The usual edition contains the first part only. Houghton Mifflin Co. issue a more complete book in two volumes. Two of the best 52editions for boys are those published by Harper & Bros. and E. P. Dutton Co. The Cassell Co. and the Bohn Library editions are complete.
Rolf in the Woods. By Ernest Thompson Seton.
Rolf Kittering lived with an uncle whose treatment of him was so brutal that finally he escaped and sought refuge at the camp of a chance friend, old Quonab, the Indian. His education in woodcraft then became a matter of existence, and under Quonab’s tutelage Rolf became familiar with the intimate life of the wild creatures of the great North woods. An exciting part of the story is where Rolf puts his knowledge into practice as a daring scout during the War of 1812.
Rout of the Foreigner, The. By Gulielma Zollinger.
An historical story of England in the early part of the reign of Henry III. The events include the siege of the Castle of Bedford.
School Team in Camp, The. By John Prescott Earl.
A companion to “On the School Team.” In this volume the companions, who are members of the football team, are camping with their friends in Maine.
53Signal Boys, The. By George Cary Eggleston.
A story of the War of 1812. Follows “Captain Sam.”
St. Bartholomew’s Eve. By G. A. Henty.
A tale of the Huguenot wars.
Stephen. By Eva A. Madden.
A story of the historical Children’s Crusade.
Stories of the Gorilla Country. By Paul B. du Chaillu.
Adventures on the West Coast of Africa.
Story of a Bad Boy, The. By Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Supposedly the story of the author’s own boyhood days.
Story of Viteau, The. By Frank R. Stockton.
A story of adventure in France in the days of chivalry.
Three Colonial Boys. By Everett T. Tomlinson.
A story of the times of ’76. Vol. I of the “War of the Revolution” Series.
54Three Young Continentals. By Everett T. Tomlinson.
About the boys who served in the Continental army. Vol. II of the “War of the Revolution” Series.
Tom Brown’s School Days. By Thomas Hughes.
A splendid picture of school life at Rugby during the head-mastership of the famous Dr. Arnold.
Two Boys in the Tropics. By Eliza H. Figyelmessy.
A narrative of equatorial South America. It gives glimpses of the curious birds and beasts of the region and of the little-known people and their strange manners.
Two Young Patriots. By Everett T. Tomlinson.
A story of Burgoyne’s invasion. Vol. IV of the “War of the Revolution” Series.
Washington’s Young Aids. By Everett T. Tomlinson.
A story of the New Jersey campaign in 1776–1777. Vol. III of the “War of the Revolution” Series.
55Widow O’Callaghan’s Boys, The. By Gulielma Zollinger.
The brave struggle for a livelihood of an Irish widow and her seven sons.
Winning His “Y.” By Ralph Henry Barbour.
A Yardley Hall story. Friends of “Double Play” and “Forward Pass” are introduced at the “trying out” for a cross-country team. The story moves rapidly with their doings through the autumn and winter terms.
With Clive in India. By G. A. Henty.
Tells of the founding of the British Empire in the east.
With Crockett and Bowie; or, Fighting for the Lone Star Flag. By Kirk Munroe.
A tale of Texas.
Won by the Sword. By G. A. Henty.
A story of the Thirty-years’ War.
Young Carthaginian, The. By G. A. Henty.
A tale of the Second Punic War.
56Young Continentals at Bunker Hill, The. By John T. McIntyre.
Follows “The Young Continentals at Lexington.” There are four young patriots, one of whom brings valuable information to his leaders at great risk. The boys are in the battle of Bunker Hill, and also help Knox to bring from Ticonderoga the big guns that Washington needs.
Young Continentals at Lexington, The. By John T. McIntyre.
The hero of the story discovers a plot to seize General Washington, and is very useful to General Warren and other leaders. The climax of the story is at Lexington.
“The Young Kentuckians” Series. By Byron A. Dunn.
5 vols. Titles:—
General Nelson’s Scout.
On General Thomas’s Staff.
Battling for Atlanta.
From Atlanta to the Sea.
Raiding with Morgan.
These books tell in an interesting and captivating manner the story of the Civil War from start to finish. The first four volumes deal with the war from the Northern standpoint, and the fifth volume, “Raiding with Morgan,” gives the Southern point of view.
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