tom swift and his air glider or seeking the platinum treasure
- Author: victor appleton
- Genre: Teens
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Freaks of Fortune
- Author: Optic Oliver
- Genre: Teens
William Taylor Adams (1822-1897) was a noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator. He was born in Medway, Massachusetts. He became a teacher in the Boston, Massachusetts public schools in 1845, and remained in that capacity through 1865. He served as a member of the School Board of Dorchester, Massachusetts, for 14 years. In 1869, he became a member of the Massachusetts General Court. He wrote many books of fiction for boys under the pseudonym "Oliver Optic", including All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake (1855), Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn (1858), The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army (1863), The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks (1864), Outward Bound; or, Young America Afloat (1867), Now or Never; or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright (1872), Taken by the Enemy (1888), Little by Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway (1888), On the Blockade (1890), Within the Enemy's Lines (1890), Stand by the Union (1891), Fighting for the Right (1893), A Victorious Union (1893), Haste and Waste; or, The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain (1894), and Across India; or, Live Boys in the Far East (1895).
ruth fielding on cliff island or the old hunters treasure box
- Author: alice b emerson
- Genre: Teens
1918. Illustrated. Ruth Fielding is one of the early Stratemeyer Syndicate series for young girls written under the pen name of Alice B. Emerson. Ruth Fielding was an orphan who came to live with her miserly uncle. Her adventures and travels will hold the interest of every reader. In this volume she is helping the war effort by working in the Red Cross. The story begins: A September morning has dawned, with only a vague tang of autumn in the air. In the green old dooryard at the Red Mill, under the spreading shade trees, two girls are shelling a great basket of dried lima beans for the winter's store. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.