GIRLS SERIES BOOKS:

A CHECKLIST OF TITLES PUBLISHED 1840-1991

Children's Literature Research Collections.
University of Minnesota Libraries.
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1992.

This publication is made possible by a grant from
The St. Paul Foundation and William Kirker Bixby Memorial Funds.

Copyright (c) 1992 by the University of Minnesota.
All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Series Checklist
Author Index
Publisher Index
Chronological Index
Bibliography

This publication is respectfully dedicated to the memory of William Kirker Bixby, special friend and volunteer at CLRC from 1974 to 1986.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Completing this expanded edition about girls series books involved a number of contributors, revisors, and special gifts. The first edition covered the years 1900 to 1975, and involved work by volunteers William Kirker Bixby and Mary Rapson along with staff members David Benidt and Margaret Nevinski. During the past two years, staff member Deidre Johnson spearheaded the work toward this volume. When she left the university staff for a teaching position, Carolyn Davis assumed the final wrap-up tasks of making corrections and preparing the final copy.

Many other individuals participated in the project. J. Randolph Cox, librarian at St. Olaf College and Volunteer Consultant to the Hess Collection, continues to catalog the series books. He also provided information on the Whitman editions. Edward T. LeBlanc, Editor of the Dime-Novel Round-Up, assisted with the dime novel series of My Queen and donated series books to fill gaps. University Reference Librarian Dennis Lien worked on the nineteenth century and science fiction series. Members of the Society of Phantom Friends submitted corrections and additions to the earlier edition through the interceding years. Lois Ringquist and other staff at the Children's and Young Adult departments of the Minneapolis Public Library advised on the contemporary series, while Dr. John T. Dizer provided information on older series. Claudette Hegel Comfort helped with the later Trixie Belden publication dates. The Wilson Library Reference Department shared the OCLC terminal for verifying entries.

Children's Literature Research Collections (CLRC) staff Lori Leirdahl and students Lynn McKay and Christine Scovill verified entries, while Jacalyn Simacek, Lynn McKay, and Johanna Reed typed them.

University Library Administration and Management staff supporting aspects of this project include John Howe, Interim University Librarian, Thomas Shaughnessy, University Librarian, Joe Branin and Cynthia Steinke, Library Directors, and Frank Immler, Head, Collection Development. David Klaassen, Archivist at the Social Welfare History Archives, provided his computer and printer for the preparation of the final copy.

The Saint Paul Foundation, which supported the earlier publication, continues to support Hess Collection projects. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Hess Collection's arrival at the University of Minnesota Libraries, a Hess Symposium was held in June of 1991 in the Arthur Upson Room of Walter Library. Among the attendees were The Saint Paul Foundation President Paul A. Verret, staff liaison Edie Meisner and board member Ronald H. Hubbs. The foundation also provided funds for preparing this publication. William Kirker Bixby Memorial funds were designated by his daughters Elizabeth Bixby and Deborah Bixby Knutsen toward the completion of this project, on which "Bix" worked so many years as a volunteer.

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FOREWORD
Almost fifteen years have elapsed since the Children's Literature Research Collections (CLRC) issued GIRLS' SERIES BOOKS 1900-1975, the first published checklist of American series for girls and younger children. As its introduction noted, it was intended as "a service for the librarian building similar collections, the scholar working in popular culture or children's literature, and the collector attempting to acquire a complete series." It encompassed series published between 1900 and 1975, including nineteenth-century series that continued into the twentieth century. At that time, a companion volume - this volume - was envisioned for earlier nineteenth-century girls' series. Since then, several factors combined to make an updated comprehensive volume more desirable. New series have been created since 1975; several ongoing series encompassed additional titles; others from 1900-1975 have been discovered, along with occasional errors in the previous edition (primarily in series order); and the CLRC's series collection has been increased by almost five hundred titles, making the older record of holdings outdated. Consequently, a revised and updated book became the goal.

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness. Information about additions and corrections is welcome. Correspondence should be addressed to:

Curator
Children's Literature Research Collections
113 Andersen Library
222 - 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455.

- Karen Nelson Hoyle

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INTRODUCTION
Nineteenth-Century Series
Although the origins of contemporary series can be found in their nineteenth-century predecessors, series books have changed over time. The earliest series, originating during the middle third of that century, are heavily didactic, designed to convey moral and educational information. Many use younger children as protagonists. Rather than centering on children's adventures or travels, they describe the guilt or unhappiness caused by misbehavior, the protagonists' struggle to do right, and their eventual reconciliation with friends, family, and God - or the horrible consequences that befall those who fail to reform. Others contain lengthy passages about geography, history, or nature with only minimal story. Additionally, authors often developed thematic series, linked by concept rather than characters. FLOWERETS, for example, consists of six books, each with a different protagonist, illustrating the Ten Commandments.

Even when a nineteenth-century series uses continuing characters, this does not always mean they appear in prominent roles in each book. Since reform is a popular theme, a character may act as protagonist in one title, then, having triumphed over temptation, take a minor part in subsequent stories. An example of this can be found in the HOLLYWOOD STORIES, which, according to the subtitle of the first volume, shows "How Some City Boys and Girls Spent Their First Spring in the Country; How They Agreed To Be Young Christs, and What Kind of Companions They Found in Daisyfield." Other times, continuing characters appear in some titles, but not all. Frank and Flossy Lee have major roles in some RIVERDALE STORIES (set in and around the town of Riverdale), minor parts in others, and no parts in a few. It was not until after the 1860s that series placed greater emphasis upon character and plot. Even then, didacticism and instruction remained, as evidenced by the many pious passages in ELSIE DINSMORE or the geographical or historical discussions in the THREE VASSAR GIRLS.

Early nineteenth-century series present a particular challenge to bibliographers. The initial difficulty lies in identifying them. A few authors, such as Jacob Abbott, are well known, but many other prolific writers from the period never appear in histories of children's literature. The series listed in this bibliography were found by cross-checking promising entries in the CLRC's chronological catalogue and the Philadelphia Free Library's Checklist of Children's Books 1837-1876 against the NUC Pre-1956 Imprints and the American Catalogue, and through advertisements in the books themselves. A second obstacle is recognizing American series, for so little is apparently known about some authors that the same title can be catalogued as American fiction in one NUC entry and British fiction in the next. This volume includes titles in debate, believing they are of interest to the reader.

A third problem arises in identifying a true series, for the terms "series" and "library" were used loosely in the 1800s. A "library" can be either titles with related characters or an overall theme or it can mean unrelated titles, sometimes reissues, in a uniform format. Without access to many of the books or detailed information about them, it is frequently difficult to tell whether a book is actually part of a series. It is also difficult to ascertain whether a book contains one story or a story collection. Those which were clearly unrelated titles or story collections--such as "Aunt Fanny's" Nightcaps or Popguns books-have been omitted. There is still a need for a more comprehensive bibliography of nineteenth-century series, one encompassing boys', girls', and miscellaneous series, for several of the girls' series were companion series to ones for boys. Notes at the end of those entries mention the companion series, but do not give detailed listings.

Contemporary Series
The last fifteen years have witnessed major developments in children's series. Paperback series, once predominantly the domain of religious publishers, appeared with increasing frequency in the late 1970s, and as of this writing almost all major publishing houses have paperback imprints for children. The new format led to a renaissance in the genre. Girls' Series Books 1900-1975 listed only three series published between 1970 and 1975; since then, over 230 additional series have appeared. These new series reflect current publishing trends, which, ironically, hearken back to the approach used by dime novel publishers: many series are owned or controlled by publishers, who employ a variety of pseudonymous writers to meet monthly or bimonthly publication schedules.

Three categories of series have become more prominent since 1975. One is thematic, typified by series such as SWEET DREAMS or SUNFIRE. These contain books by different authors, centering on a particular theme (frequently romance), and do not use continuing characters. The books bear the series title and usually a volume number on the cover or spine. Easy- readers or "chapter books," (i.e., books with short chapters, designed for beginning readers), such as EAGLE-EYE ERNIE or JENNY ARCHER, form the second category. These feature continuing characters in light adventures or mysteries; the books use large type, simple sentence structure, and often a limited vocabulary. A third category, interactive fiction, emerged in the 1970s. Rather than a continuing narrative, interactive fiction offers multiple story choices and different endings. Books in series like HEARTQUEST or FOLLOW YOUR HEART ROMANCES ask the reader to decide which of several actions she would take at crucial points throughout the story then direct her to the appropriate page, resulting in stories that can be reread with a different outcome each time.

Several other tactics, occasionally evident in older series, continue in newer books. One is the series based on a common location. For example, the FEAR STREET horror series, heavily influenced by movies such as Nightmare on Elm Street, follows the terrifying experiences of different characters living on or near the aptly-titled Fear Street. ROOTS OF LOVE traces the romances and personal problems of several members of two California dynasties. Another approach employs continuing characters in secondary roles, helping progatonists featured in only one book of the series. The waitress and the owner of HEART BREAK CAFE serve as unifying elements in a series about the love lives of different customers frequenting the cafe. Some volumes in the long-running SWEET VALLEY HIGH titles also use this method. Still others, such as SLEEPOVER FRIENDS and BABYSITTERS CLUB, feature a rotating cast of protagonists, with each taking the lead every fourth or fifth book.

The phenomenal popularity of some series has also engendered spinoffs. SWEET VALLEY HIGH began in 1983 with the adventures of two sixteen-year-old twins, Elizabeth and Jessica. Three years later, SWEET VALLEY TWINS began running concurrently, chronicling the pair's adventures as twelve-year-olds. SWEET VALLEY KIDS, started in 1989, shows Jessica and Elizabeth at seven. Nancy Drew became two different series in 1986, when Simon & Schuster created NANCY DREW FILES, more sophisticated mysteries for older readers, while continuing the ever-popular NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES for middle grades. Nancy also acts as a minor character in RIVER HEIGHTS, a romance series set in her home town. Publishers also discovered the appeal of "specials"--longer books, issued once or twice a year, using the same characters as in regular series. Consequently, many series actually have a sub-series of "Special" volumes, such as SWEET VALLEY HIGH SUPER EDITIONS or SWEET VALLEY HIGH SUPER THRILLERS, or, in the case of Nancy Drew, NANCY DREW/HARDY BOYS SUPER MYSTERIES.

As with their predecessors, series from the 1970s and 1980s treat a variety of topics, appealing to a wide range of interests. Mystery and romance prevail, typified by series such as HART AND SOUL, JODY AND JAKE, KATE CLANCY, SUSAN SAND (all mysteries) or CAPRICE, SENIORS, WILDFIRE (romance). Other areas covered include animal stories (ANIMAL INN, BLUE RIBBON, SADDLE CLUB), fantasy (ABRACADABRA, HAUNTING WITH LOUISA), school stories (CHEERLEADERS, CLASS OF '88, HOMEROOM, JUNIOR HIGH, KIDS OF POLK STREET SCHOOL), glamorous careers (ALL THAT GLITTERS, CENTER STAGE, KELLY BLAKE), historical fiction (AMERICAN GIRLS, ORPHAN TRAIN, SUNFIRE), sports (PINK PARROTS, RUTH MARINI), science fiction (PLANET BUILDERS), and horror (DARK FORCES, FINAL FRIENDS). Several series have adopted unusual approaches. PRIVATE SCHOOL, undoubtedly influenced by several science fiction movies, tells of a girl whose boarding school is taken over by aliens. FIREBRATS is set in the United States after the devastation caused by World War Im. The HEART TO HEART series is actually two books in one: the first chronicles the protagonist's life at age fourteen; the second picks up three years later. In short, girls' series are again big business, and a new generation of readers are discovering the pleasure of following a favorite character through numerous adventures.

Definitions
As with the earlier edition, Girls' Series Books 1840-1990 lists American fictional series books for girls, this time including those series that began between 1840 and 1990. As with the previous edition, this includes many "tots" series-i.e., series for younger children featuring protagonists of both genders--and series with toys, but excludes animal series. Many of the parameters used for the original edition remain, specifically:

American books are defined as having an American author or being published first in the United States of America. .. . "Fictional" stories are imaginative and for the purpose of this checklist exclude animal and picture books and nonfiction text.... Only books of 48 or more pages are included (Hoyle n.p.)

Some parameters have been modified. The original edition defined a series as "three or more books that have parallel titles or the same character." The three-volume criterion still stands; however, the definition of series has been expanded to include some thematic series because of their importance to the field. Titles that were originally published as part of a thematic series or were extensively advertised as such soon after their initial publication are included. Examples are the BARTON BOOKS FOR GIRLS and SWEET DREAMS. Publishers' series - those series where publishers later grouped unrelated volumes, frequently by different authors, under an umbrella title such as "Girl Chums" or "Maidenhood" - have been excluded.
 

Organization
The bibliography is arranged alphabetically by series title with cross references to the main entry under alternate titles. The earlier edition used parenthesis to distinguish between titles assigned by the compiler and those listed in the publication; these have been deleted. Each entry lists series title, followed by the stated author of the series; if this is a known pseudonym, it is followed by the actual author's name in parenthesis. (This reverses the procedure used in the earlier edition.) The original publisher follows; reprint publishers are not given. If the original publication was a paperback edition, (PB) appears after the publisher's name. Because this edition includes three types of series which are often not of interest to collectors, they are marked as such on the line following the publishers' name: thematic, interactive, and easy reader. Although there are many interactive series, such as "Choose Your Own Adventure," only those series specifically intended for girls have been included here.

Volume numbers reflect order of publication; in some cases, such as JANICE DAY, this differs from the internal chronology of the series. Whenever possible, volume numbers correspond to the actual numbering of the series. Some listings are incomplete: - amb. - followed by an empty line indicates that records reveal the series had numbered volumes, but information about a particular title is unknown. An asterisk before the title indicates a copy is in the CLRC. Dates used are copyright dates, which are occasionally for the year prior to actual publication, especially for nineteenth-century series and January titles of contemporary series issued on a monthly basis.

Notes follow some series entries, clarifying material or conveying additional information. A "Related series" or "Related titles" line refers to other series or to single volumes, not issued as part of the series, in which major or secondary characters also appear. For example, Betsy Ray, of the BETSY-TACY series, also has a part in three books which are not in the series but which are of interest to many readers. A "See also" reference indicates that additional information or a continuation of the series may be found under another series title. Little Prudy, for example, appears in several series; "See also" references direct the reader to those entries.

- Deidre Johnson

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Series Checklist
 
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ABALOC/APPLE LOCK BOOKS
      Curry, Jane Louise
             Harcourt 1-3
             Atheneum 4
1.  *Beneath the Hill    1967
2.  *The Daybreakers    1970
3.  *Over the Sea's Edge    1971
4.  *The Birdstones    1977

Related titles: The Change-Child (1969), The Watchers (1975), The Wolves of Aam (1981).

ABBY JONES, JUNIOR DETECTIVE
      Giff, Patricia
             Delacorte
1.  Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw?    1981
2.  Loretta P. Sweeny, Where Are You?    1983
3. Tootsie Tanner, Why Don't You Talk?    1987

ABRACADABRA
      Becker, Eve
             Bantam (PB)
1. *Thirteen Means Magic    1989
2. *The Love Potion    1989
3. *The Magic Mix-Up    1989
4.  The Sneezing Spell    1990
5.  Instant Popularity    1990
6. Too Much Magic    1990

ADDIE MILLS
      Rock, Gail 1-4
      Lawlor, Laurie 5-6
          Knopf 1-4
          Whitman 5-6
1.  The House Without a Christmas Tree    1974
2.  The Thanksgiving Treasure    1974
3.  A Dream for Addie    1975
4.  Addie and the King of Hearts    1976
5.  Addie across the Prairie    1986
6. Addie's Dakota Winter    1989

ADELE DORING
      North, Grace May (Carol Norton)
             Lothrop, Lee and Shepard
1. *Adele Doring of the Sunnyside Club    1919
2.  Adele Doring on a Ranch    1920
3. *Adele Doring at Boarding School    1921
4. *Adele Doring in Camp    1922
5.  Adele Doring at Vineyard Valley    1923

ADMIRAL'S GRANDDAUGHTER see TALES OF THE ADMIRAL'S GRANDDAUGHTER

A. I. GANG
      Coville, Bruce
             Signet (PB)
1.  Operation Sherlock     1986
2.  The Cutlass Cube    986
3.  Robot Trouble    1986
4.  Forever Begins Tomorrow     1986

ADVENTURE GIRLS
      Blank, Clair
             Burt
1. *The Adventure Girls at K Bar O    1936
2. *The Adventure Girls in the Air    1936
3. *The Adventure Girls at Happiness House    1936

THE ADVENTUROUS ALLENS
      Grove, Harriet Pyne
             Burt
1. The Adventurous Allens                                        1932
2. The Adventurous Allens Afloat                              1932
3. The Adventurous Allens Find Mystery                    1932
4. The Adventurous Allens Marooned                        1932
5. The Adventurous Allens' Treasure Hunt                   1933

AIKEN FAMILY
      Thompson, Mary Wolfe
             McKay
1. Two in the Wilderness                                         1967
2. Wilderness Winter                                             1968
3. Wilderness Wedding

AIRPLANE GIRL
      Bardwell, Harrison (Craine, Edith Janice)
             World
1. Roberta's Flying Courage                                      1930
2. The Lurtiss Field Mystery                                     1930
3. The Airplane Girl and the Mystery of Seal Island              1930
4. The Airplane Girl and the Mystery Ship                        1930

Note: At least two of these titles were also reissued under the pseudonym Barrie Anderson: vol. 1 as *The Courageous Girl Pilot and a second volume as The Blue Pirate Mystery Flyer.

AL
      Greene, Constance C.
             Harper 1-5
             Penguin 6
1.  A Girl Called Al                                             1969
2.  I Know You, Al                                               1975
3. *Your Old Pal, Al                                             1979
4.  Al(exandra) the Great                                        1982
5. *Just Plain Al                                                1986
6. *Al's Blind Date                                              1989

ALDEN FAMILY MYSTERIES see BOXCAR FAMILY

ALEX
      Levene, Nancy S.
             Chariot (PB)
1. Shoelaces and Brussel Sprouts                                 1987
2. French Fry Forgiveness                                        1987
3. Hot Chocolate Friendship                                      1987
4. Peanut Butter and Jelly Secrets                               1987
5. Mint Cookie Miracles                                          1988
6. Cherry Cola Champions                                         1988
7. Peach Pit Popularity                                          1989
8.  T-Bone Trouble                                               1990
9. Grapefruit Basket Upset                                       1991

ALICE WHIPPLE
       Adams, Laurie and Allison Coudert
             Houghton 1
             Bantam (PB) 2-5
1. *Alice and the Boa Constrictor                                1983
2. Who Wants a Turnip for President, Anyway?                    1986
[Note: Reissued as Alice Whipple for President in 1990]
3. Alice Investigates                                           1987
4.  Alice Whipple in Wonderland                                 1989
5.  Alice Whipple Shapes Up                                     1990

ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY
      Taylor, Sydney
             Follett 1-4
             Dutton 5
1. *All-of-a-Kind Family                                        1951
2. *More All-of-a-Kind Family                                   1954
3. *All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown                                 1958
4.  All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown                               1972
5. *Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family                                1978

ALL THAT GLITTERS
      Andrews, Kristi
             Bantam (PB)
1. Magic Time                                                   1987
2.  Take Two                                                    1987
3.  Flashback                                                   1987
4.  Love Lights                                                 1987
5. Typecast                                                     1987
6.  Set up                                                      1988
7. Upstaged                                                     1988
8.  Award Night                                                 1988

AMANDA COLBY see MIRRORS

THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE
      Trent, Margaret
            Burt
1. Crossed Trails                                               1932
2. The Hills of Home                                            1932
3. Hollywood Ho!                                                1932

AMERICAN GIRLS
      Thieme, Jeanne
      Tripp, Valerie
      Hansen, Robyn
            Pleasant
1. American Girls Album: A Picture Frame and Memory Book to Record Your Family History (Thieme)    1989
2.  American Girls Cookbook: A Peek at Dining in the Past with Meals You Can Cook Today (Thieme)    1989
3. American Girls Diary: A Journal for Writing Your Secrets. An American Girls' Tradition (Thieme)    1989
4.  American Girls Games: Three Antique Games that Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly Played (Thieme and Hansen)    1989
5.  American Girls Portfolio of Pastimes: Paper Dolls    1989
6. The American Girls Theater: Plays about Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly for You and Your Friends to Perform  (Thieme and Tripp)     1989

[Note: Vol. 5 contains four (identical) play scripts, each with three plays (one per major character) and one director's guide].

Note: The AMERICAN GIRLS series actually consists of three separate series about three different girls (Kirsten, living in 1854; Samantha, in 1904; Molly, in 1944), plus a fourth set of games and activity books (listed above) incorporating all three characters. These six volumes were also issued together as the Activity Book Portfolio of Pastimes. The AMERICAN
GIRLS books are tied in to an entire line of toys, clothing, accessories, and craft books.

See also KIRSTEN LARSON, MOLLY MCINTIRE, SAMANTHA SHAW.

AMY AND LAURA
      Sachs, Marilyn
             Doubleday
1. *Amy Moves In                                                   1964
2. *Laura's Luck                                                   1965
3. *Amy and Laura                                                  1966

AMY BELL MARLOWE'S BOOKS FOR GIRLS
       Marlowe, Amy Bell (Stratemeyer Syndicate)
             Grosset
1.  The Oldest of Four; or Natalie's Way Out                       1914
2. *The Girls of Hillcrest Farm;
     or The Secret of the Rocks                                    1914
3. *A Little Miss Nobody;
     or With the Girls of Pinewood Hall                            1914
4. The Girl from Sunset Ranch;
     or Alone in a Great City                                      1914
5. Wyn's Camping Days;
     or The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club                            1914
6. *Frances of the Ranges;
     or The Old Ranchman's Treasure                              1915
7. *The Girls of Rivercliff School;
     or Beth Baldwin's Resolve                                   1916

ANASTASIA KRUPNIK
      Lowry, Lois
             Houghton
1. *Anastasia Krupnik                                             1979
2. *Anastasia Again!                                              1981
3. *Anastasia at Your Service                                     1982
4. *Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst                                   1984
5. *Anastasia on Her Own                                          1985
6. *Anastasia Has the Answers                                     1985
7. *Anastasia and Her Chosen Career                               1986
8. Anastasia at This Address                                     1991

ANDIE (ANDREA) BARKER
      Harrell, Janice
             Pocket (PB)
1.  Andie and the Boys                                           1990
2.  Dooley Mackenzie Is Totally Weird                             1991
3.  Brace Yourself, P.J.                                          1991

ANDREW TILLET, SARA WIGGINS, & INSPECTOR WYATT
      Newman, Robert
             Atheneum
1.  Case of the Baker Street Irregulars                          1978
2.  Case of the Vanishing Corpse                                  1980
3. Case of the Somerville Secret                                  1981
4. *Case of the Threatened King                                   1982
5.  Case of the Etruscan Treasure                                 1983
6.  Case of the Frightened Friend                                 1984
7.  Case of the Murdered Players                                  1985
8.  Case of the Indian Curse                                      1986
9.  Case of the Watching Boy                                      1989

ANGEL
      Delton, Judy
             Houghton
1. *Back Yard Angel                                              1983
2. *Angel in Charge                                               1985
3. *Angel's Mother's Boyfriend                                    1986
4. *Angel's Mother's Wedding                                      1987
5. *Angel's Mother's Baby                                         1989

ANGELA STEELE
      Robinson, Nancy K.
             Apple (PB) 1
             Scholastic 2-4
1.  Mom, You're Fired                                             1983
2.  Oh Honestly, Angela                                           1985
3.  Angela, Private Citizen                                       1989
4.  Angela and the Broken Heart                                   1991

ANIMAL INN
      Vail, Virginia
             Apple (PB)
1. Pets are for Keeps                                             1986
2. A Kid's Best Friend                                            1986
3. Monkey Business                                                1987
4.  Scaredy Cat                                                   1987
5.  Adopt-a-Pet                                                   1987
6. All the Way Home                                               1987
7. The Pet Makeover                                               1990
8. Petnapped                                                      1990
9.  One Dog Too Many                                              1990
10. Parrot Fever                                                  1990
11. Oh Deer!                                                      1990
12. Gift Horse                                                    1991

ANIMAL RESCUE FARM
      Created by Sharon M. Hart
      Various authors
             Apple (PB)
1. The Stolen Horse (Sharon M. Hart)                              1988
2. Animal Orphans (Avery Hart and Paul Mantell)                   1988
3. A Dog for Jesse (Emma Davis)                                   1989
4. Win or Lose (Sharon Dennis Wyeth)                              1989

ANN BARTLETT
      Johnson, Martha (Elisabeth Lansing)
             Crowell
1.  Ann Bartlett, Navy Nurse                                      1941
2. Ann Bartlett at Bataan                                         1943
3. Ann Bartlett in the South Pacific                              1944
4.  Ann Bartlett Returns to the Philippines                       1945
5. Ann Bartlett on Stateside Duty                                 1946

ANN STERLING SERIES
      Grove, Harriet Pyne
             Burt
1. *Ann Sterling                                                  1926
2. The Courage of Ann
3. *Ann and the Jolly Six                                         1926
4.  Ann Crosses a Secret Trail                                    1926
5. *Ann's Search Rewarded                                         1926
6. *Ann's Ambitions                                               1927
7.  Ann's Sterling Heart                                          1928

ANNE FENTON
      Fayerweather, Margaret Doane (Gardner)
             McBride
1.  Anne Alive!                                                  1933
2.  Anne at Large                                                 1934
3.  Anne at Work                                                  1935

ANNE THORNTON
      Anthony, Lotta Rowe
             Penn
1. The Yellow Quill Girl                                         1921
2. Anne Thornton, Wetamoo                                         1922
3.  Anne Thornton, Junior Guide                                   1924
4. Anne Thornton                                                  1925

ANNETTE
      Schroeder, Doris 1-4
      Meyers, Barlow 5
            Whitman
1. *Walt Disney's Annette: Sierra Summer                         1960
2. *Walt Disney's Annette: The Desert Inn Mystery                 1961
3. Walt Disney's Annette and the Mystery at
     Moonstone Bay                                               1962
4. Walt Disney's Annette and the Mystery at
     Smugglers' Cove                                             1963
5. *Walt Disney's Annette: Mystery at Medicine Wheel              1964
Note: These are actually part of the WHITMAN AUTHORIZED EDITIONS series.
See that entry for a complete listing of titles.

ANNIE K'S THEATER
      Wyeth, Sharon Dennis
             Skylark (PB)
1. The Dinosaur Tooth                                            1990
2. The Ghost Show                                                1990
3. The Chicken Pox Party                                         1990
4. The Mighty Dolphin                                            1991

ANNIE OAKLEY
      Schroeder, Doris
             Whitman
1. *Annie Oakley in Danger at Diablo                             1955
2. Annie Oakley in the Ghost Town Secret                         1957
3. Annie Oakley in Double Trouble                                1958

Note: These are actually part of the WHITMAN AUTHORIZED EDITIONS series.
See that entry for a complete listing of titles.

APPLE MARKET STREET SERIES
      Hill, Mabel Betsy
             Stokes
1. Down-Along Apple Market Street                                1934
2. Summer Comes to Apple Market Street                           1937
3. Surprise for Judy Jo; an Apple Market Story                   1939
4. Jack O'Lantern for Judy Jo; an Apple Market
     Street Story                                                1940
5. Along Comes Judy Jo                                           1943
6. *The Snowed-in-Family; a Judy Jo Story                        1951
7. Judy Jo's Magic Island                                        1953

ARABUS FAMILY
      Collier, James Lincoln, and Christopher Collier
             Delacorte
1. War Comes to Willy Freeman                                    1983
2. *Jump Ship to Freedom                                         1981
3. *Who Is Carrie                                                1984

ARDEN BLAKE MYSTERY SERIES
       Garis, Cleo F.
             Burt
1.  The Orchard Secret                                           1934
2.  *Mystery of Jockey Fellow                                    1934
3.  Missing at Marshlands                                        1934
 

ASH STAFF TRILOGY
      Fisher, Paul
             Atheneum
1.  Ash Staff                                                    1979
2.  The Hawks of Fellheath                                        1980
3.  The Princess and the Thorn                                    1980

AUNT HATTIE'S LIBRARY FOR GIRLS
      Aunt Hattie (Harriette Newell [Woods] Baker)
             Young
1. Lilly's Birthday                                               1863
2.  The Sheep and Lambs                                           1866
3.  Little Miss Fret                                              1867
4.  Maggie and the Mice                                           1867
5.  The Lost Kittie                                               1867
6.  Ida's New Shoes                                               1867

Note: According to the American Catalogue, this series was published in 1867, but at least one volume was copyrighted several years before that. No information on original publication dates was found for other titles. A companion series, Aunt Hattie's Library for Boys, was also published the same year.

AUNT JANE'S NIECES
      Van Dyne, Edith (L. Frank Baum)
             Reilly & Britton
1. *Aunt Jane's Nieces                                           1906
2. *Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad                                     1907
3. *Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville                               1908
4  *Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work                                    1909
5. *Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society                                 1910
6. *Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John                             1911
7. *Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation                                1912
8. *Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch                               1913
9. *Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West                                   1914
10. *Aunt Jane's Nieces on Tour                                  1914
11. *Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross                         1915

AUSTIN FAMILY
      L'Engle, Madeleine
             Vanguard 1
             Farrar 2-7
1. *Meet the Austins                                             1960
2. *The Moon by Night                                             1963

3. *The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas                      1964
4. *The Young Unicorns                                          1968
5. The Anti-Muffins                                             1981
6. *A Ring of Endless Light                                     1980
7. *An Acceptable Time

Note: Some characters also appear in the MURRY-O'KEEFE FAMILY SERIES and
related characters appear in A Severed Wasp.

AUTHORIZED EDITIONS (WHITMAN) see WHITMAN AUTHORIZED EDITIONS

AUTOMOBILE GIRLS
      Crane, Laura Dent
            Altemus
1. *The Automobile Girls at Newport;
     or Watching the Summer Parade                             1910
2. *The Automobile Girls in the Berkshire;
     or the Ghost of Lost Man's Trail                          1910
3. *The Automobile Girls along the Hudson;
     or Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow                         1910
4. *The Automobile Girls at Chicago;
     or Winning Out against Heavy Odds                         1912
5. *The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach;
     or Proving Their Mettle under Southern Skies              1913
6. *The Automobile Girls at Washington;
     or Checkmating the Plots of Foreign Spies                 1913

Note: Three of the titles may have been ghostwritten by Frank G. Patchin.

AVIVA GRANGER
      Betancourt, Jeanne
             Camelot (PB)
1. The Rainbow Kid                                             1985
2. Turtle Time                                                  1985
3. Puppy Love                                                   1986
4. Crazy Christmas                                              1988

AZALEA
      Peattie, Mrs. Elia Wilkinson
             Reilly & Britton
1. Azalea: The Story of a Girl in the Blue Ridge Mountains     1912
2. Annie Laurie and Azalea                                      1913
3.  Azalea at Sunset Gap                                         1914
4. Azalea's Silver Web                                            1915

AZOR
      Crowley, Maude
             Oxford
1. *Azor                                                          1948
2. *Azor and the Haddock                                          1949
3. *Azor and the Blue-Eyed Cow                                    1951
4. *Tor and Azor                                                  1955

Note: Azor is a boy.

Related title: Pringle and the Lavendar Goat (1960).

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BABS
      Colver, Alice Ross
            Penn
1.  *Babs                                                        1917
2   *Babs at Birchwood                                            1919
3.  Babs at College                                               1920
4.  Babs at Home                                                  1921

BABY-SITTERS CLUB
      Martin, Ann M.
             Apple (PB)
1. *Kristy's Great Idea                                          1986
2. *Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls                           1986
3. *The Truth About Stacey                                        1986
4. *Mary Anne Saves the Day                                       1987
5.  Dawn and the Impossible Three                                 1987
6.  Kristy's Big Day                                              1987
7.  Claudia and Mean Janine                                       1987
8. Boy-Crazy Stacey                                               1987
9. The Ghost at Dawn's House                                      1988
10. Logan Likes Mary Anne!                                       1988
11. Kristy and the Snobs                                         1988
12. Claudia and the New Girl                                     1988
13. Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye                                    1988
14. Hello, Mallory                                               1988
15. Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn                           1988
16. Jessi's Secret Language                                      1988
17. Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery                                 1988
18. Stacey's Mistake                                             1988
19. Claudia and the Bad Joke                                    1988
20. Kristy and the Walking Disaster                             1989
21. Mallory and the Trouble With Twins                          1989
22. Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter                                    1989
23. Dawn on the Coast                                           1989
24. Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise                        1989
25. *Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger                        1989
26. *Claudia and the Sad Good-bye                               1989
27. Jessi and the Superbrat                                     1989
28. Welcome Back, Stacey!                                       1989
29. Mallory and the Mystery Diary                               1989
30. Mary Anne and the Great Romance                             1990
31. Dawn's Wicked Stepsister                                    1990
32. Kristy and the Secret of Susan                              1990
33. Claudia and the Great Search                                1990
34. Mary Anne and Too Many Boys                                 1990
35. Stacy and the Mystery of Stoneybrook                        1990
36. Jessi's Babysitter                                          1990
37. Dawn and the Older Boy                                      1990
38. Kristy's Mystery Admirer                                    1990
39. Poor Mallory!                                               1990
40. Claudia and the Middle School Mystery                       1991
41. Mary Anne vs. Logan                                         1991
42. Jessi and the Dance School Phantom                          1991
43. Stacy's Emergency                                           1991
44. Dawn and the Big Sleepover                                  1991

Related titles: Baby-sitter's Postcard Book, Baby-sitter's Club Notebook.

BABY-SITTERS CLUB SUPER SPECIALS
      Martin, Ann M.
             Apple (PB)
1. Baby-sitters on Board!                                       1988
2. *Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation                               1989
3. *Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation                                1989
4. *Baby-sitters' Island Adventure                               1990
5. *California Girls!                                            1990
6. New York New York!                                           1991

BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER
      Martin, Ann M.
             Apple (PB)
1. Karen's Witch                                                1988
2. Karen's Roller Skates                                        1988
3. Karen's Worst Day                                             1989
4. Karen's Kittycat Club                                         1989
5. Karen's School Picture                                        1989
6. Karen's Little Sister                                         1989
7. Karen's Birthday                                              1989
8. Karen's Haircut                                               1990
9. Karen's Sleepover                                             1990
10. Karen's Grandmother                                          1990
11. Karen's Prize                                                1990
12. Karen's Ghost                                                1990
13. Karen's Surprise                                             1990
14. Karen's New Year                                             1990
15. Karen in Love                                                1991
16. Karen's Goldfish                                             1991
17. Karen's Brothers                                             1991
18. Karen's Home Run                                             1991

Related title: Super Special: Karen's Wish (1990).

BAD NEWS BALLET
      Malcolm, Jahanna N.
             Apple (PB)
1. The Terrible Tryouts                                          1989
2. Battle of the Bunheads                                        1989
3. Stupid Cupids                                                 1989
4. Who Framed Mary Bubnick?                                      1989
5. Blubberina                                                    1989
6. Save D.A.D.!                                                  1990
7. The King and Us                                               1990
8. Camp Clodhopper                                               1990
9. Boo Hoo                                                       1990
10. A Dog Named Toe Shoe                                         1991

BAD NEWS BEARS
      Woodley, Richard
             Dell (PB)
1. The Bad News Bears                                            1976
2. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training                       1976
3. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan                                1978

BANNER CAMPFIRE GIRLS
      Devries, Julianne
             World
1. *Campfire Girls as Detectives                                 1933
2. *Campfire Girls at Holly House                                 1933
3. *Campfire Girls Flying Around the Globe                        1933
4. *Campfire Girls on Caliban Island                              1933
5. *Campfire Girls as Federal Investigators                       1935
6. *Campfire Girls at the White House                             1935

BARBARA ANN WILSON
      Grosby, Ruth
             Grosset
1. *The Stolen Blueprints                                         1939
2. The Mystery at Mountain View                                   1940
3. *Mystery across the Border                                     1941
4. The Clue in the Camera                                         1942

BARBARA HALE see LILIAN GARIS BOOKS FOR GIRLS

BARBARA WINTHROP
      Broughall, Helen Katharine
             Page
1. Barbara Winthrop at Boarding School                            1925
2. Barbara Winthrop at Camp                                       1926
3. Barbara Winthrop Graduate                                      1927
4. *Barbara Wintrop Abroad                                        1929

BARBIE
      Lawrence, Cynthia
      Maybee, Bette Lou
      Duest, Marianne
      Memlin, Carl
      Woolvin, Eleanor
             Random
1. *Here's Barbie (Lawrence/Maybee)                               1962
2. *Barbie's New York Summer (Lawrence)                           1962
3. *Barbie's Fashion Success (Maybee)                             1962
4. *Barbie Solves a Mystery (Lawrence)                            1963
5. *Barbie and Ken (Lawrence/Maybee)                              1963
6. *Barbie's Hawaiian Holiday (Maybee)                            1963
7. *Barbie in Television (Duest)                                  1964
8. *Barbie's Secret (Woolvin)                                     1964
9. *Barbie, Midge and Ken (Lawrence/Maybee)                       1964
10. Barbie's Easy as Pie Cookbook (Lawrence)                      1964
11. Barbie's Adventures at Camp (Memlin)                          1964
12. *Barbie and the Ghost Town Mystery (Woolvin)                  1965
13. *Barbie's Candy Striped Summer (Woolvin)                      1965
Related titles: Barbie's Mad Libs: Barbie and Her Friends; Barbie's Mad
Libs: Barbie Travels Around the World; Wendy Vitinsky and Helene Siegal,
Barbie's Party Cookbook (1991).

Note: The first three volumes were also reissued as one volume titled The World of Barbie.

BARRY-CAROL
      Silvers, Earl Reed
             Appleton
1. Barry the Undaunted                                 .1924
2. Barry and Budd                                                 1925
3. Carol of Highland Camp                                         1928
4. Barry Goes to College                                          1928
5. Carol of Cranford High                                         1930

BARTON BOOKS FOR GIRLS
      Barton, May Hollis (Stratemeyer Syndicate)
            Cupples
1. The Girl from the Country;
     or Laura Mayford's City Experiences                         1926
2. *Three Girl Chums at Laurel Hall;
     or The Mystery of the School by the Lake                    1926
3. *Nell Grayson's Ranching Days;
     or A City Girl in the Great West                            1926
4. Four Little Women of Roxby;
     or The Queer Old Lady Who Lost Her Way                      1926
5. *Plain Jane and Pretty Betty;
     or The Girl Who Won Out                                     1926
6. Little Miss Sunshine;
     or The Old Bachelor's Ward                                  1928
7.  Hazel Hood's Strange Discovery;
     or The Old Scientist's Treasure Boxl                        1928
8. Two Girls and a Mystery;
     or The Old House in the Glen                                1928
9. The Girls of Lighthouse Island;
     or The Strange Sea Chest                                    1929
10. Kate Martin's Problem;
     or Facing the Wide World                                    1929
11. The Girl in the Top Flat;
     or The Daughter of an Artist                                1930
12. The Search for Peggy Ann;
     or A Mystery of the Flood                                   1930
13. *Sallie's Test of Skill;
     or Winning the Trophy                                        1931
14. Charlotte Cross and Aunt Deb;
     or The Queerest Trip on Record                               1931
15. *Virginia's Venture;
     or Strange Business at the Tea House                         1932

BEANY MALONE
      Weber, Lenora Mattingly
             Crowell
1. *Meet the Malones                                              1943
2. *Beany Malone                                                   1948
3. *Leave it to Beany                                             1950
4. *Beany and the Beckoning Road                                  1952
5. *Beany has a Secret Life                                       1956
6. *Make a Wish for Me                                            1956
7. *Happy Birthday, Dear Beany                                    1957
8. *The More the Merrier                                          1958
9. *A Bright Star Falls                                           1959
10. *Welcome Stranger                                             1960
11. Pick a New Dream                                              1961
12. Tarry Awhile                                                  1962
13. *Something Borrowed, Something Blue                           1963
14. *Come Back, Wherever You Are                                  1969

BECKY SUSLOW
      Orgel, Doris
             Viking
1. *My War with Mrs. Galloway                                     1985
2. *Whiskers Once and Always                                      1986
3. Midnight Soup and A Witch's Hat                                1987
4. Starring Becky Suslow                                           1989

BESSIE BOOKS
      Mathews, Joanna H(ooe)
             Carter & Bros.
1.  Bessie at the Seaside                                         1867
2. Bessie in the City                                              1868
3. *Bessie and Her Friends                                        1868
4. *Bessie among the Mountains                                     1869
5. Bessie at School                                                1869
6. Bessie on Her Travels                                           1870

Related series: BESSIE BOOKS--SEQUELS.
 BESSIE BOOKS SEQUELS
      Mathews, Joanna H(ooe)
             Stokes
1. Maggie Bradford's Club