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GIRLS SERIES BOOKS:A CHECKLIST OF TITLES PUBLISHED 1840-1991Children's Literature Research Collections.University of Minnesota Libraries. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1992. This publication is made possible by a grant from
Copyright (c) 1992 by the University of Minnesota.
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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.
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
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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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