There is the high, happy spirit of youth in these famous
BOOKS FOR GIRLS
by JANE D. ABBOTT

Many available to read in the Online Bookshelf



BARBERRY GATE
   A boy flyer opened the Barberry Gate, closed since the day great-grandfather Colfax locked it, and Winsome learned the romantic story behind it all.

LAUGHING LAST
   Sidney finds adventure in Provincetown -- she takes part in the capture of modern pirates, and much to her surprise plays an unexpected part in her sister's romance.

APRILLY
   The charming story of a young girl, child of the circus, and the adventures which led to her goal of happiness.

HIGHACRES
   A school story of Jerry Travis and her chum Gyp Westley. A thread of romance and mystery in Jerry's life runs through the tale.

KEINETH
   How Keineth Randolph kept a secret -- a war secret -- for a whole year makes one of the best stories ever written for girls.

RED ROBIN
   In attempting to bring happiness into the lives of mill workers, Robin Forsythe, heir to a fortune, has many strange adventures.

HEYDAY
   Twenty-three! The heyday of life. Jay, a small town girl, finds happiness in New York.

LARKSPUR
   Especially interesting to any Girl Scout because it is the story of a Girl Scout who is poor and has to help her mother.

HAPPY HOUSE
   How an old family quarrel is healed through a misunderstanding and an old homestead becomes a "happy house" in reality.

JANNY
   How the "country cousin" wins the admiration of her New York relatives and saves the day for them, in the end.

HARRIET'S CHOICE
   Harriet found a deep mystery at Aunt Martha's city home -- and she also found the road to her heart's desire.

MARTHA THE SEVENTH
   Martha, with her freckled face and tip-tilted nose, is one of Mrs. Abbott's most winning heroines.



GROSSET & DUNLAP   :    Publishers   :    NEW YORK


  


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Source: Advertisement in The Haunted Attic, Margaret Sutton, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1932

 

 

 

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