THE GIRL SCOUTS SERIES
By Lilian GarisNotes
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"The highest ideas of girlhood as advocated by the foremost organizations of America form the background for these stories and while unobtrusive there is a message in every volume."
- THE GIRL SCOUT PIONEERS, or, Winning the First B.C. -- "A story of the True Tred Troop in a Pennsylvania town. Two runaway girls, who want to see the city, are reclaimed through troop influence. The story is correct in scout detail." -- 1920. Cupples and Leon. Read it online!
- THE GIRL SCOUTS AT BELLAIRE, or, Maid Mary's Awakening -- "The story of a timid little maid who is afraid to take part in other girls' activities, while working nobly alone for high ideals. How she was discovered by the Bellaire Troop and came into her own as "Maid Mary" makes a fascinating story." -- 1920. Cupples & Leon.
- THE GIRL SCOUTS AT SEA CREST, or, The Wig Wag Rescue -- "Luna Land, a little island by the sea, is wrapt in a mysterious seclusion, and Kitty Scuttle, a grotesque figure, succeeds in keeping all others at bay until the girl scouts come." -- 1920. Cupples and Leon.
- THE GIRL SCOUTS AT CAMP COMALONG, or, Peg of Tamarack Hills -- "The girls of Bobolink Troop spend their summers on the shores of Lake Hocomo. THeir discovery of Peg, the mysterious rider, and the clearing up of her remarkable adventures afford a vigorous plot." -- 1921. Cupples & Leon.
- THE GIRL SCOUTS AT ROCKY LEDGE, or, Nora's Real Vacation -- "Nora Blair is the pampered daughter of a frivolous mother. Her dislike for the rugged life of Girl Scouts is eventually changed to appreciation, when the rescue of little Lucia, a woodland waif, becomes a problem for the girls to solve." -- 1922. Cupples and Leon.
Source:
Cupples & Leon advertisement in 1927 printing of Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill, courtesy of Thomas Duffy.
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