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lovable. These child characters are drawn with
real power.
The sweet-natured and bright girl Nan"
whom Mrs Myra Sawyer Hamn carried
through so many pleasant days at Camp Chico
nee. leads a happy and busy life In a sequel
called Nan in the City" (Roberts Brothers..
Extremely modern is this book, with Its boys
clubs and its Settlement girls AS modern IN
another direction is Mr. John Troworloges
electrical story" for boys. THE Resolute MT
Pansy'' (Roberts Brothers). The magic current
plays the chief part in the book. Fighting wrongs
solving moral problems and bringing 10 the
hero all that he wants most. Mr.. Frank NJ blcK-
nell's book The City OF Stories estes Il Lau-
ria) contains collection OF the sprightIy ana
fantastic little tales which have appeared over
his name in the leading periodicals for young
people. Another collection Of short stories, MI
r sullivan's Here They Are" Nongmans.
Green & Coz, are uncommony quaint and anus
ing and are accompanied by some delightful
nictures Evelyn Raymond's book THE Little
Red Schoolhouse" (Roberts Brothers). has FOR
hero an uncouth country boy with generous
nature. a big heart and high ambitions The
story has not much plot. but 1t has great deal
OF what may be called go
The ingenuity Of Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris is
endless when II comes 10 weaving oroll taies
out Of his Georgian folk. human and animal.
Aaron in the Wildwoods" Houghton. Mifiin &
COY repeats the success Of its forerunners. Mr.
Harris carries Aaron and Little Crochet
through all sorts of dverting adventures. and
tho mixtures drawn by Mr.. oliver Herford TO
accompany the text are so happily lit of that
the hook as whole, Is sure TO delight Juvenile
readers.
Miss Murfree has turned aside from her seri-
ous novels TO write a book Of short stories for
bovs THE Young Mountaineers" Houghton.
Mifiin & Coz belongs confessedly to Juvenile
literature. At the same time, the author mas
not scamped her work. On the contrary this
gives us the familiar merits of Charles Egbert
Craddock. and the brevity Of the stories In
creases their effect Altogether, It is one OF the
cleverest Of the holiday books, just the kind OF
worl, that boys IN their teens will thoroughly
enioy THE Big Horn Treasure "a. c. Nc
C1urg & Coz IS a tale OF Rocky Mountain gold
mining by John F. Cargill. 1t is alive with the
excitement that the finding Of great riches and
encounters with thieves involve.
THE Apprentice Boy; or. Learning the Busi-
ness estes & LauriaD. by Frank NJ Bcknell
is a plain and practical story of commercial
life The strictly honest young hero detects VII
any. and is rewarded In the usual way. the
moral Of the tale is that honesty Is the best
policy An equally plain tale in which the incl
dents are somewhat more exciting is Mr.. w.
Shattucks Secret Of the Black Butte" Roberts
Brothers. The finding OF mysterious gold
| mine a fight with a monstrous grizzly bear and
a blizzard adventure are among the interesting
| ale Cd IN These
! for the kind Of boy who doesn't care for Plu-
tarch's Lives" or Don Quixote" or TON
| Brown: and another book which will appeal
| 70 him IA E. s. Elliss True TO His Trust" cine
| Penn Publishing Company. This IS the story
| OF q sharp youth who helps TO catch a gang OF
| counterfeters and thereby wins money and
| credit galore This and other meritorious deeds
| lead to final fortune and happiness In the legal
profession. The same author, in volume en-
titled I'm the Days Of the Pioneers" Henry 7.
| Coates & Coz. continues his Boone and Ken
ton Series" II Is full Of what to the young
mean delightful thrils-fearfu dangers from
pursuing Indians and the most perilous Of de-
| vices for escape. less horrhc tale OF Indians
Is "Wanolasset" CRoberts Brothers). by A G.
Plympton. The little Colonial heroine Of this
book is captured by the Indians on one OF their
early raids In New England. and passes some
| unhappy days IN their CUSTODY DelOre sne can
be ransomed. The story Is told with grace and
simplicity.
There are a number Of fresh and animated lit
tie stories In Rafford Pykes Adventures OF
Mabel" Dodd. Mead G. Coz. They will not tax
the understanding Of the youngest reader. and
they will inspire only agreeable tremors and
wonder Another book Of adventures-"Ad-
ventures IN Toyland" (Charls Scribner's Sons)--
Is sufficiently described by the title Edith King
| Halls stories Of a little girls remarkable ex-
periences in toy shop remind one strongly
Of the happenings in a certain famous Alice
book; but in this case the reminder Is not a
drawback The pleasantest book OF rhymes and
tiny tales for children Issued this year Is Mrs.
Mary Mapes Dodge's New Baby World" CThe
Century Company. The volume includes the
most attractive selections to be found In the
old editions Of The Baby World" together
with new matter taken from more recent Issues
of "St. Nicholas"
"A Little House in Pimlico' "a. c. McClurg
, g. Coz. by Marguerite Bouvet. is so obviously a
plagiarism on 'Littl, Lord Fauntleroy" that 1t
. is astonishing to find It in print 1t Is, more
over no improvement on the original.
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, From The ST. Louis Star