Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
Latest Books
for Children

A CERTAIN harbinger of the conf
~ ing holidays is to be seen in tho
abundant issue of new books
for young people. While there is n
wide divergence in point of excellence
all the volumes thus far received are
marked by healthy tone and some of
the stories are really ennoblng in their
character.
The publishers have done their part
well and the binding, illustrations and
Typographical features are all that can
be desired.
1.-THE Gregory Guards" by Emma
Lee Benedict, is the story of guard
of honor" A young man of wealth is
trustee of a fund to help boys, and he
chooses six to pass the summer at his
home on an island near New York.
These lads, of widely different tenn
peraments as well as earlier lives, are
most interestingly developed by the
young man and his wise tutor and in
true boy fashion they form IL CLUB"
whose highest purpose is to watch
over the property and interests of
their benefactor, and to which they
give his name. 1t is a bright and en-.
tertaining tale and tells how COOL
comes from doing good.
THE GREGORY GUARDS. BY
Emma Lee Benedict. Boston,: Lo-
throp, Lee & Shepard company.
MY Little Lady in Waiting" by
Louise e. Catln, possesses nearly
every element that pertains to a fas-
cinating story for children. The he
roine of the tale, Nellie Rose, who is
an American girl, while temporarily
sojourning in German city, saves
from injury on the thronged streets
another little girl who proves to be
princess. OF course Nellie is rewarded
and like Cinderella she springs from 81
patient drudge to high honors.
my LADY IN WAITING" BY
Louise E. Catlin. Boston: Lee e
Shepard.
Laura in the Mountains" is from
the pen of Mrs. Henrietta r. Eliot, Il
writer who excels in a sympathetic
understanding of children. In this
volume Mrs. Eliot has introduced the
same child who created such a good
impression in previous story, "Lauras
Holidays"
LAURA IN THE MOUNTAINS. BY
Henrietta Eliot. Boston: Lothrop
Publishing company.
Dan Monroe, a Story of Bunker
HILL" !s a tale in which w. O. Stoddard,
writer dear to the heart of American
youth, takes as his hero the drummer
boy of the Lexington militia, and
weaveS about his adventures in the
earlier days of the Revolution a most
fascinating book. There is plenty of
excitement without doing violence to
the carefully preserved historical out
line.
DAN MONROE. A STORY OF
BUNKER HILL. BY w. o. Stoddard.
Boston: Lothrop Publishing company.
I'm the Line" by A. T. Dudley. is
an addition to the authors phillips
Exeter SERIES The story tells how a
stalwart young student won his posi-
ton as guard and made equally marked
progress in the foundation of charac-
ter. Boys will like this book for it's
tone of good fellowship and accurate
presentation of athletic information.
IN THE LINE. BY A. r. Dudley
Boston: Lee & Shepard.
"Randy's Luck" by Amy Brooks, is
the sixth volume of the Randy
books" and within it's covers the girls
will meet the same lovable characters
that attracted them in the previous
stories.
RANDY'S LUCK. By Amy Brooks.
Boston: Lee & Shepard.
THE Children of Bedford Court" by
Grace LIE Baron, is the third volume Of
same noble little fellow that lent a
charm to Queer Janet" The illustra-
lions are done by Amy Brooks.
THE CHILDREN OF BEDFORD
COURT. BY Grace LIE Baron. Boston:
Lee e. Shepard.
How Barbara Kept Her Promise"
is one of Miss Nina Rhoades' most at
tractive stories for young girls. The
of Dollie Marston, the
heroine of Miss Rhoades' first book,
"Only Dollie," is pleasing feature of
the tale.
HOW BARBARA KEPT HER
BY Nina Rhoades. Boston:
Lee & Shepard,