Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
FOR YOUNGER READERS

Otis Is a name of prominence In the
early history Of these United States Of
America, and therefore it is fitting that
James Otis should turn his pen to the
relation of fictional history Of revolu-
ticnary days. His latest book is ''The
Minute Boys of South Carolina new
volume in the Minute Boys series.
which also includes Minute Boys of
| the Wyoming Valley" and Minute Boys
Of the Green Mountains" The tale tells
how several boys played an important
part ir the guerrilla campaign OF Ma
rion, the Swamp Fox" The book Is
I written in the first person, ostensibly by
Rufus Randolph. and 1t is a rattling good
story.
| Otis, in a measure has grown up with
| his readers. His earlier stories, such as
'Toby Tyler and 'Toby Tyler with the
Circus" were for younger boys than his
later books and though measured In years,
the first readers of those yarns are now
men and women grown, they still enjoy
| the ''kid stories this author writes so
delightfully."-.
The Minute Boys of South Carolina.
BY James Otis. Boston: Dana, Estes
e. Co.
| There is perhaps no grown-up among
the long list of American authors who is
SO completely zone of the boys as Ed
ward s. Ellis. Mr.. Ellis has written for
| the boys of two generations, and his
stories still delight His latest volume.
1.-THE Lost Dragon" is sequel to From
Low to High Gear which met with
much success last year. Both are auto
mobile stories and as such will appeal to
every red-blood boy who loves machin-
cry and what red-blood boy does not?
| 1t is far cry from the Indian tales
in which Ellis first won popularity to
these stories of a young mechanician, but
the later books have all the charm Of the
earlier Fomances, though in quite diff
: ferent field of boyish activity.
| The Lost Dragon. By Edward s. Ellis.
| Boston: Dana Estes 8S Co.
To most boys there is a strong fascina-
ton about a railroad, and to boys who
| have read Burton E. StevensOn's latest
series of books this fascination becomes
still stronger. The series began with
1.-The Young Section Hand" and now
| Mr.. Stevenson's publishers have issued
THE Young Train Dispatcher" This
latest story makes a double appeal, as 1t
combines the fascination of railroading
| with the delights of telegraphy.
| There are thousands of boys all over
the country who have set up their own
| little telegraph lines with one station in
| the barn, perhaps, and another in the
house, and who have passed delightful
days in the study and operation of their
equipment. To these the story Of how
this other boy utilized his knowledge of
the key and sounder to make a living
VIII prove doubly interesting.
| The Young Train Dispatcher. BY Bur-
| ton e. Stevenson. Boston: L. C.. Page
& Co. Los Angeles: G. G. Parker.
"our Little Hindoo Cousin" by Blanche
/ 49, ~ ~
Is the latest volume in the Little Cousin
series. published by L. c. Page & Co. of
Boston. There have been no fewer than
| thirty four volumes in the series and
others are in preparation. The books
serve excellently the purposes of a juve-
nile ethnology. They describe the GUS
| toms, habits and modes of life of the
several peoples of which they treat and
do II in such a way that the child's in
| terest Is maintained from cover to cover,
instruction being absorbed all unwit-
tingly.
Our Little Hindoo Cousin. BY Blanche
McManus. Boston: l.. G. Page Co.
Los Angeles: c. c. Parker.
s'Tom, Dick and Harriet" the latest
Ralph Henry Barbour Juvenile is stir
ring school story that cannot fail to in
terest young readers of whichever sex
The story is of school life in the fall
| and winter seasons, in a northern cli-
mute. where there is skating, ice boat
ing and kindred winter sports somewhat
foreign to Los Angeles youths but none
the less interesting for all that The book
relates the further adventures of charac-
| ters first introduced in the same authors
'"rhs Crimson Sweater" published last
year.
! Tom. Dick and Harriet. BY Ralph Hem
ry Barbour. New York: The Century
oomI any.