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Books for Boys and Girls

bourne.
This story carries two young army
officers into Alaska at the opening of
this century and describes the part
they took in the opening Of the Tanana
Valley. The author aims to present 4
true picture of the work of the army
in the pioneer movements of the coun-
try, and he holds to the historical facts
as recorded by the government
Archer and the Prophet, Edna A.
Brown.
A wholesome story of life in boy s
preparatory school. Archer, the hero.
unconsciously, exerts a fine influence
because he is always truthful and
square. The story is sequel to
Arnold Little Brother
Blithe Mcbride, Beulah Marie Dix.
The story of a little English girl
brought up b. thieves in Whitefriars,
! London, and sent to America as q bond
servant in 1867. She leads a most in
| tercsting life and has many adventures
with the Puritans and the Indians.
! The story reproduces colonial life and
customs and is most welcome change
from stories of beaux and clothes
The Boy Scout Crusoes, Edwin c. Bur
| rill.
We quote the Foreword, written bv
+. X. Matthews, Chief Scout Librarian
for The Boy Scouts of America: The
Boy Scout Crusoes is one of the very
few scout stories possessing sufficient
merit to warrant publication in oul
magazine, Boys Lifa.' The market
is giutted with scores of so-called Boz
Scout story books that are, by thei
gross exaggerations, doing our organi
zation real harm. | earnestly HOPE
1.-The Boy Scout Crusocs'' may prov
to be the sort of book that will help t
correct such Misrepresentation, an,
assist the promoti n of our movemen
by making its principles and activitic
vital to all boys who read il.
June, Edith Delano
. A young Southern girl left an OF
. rhan, is b. curious chance, adopte
into the family of distant relativ
living in the North. As she grows ole
a er, her valley in the South il
4 creases in value and she returns TO Ii,
/. old home with the fairy prince
Master Simon 5 Garden, Cornell
d Meigs.
Master Simon was the iovcliest ga
den in the little Puritan colony {
!. Hopewell back in old colonial time
although Il was held to be a thing a
It cursed by Parson Macrae. The stol
Y tells how three generations Of the far
: lily cherished and tended the garde
% the story ending with the return of Il
il hrst great trading snip from China
e the beginning of Revolutionary time
10 Should you 90 TO Hopewell today, "
= would find the garden still unchange
: the roses and lilies, the pink peoni
IL and white hollyhocks, the gorgeous t
ID lips blooming year after year und
turhed.
as On Parole, Anna p. Siyiter
50 very interesting story Of ranch Ii
in Wyoming Two boys discover t
skull OF a Brontosaurus and are tn
n ca ,tured by a horse thief. and put
in parole so they viii not try to esca
is, until their ransom is paid. The {
as venture ends well.
"a The Sapphire Si2net, Emile B. Knii
of The Bronson girls discover 4 Revo
~ tionarv war tins diary, written in co,
y, in the false bottom of an old hair-elc
en- trunk in their attic. They form a cl
Ct five TO deeipher the code and !
,er rayel the mystery that it conceals.
oi Attractive new editions OF the +
lowing books have been placed in
Children : Alcoves: Stevenson s Bla
Arrow, illustrated by n. C. We
Stevenson 5 Kidnapped, illustrated
/, = ElenoIe T. Abbott; Stevenson 5 Ire
of |ure Island, illustrated by 10
NC Rhead; Sewel s Black Beauty, i'll
ids tratad hv Maudc Scrivener.