Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-11
AUTUMN BOOKS FOR
YOUNG FOLKS READING
TITLES OF INTERESTING LITERA-
TURE JUST ISSUED THAT HAVE
ALREADY PROVEN POPULAR
WITH ALL CLASSES.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-Already the
children's books for the holidays are
| out In large numbers; books for pres
ents require great care in selection,
and with these, at least, there will be
no difficulty in finishing the Christmas
shopping early. There are all kinds
of boks, as usual, many bringing in
old friends whom the children know,
and others quite new and delightful.
One of the first of the interesting
ones which may be mentioned 10
'School Girl" by Rebecca Middleton
Samson. The book possibly borrows
part Of its name from the Allies of the
war, for the girls who are brought
together are from among the nations
now figting together, but the inter
esting old "Pensionist Van Pelt," the
Belgian school for girls, is in Brus-
sells long before the interesting old
city had fallen upon its prestn hard
times. 1t is a better story for that,
and the only wars in it are the small
frictions incident to the bringing to-
gether of healthy, happy lot of girls
of different nationalities Sherry"
and Tad" are two American girls
who take up their studies with the
.harum-scarum Belgian girls, whose
manners at times are so perfect; the
primly severe (also at timesl English
girls, and there is one girl from Ire
land, and others from Paris.
1t is a long and interesting. story4
telling in detail the life of the girls
of the pesionnat, so different from
the school 10th same class in this
country, with it's many restrictions,
the black Inform dress of the pupils
and the interesting "sorites" the girls
make into the city, including their
visits to the patisseries. 1t is in the
latter that girls find, as the story
tells, "platters heaped with buttery,
nutty, spicq, fruity, jammy, flaky,
creamy, crusty, crackly, crouchy CON-
pounds sailed 'des plates.
A boys book which has name
familiar to all ears in these days is
The Plattsburgers," by Arthur Stan
wood Pier. This is the real Platts-
burg, but in the days Of preliminary
A. rs into fhn
war. 1t is story Of the first camp
at Plattsburg when the college boys
went up with no thought that real war
service would follow. 1t is a true
story OF camp life with nothing tech
nical, but showing the difficulties III
first attempts at military discipline.
There is crouch corporal and sew
eral lively privates. who have some ex-
cuse for grouchiness.
There is a new Patty Book by
Carolyn Wells, Patty Blossom to be
welcomed by all admirers of the gay
little heroine. although this rs the
| fifteenth volume in which she has APP
peared. There were signs of matri-
Suony in previous books, but in this
! It is on the Threshold and Patty in a
beautiful apple blossom kimono--Pat-
ty is noted for the becomingness of
her gowns is actually engaged. For
little girls there is "Plucky Little
Patsy by Nina Rhodes, quite long
and serious story, full of interest, tell
ing of the little Patsy who comes from
.merica to England to be an heir
ess and part of many interesting
happenings. A hitler girl than Pat
BY. but whose story is nearly as long
i Elizabeth Bess. a dear little girl
of the sixties whose life is chuck full