Young Adult Literature
A Peep Behind the Scenes
Rosalie is the daughter of a traveling theater master and is envied by many young girls as she appears to live a life full of glamour, glitz…
The Young Carthaginian
Typically, Henty's heroes are boys of pluck in troubled times, and this is no different. Detailed research is embellished with a vivid imagi…
Mike: A Public School Story
This novel introduces the characters Mike Jackson and Psmith, who are featured in several of Wodehouse’s later works. It shows how the two c…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain creates an entertaining adventure of Middle America in the 1800's - afloat on a raft on th…
Tom Swift and the Visitor From Planet X
Tom Swift Jr. and his associates at Swift Enterprises wait breathlessly for what may well be the most important scientific event in history—…
Through the Looking-Glass
In the whimsical sequel to "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," Lewis Carroll invites listeners to join Alice as she embarks on a n…
Tom Swift and His War Tank
Tom Swift, that prolific youthful inventor, is engaged in trying to help the Allies win WWI. After reading newspaper accounts of the British…
In Search of the Castaways
The book tells the story of the quest for Captain Grant of the Britannia. After finding a bottle cast into the ocean by the captain himself …
Aunt Jane's Nieces
Jane Merrick is a wealthy, elderly, difficult invalid woman who is preparing for her approaching death. In her youth, she inherited her mone…
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Edith Nesbit, the author of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, felt passionately that young children should enjoy Shakespeare's great works…
A Cousin's Conspiracy
A Cousin's Conspiracy follows the journey of young Ernest Ray, a determined boy on a quest to reclaim his family's rightful inheritance. Whe…
The Call of the Wild
In this novel (often mistakenly classified a children’s book) the main protagonist Buck, a St. Bernard/Collie mix, is abducted and sold to a…
Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School
In the second installment of Grace Harlowe's adventures, the spirited young heroine navigates the complexities of friendship and loyalty dur…
Elsie's Womanhood
Elsie's Womanhood marks a pivotal chapter in the life of Elsie Dinsmore as she transitions from girlhood to young adulthood. Set against the…
The Story of Mankind
Relates the story of western civilization from earliest times through the beginning of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the p…
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth by Jacob Abbott offers a concise yet insightful exploration of one of history's most iconic figures. This biography delves i…
Chrissy's Endeavor
Eighteen year old Chrissy Hollister attends a Christian Endeavor Society meeting while away for the summer, and it changes her whole outlook…
Daddy-Long-Legs
Jerusha Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. The children were wholly dependent on charity and had to w…
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (1719) is considered by many the first English…
Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout
Tom Swift enters an upcoming race with his specially-designed prototype electric race car. But as he makes the final preparations and adjust…