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• Wild dogs of Drowning Creek / (New York : Holiday House, ©1952), by Manly Wade Wellman (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Aunt Jane's nieces on vacation / (Chicago : Reilly & Lee Co., c1912), by L. Frank Baum (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Radio Girls on Station Island: The wireless from the steam yacht, by Margaret Penrose, illust. by Thelma Gooch (Gutenberg ebook)
• Tom the telephone boy; or, The mystery of a message, by Frank V. Webster (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Rambler Club's motor car, by W. Crispin Sheppard (Gutenberg ebook)
• Jack the runaway; or, On the road with a circus, by Frank V. Webster (Gutenberg ebook)
• The man in grey: Being episodes of the Chovan [i.e. Chouan] conspiracies in Normandy during the First Empire., by Emmuska Orczy Orczy (Gutenberg ebook)
• The chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service, by Dick Donovan (Gutenberg ebook)
• Scientific Sprague, by Francis Lynde, illust. by E. Roscoe Shrader (Gutenberg ebook)
• Le scarabée d'or (in French), by Edgar Allan Poe, trans. by Charles Baudelaire, illust. by R. Blot, Rita Dreyfus, and Georges Rochegrosse (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Strange Likeness, by Harriet Pyne Grove (Gutenberg ebook)
• Oliver Bright's Search; or, The Mystery of a Mine, by Edward Stratemeyer (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Corner House Girls Solve a Mystery: What It Was, Where It Was, and Who Found It, by Grace Brooks Hill, illust. by Thelma Gooch (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dangerous Dilemmas: Startling but True, by James Anderson Peddie (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Radio Girls at Forest Lodge; or, The Strange Hut in the Swamp, by Margaret Penrose (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands, by Mildred A. Wirt, illust. by Marguerite Geyer (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Bradys' Race for Life; or, Rounding Up a Tough Trio: A Detective Story of Life, by Francis Worcester Doughty (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Gray Shadow: A Mystery Story For Boys, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Black Police: A Story of Modern Australia, by A. J. Vogan (Gutenberg ebook)
• Mary Louise Stands the Test, by Emma Speed Sampson, illust. by Harry W. Armstrong (Gutenberg ebook)
• Tracked by Wireless, by William Le Queux (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain; Or, The Treasure Chest of Blue Rock, by Clarence Young, illust. by Walter S. Rogers (Gutenberg ebook)
• Bobby Blake in the Frozen North; Or, The Old Eskimo's Last Message, by Frank A. Warner, illust. by Walter S. Rogers (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Green Tent Mystery at Sugar Creek, by Paul Hutchens (Gutenberg ebook)
• Mary Louise Adopts a Soldier, by L. Frank Baum and Emma Speed Sampson, illust. by Joseph W. Wyckoff (Gutenberg ebook)
• Jet Plane Mystery, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Mercer Boys at Woodcrest, by Capwell Wyckoff (Gutenberg ebook)
• Captain Lucy in the Home Sector, by Aline Havard, illust. by Ralph P. Coleman (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Heart of a Mystery, by T. W. Speight (Gutenberg ebook)
• Mary Louise at Dorfield, by Emma Speed Sampson, illust. by Maude Martin Evers (Gutenberg ebook)
• Nancy Brandon's Mystery, by Lilian Garis (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dean Dunham; Or, the Waterford Mystery, by Horatio Alger (Gutenberg ebook)
• Peggy Finds the Theatre, by Virginia Hughes, illust. by Sergio Leone (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Golden Circle: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Peggy Plays Off-Broadway, by Virginia Hughes, illust. by Sergio Leone (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Clock Struck One, by Fergus Hume (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Mercer Boys' Cruise in the Lassie, by Capwell Wyckoff (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Crimson Cryptogram: A Detective Story, by Fergus Hume (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Black Patch, by Fergus Hume (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Puzzle in the Pond: A Judy Bolton Mystery, by Margaret Sutton (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Yellow Holly, by Fergus Hume (Gutenberg ebook)
• The S. P. Mystery, by Harriet Pyne Grove (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Mystery at Camp Lenape, by Carl Saxon (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dorothy Dale and Her Chums, by Margaret Penrose, illust. by Charles Nuttall (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dave Porter's Return to School; Or, Winning the Medal of Honor, by Edward Stratemeyer, illust. by Charles Nuttall (Gutenberg ebook)
• Atom Mystery [Young Atom Detective], by Charles Ira Coombs, illust. by G. Dean Lewis (Gutenberg ebook)
• Mrs Peixada, by Henry Harland (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Banner Boy Scouts in the Air, by George A. Warren (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys on a Ranch; or, Ned, Bob and Jerry Among the Cowboys, by Clarence Young, illust. by Robert Emmett Owen (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service; Or, The Capture in the Air, by Frank Walton, illust. by J. Watson Davis (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Great Oakdale Mystery, by Morgan Scott, illust. by Charles L. Wrenn (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Phantom Friend: A Judy Bolton Mystery, by Margaret Sutton (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Flying Machine Boys in the Wilds; Or, The Mystery of the Andes, by Frank Walton, illust. by J. Watson Davis (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts at Mobilization Camp, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts for Home Protection, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Flying Machine Boys on Duty; Or, The Clue Above the Clouds, by Frank Walton, illust. by J. Watson Davis (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys on Road and River; Or, Racing To Save a Life, by Clarence Young, illust. by Walter S. Rogers (Gutenberg ebook)
• Wyllard's Weird: A Novel, by M. E. Braddon (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Trail of the Green Doll: A Judy Bolton Mystery, by Margaret Sutton (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts on the Roll of Honor, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts as Forest Fire Fighters, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts with the Red Cross, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts of the Field Hospital, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Airship Boys' Ocean Flyer; Or, New York to London in Twelve Hours, by H. L. Sayler, illust. by Sidney H. Riesenberg (Gutenberg ebook)
• Oakdale Boys in Camp, by Morgan Scott, illust. by Martin Lewis (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts for City Improvement, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts in the Saddle, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts of the Signal Corps, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts in the Great Flood, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• Boys of Oakdale Academy, by Morgan Scott, illust. by Martin Lewis (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts of the Naval Reserve, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser, by John Henry Goldfrap, illust. by Charles L. Wrenn (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Scouts of the Life Saving Crew, by Robert Shaler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Yellow Phantom: A Judy Bolton Mystery, by Margaret Sutton (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Haunted Fountain: A Judy Bolton Mystery, by Margaret Sutton (Gutenberg ebook)
• Joan of the Journal, by Helen Diehl Olds, illust. by Robb Beebe (Gutenberg ebook)
• Copper Coleson's Ghost, by Edward P. Hendrick, illust. by Harold James Cue (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge, by Capwell Wyckoff (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Putnam Hall Encampment; or, The Secret of the Old Mill, by Edward Stratemeyer, illust. by Charles Nuttall (Gutenberg ebook)
• Bobby Blake on a Plantation; Or, Lost in the Great Swamp, by Frank A. Warner, illust. by Walter S. Rogers (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys After a Fortune; or, The Hut on Snake Island, by Clarence Young (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Putnam Hall Champions; or, Bound to Win Out, by Edward Stratemeyer (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys on the Wing; Or, Seeking the Airship Treasure, by Clarence Young (Gutenberg ebook)
• Gypsy Flight: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• At War with Society; or, Tales of the Outcasts, by James M'Levy (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Phantom Treasure, by Harriet Pyne Grove (Gutenberg ebook)
• Flower of the Gorse, by Louis Tracy (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air, by Clarence Young (Gutenberg ebook)
• Green Eyes, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Hal Kenyon Disappears, by Gordon Stuart (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Secret of Steeple Rocks, by Harriet Pyne Grove (Gutenberg ebook)
• Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch, by Joan Clark (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case, by Dorothy Wayne (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Adventure Girls at Happiness House, by Clair Blank (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Bungalow Boys in the Great Northwest, by John Henry Goldfrap (Gutenberg ebook)
• Doris Force at Locked Gates; Or, Saving a Mysterious Fortune, by Julia K. Duncan (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings, by Dorothy Wayne (Gutenberg ebook)
• Third Warning: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Sign of the Green Arrow: A Mystery Story, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys Afloat; or, The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway, by Clarence Young, illust. by Charles Nuttall (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane, by Dorothy Wayne (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Adventure Girls at K Bar O, by Clair Blank (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin, by Dorothy Wayne (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Phantom Yacht, by Carol Norton, illust. by D. Curley (Gutenberg ebook)
• A Ticket to Adventure: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Shadow Passes: A Mystery Story for Boys, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Hour of Enchantment: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Phantom Violin: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Flying Reporter, by Lewis E. Theiss (Gutenberg ebook)
• Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Crystal Ball: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras, by John Henry Goldfrap (Gutenberg ebook)
• Mystery Wings: A Mystery Story for Boys, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Phantom Town Mystery, by Carol Norton (Gutenberg ebook)
• Whispers at Dawn; Or, The Eye, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Motor Boys Across the Plains; or, The Hermit of Lost Lake, by Clarence Young, illust. by Charles Nuttall (Gutenberg ebook)
• Riddle of the Storm: A Mystery Story for Boys, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Arrow of Fire: A Mystery Story for Boys, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Witches Cove: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell, by L. P. Wyman, illust. by Mead Schaeffer (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Rope of Gold: A Mystery Story for Boys, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Sisters, by Grace May North (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Seven Sleuths' Club, by Carol Norton (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, by Roy J. Snell (Gutenberg ebook)
• Janet Hardy in Hollywood, by Ruthe S. Wheeler (Gutenberg ebook)
• 幽霊書店 (in Japanese), by Christopher Morley, trans. by Kiyotoshi Hayashi (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dan Carter, Cub Scout, and the River Camp, by Mildred A. Wirt (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dan Carter and the Money Box, by Mildred A. Wirt (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dan Carter-- Cub Scout, by Mildred A. Wirt (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle, by Mildred A. Wirt (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face, by Mildred A. Wirt (Gutenberg ebook)
• Dan Carter and the Cub Honor, by Mildred A. Wirt (Gutenberg ebook)
• Comrades on River and Lake, by Ralph Victor, illust. by S. Schneider (Gutenberg ebook)
• La dégringolade (in French), by Emile Gaboriau (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery; Or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House, by Hildegard G. Frey (Gutenberg ebook)
• Ralph, the Train Dispatcher; Or, The Mystery of the Pay Car, by Allen Chapman (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat: How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered, by Grace Brooks Hill, illust. by Thelma Gooch (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach; Or, Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies, by Laura Dent Crane (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong; Or, Peg of Tamarack Hills, by Lilian Garis (Gutenberg ebook)
• Airship Andy; Or, The Luck of a Brave Boy, by Frank V. Webster (Gutenberg ebook)
• A Crime of the Under-seas, by Guy Boothby, illust. by Stanley L. Wood (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boys of the Wireless; Or, A Stirring Rescue from the Deep, by Frank V. Webster (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Camp Fire Girls in After Years, by Margaret Vandercook (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Camp Fire Girls at the Seashore; Or, Bessie King's Happiness, by Jane L. Stewart (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Window at the White Cat, by Mary Roberts Rinehart (Gutenberg ebook)
• Janet Hardy in Radio City, by Ruthe S. Wheeler (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Boy Pilot of the Lakes; Or, Nat Morton's Perils, by Frank V. Webster (Gutenberg ebook)
• Tahara Among African Tribes, by Harold M. Sherman (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Red Rat's Daughter, by Guy Boothby, illust. by Henry Austin (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Automobile Girls at Chicago; Or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds, by Laura Dent Crane (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Corner House Girls Growing Up: What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended, by Grace Brooks Hill, illust. by Robert Emmett Owen (Gutenberg ebook)
• Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist, by John T. McIntyre, illust. by Ralph L. Boyer (Gutenberg ebook)
• A Queen's Error, by Henry Curties (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Pirate Shark, by Elliott Whitney, illust. by Fred J. Arting (Gutenberg ebook)
• La Grande Marnière (in French), by Georges Ohnet (Gutenberg ebook)
• The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler; Or, Working for the Custom House, by Francis Worcester Doughty (Gutenberg ebook)
• Ashton-Kirk, Investigator, by John T. McIntyre, illust. by Ralph L. Boyer (Gutenberg ebook)

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