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Henrietta of St. Hilary's (1953)

Henrietta is not looking forward to the fall term at St. Hilary's now that her best friend has gone out to Africa. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s): None

Mike at Wrykyn (1953)

In Mike at Wrykyn Mike Jackson wins his first XI colors at Wrykyn in his first year, as set forth in the first part of the serialization of this novel ‘Jackson Junior,’ but two years later his father rusticates him to Sedleigh due to his ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Sparkplug of the Hornets (1953)

Peewee Carson has what it takes, and in Indiana, any high school basketball team can make it to the state championship.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Sibley

Go, Team, Go! (1954)

When the varsity players go on strike, it’s up to the JV to defend the school’s title at State.

Author(s): John R. Tunis
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Flood Friday (1956)

When a Vermont town is inundated by flood waters, the townspeople seek refuge in the high school.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

The Spring of the Year (1957)

Laura Haverard moves to St. Merlyon with her family, fails her grammar school exam and discovers acting when she plays Ariel in The Tempest.

Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): T. R. Freeman

Seraphina (1958)

Abandoned by her parents as a baby to the care of her grandmother, Seraphina moves in with her aunt when her grandmother dies and must start at a new school. When she romances about the parents she has never met, she gets caught in a web of false exp... View More

Author(s): Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s): Sheila Rose

End of Term (1959)

Nicola and Lawrie Marlow return for their second fall term at Kingscote School.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Flowering Spring (1960)

Laura is determined to act, but her father thinks teaching would be more practical.

Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): Shirley Hughes

Guide to Modern English 10 (1960)

An English text for tenth grade.

New Horizons (1961)

Janey has the opportunity to attend high school on the mainland.

Author(s): Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s): Dorothy Bayley Morse

Snow on Blueberry Mountain (1961)

Mark Wilkins decides to see if he can make his father’s ‘folly’ into a money-making business by building a ski run. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Sibley

Stranger on Big Hickory (1964)

Skip Rollins decides to join 4-H and pursue his hobby of wildlife photography.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Lambo

Know about English Law (1965)

A primer for the non-lawyer on the operation of English law.

Author(s): Henry Cecil
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Lonesome End (1968)

Tod Ross is a sophomore when the coach asks him to go out for the football team.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Ned Butterfield

The Pothunters (1972)

The sports trophies are missing from the pavilion and Jim Thomson is under suspicion since he did hurl a rock through the window preparatory to his own burglary, which was aimed soley at recovering his notes for an examination scheduled for the next ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

A Prefect’s Uncle (1972)

When Alan Gethryn’s uncle joins his house as a junior, embarrassing situations arise for the head of Leicester’s house.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Tales of St. Austin’s (1972)

A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The White Feather (1972)

Sheen funks it when faced with fighting a townee and Wrykyn shuns him. He takes tuition and wins his class at Aldershot. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Cricket Term (1974)

Twins Nicola and Lawrie Marlow spend the summer term at Kingscote School on cricket and drama.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Gold Bat (1974)

A tale of Wrykyn, an English ‘public’ school, cricket and certain pranks, one of which targeted the local MP.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Head of Kay’s (1974)

Having been appointed head boy of Kay’s house against his will, Kennedy soon finds that it is something like taking over the running of Hades while Mephistopheles sat back and watched.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Stephen Richard Boldero

The Head of Kay’s (1974)

Having been appointed head boy of Kay’s house against his will, Kennedy soon finds that it is something like taking over the running of Hades while Mephistopheles sat back and watched.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The Attic Term (1976)

Ginty Marlow is pretty, clever and popular. But then she breaks the rules and gets herself in trouble.

Author(s): Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth Grant

Mary McLeod Bethune (1977)

The biography of an African-American educator who founded a school and later a college in Daytona Beach, Florida and was an adviser to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Author(s): Eloise Greenfield
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Gold Bat and Other Stories (1986)

A compendium containing The Gold Bat, The Head of Kay’s and The White Feather.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Tony McSweeney

The Pothunters and Other School Stories (1986)

This compendium includes The Pothunters, A Prefect’s Uncle and Tales of St. Austin’s, Wodehouse’s first three published novels. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Tony McSweeney

Lonesome End (2005)

Tod Ross is a sophomore when the coach asks him to go out for the football team.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Ned Butterfield

Stranger on Big Hickory (2005)

Skip Rollins decides to join 4-H and pursue his hobby of wildlife photography.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Lambo

The Will to Win (2005)

A collection of short stories by a master, many of which deal with high school sports.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): John Gincano

Sparkplug of the Hornets (2006)

Peewee Carson has what it takes, and in Indiana, any high school basketball team can make it to the state championship.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Don Sibley

Betsy Was a Junior and Betsy and Joe (2009)

Betsy’s junior and senior years at Deep Valley High.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Vera Neville

Heaven to Betsy and Betsy in Spite of Herself (2009)

Betsy and Tacy’s first two years of high school.

Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Vera Neville

The Pothunters (2009)

The sports trophies are missing from the pavilion and Jim Thomson is under suspicion since he did hurl a rock through the window preparatory to his own burglary, which was aimed soley at recovering his notes for an examination scheduled for the next ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

A Prefect’s Uncle (2010)

When Alan Gethryn’s uncle joins his house as a junior, embarrassing situations arise for the head of Leicester’s house.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The Gold Bat (2011)

A tale of Wrykyn, an English ‘public’ school, cricket and certain pranks, one of which targeted the local MP.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Mike at Wrykyn (2011)

In Mike at Wrykyn Mike Jackson wins his first XI colors at Wrykyn in his first year, as set forth in the first part of the serialization of this novel ‘Jackson Junior,’ but two years later his father rusticates him to Sedleigh due to his ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Spring Term (2011)

Nicola and Lawrie are finishing their third year at Kingscote in this continuation of the Marlow saga.

Author(s): Sally Hayward
Illustrator(s): Ken Websdale

Tales of St. Austin’s (2012)

A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

Tales of St Austin’s (2012)

A dozen ‘public school’ stories set at St. Austin’s.

The White Feather (2013)

Sheen funks it when faced with fighting a townee and Wrykyn shuns him. He takes tuition and wins his class at Aldershot.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Andrzej Klimwoski

The Luck Stone (2014)

Originally written in 1908 and published in a British magazine, Chums, this is a school story with plenty of blood-and-thunder.

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