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Books in the Young Entrepreneur genre:

Blueberry Mountain (1941)

Buck Evans and his friend Joe Sullivan start a blueberry farm. They face hard work and plenty of obstacles. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

A Name for Obed (1941)

Obed goes to live in Maine with his Aunt Sarah who opens a candy shop in the house they own. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Ethel Calvert Phillips
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Homer Price (1943)

Homer Price lives just outside Centerburg with his parents who run a tourist camp and with his pet skunk, Aroma. This first book of his adventures includes the story of the night the doughnut machine at his Uncle Ulysses’ lunchroom went crazy. ... View More

Author(s): Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

Mountain Born (1943)

Peter learns to be a shepherd under the tutelage of Old Benj.

Author(s): Elizabeth Yates
Illustrator(s): Nora S. Unwin

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1944

Two Logs Crossing: John Haskell’s Story (1943)

At sixteen John Haskell is suddenly the man of his family and makes good.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Walter D. Edmonds
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Freddy the Magician (1947)

Freddy, that multi-talented pig, takes up stage magic and prestidigitation.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

How to Be Rich, Like Me (1947)

Successful author William Hazlett Upson explains his method of making money without really working.

Author(s): William Hazlett Upson
Illustrator(s): Samuel Bryant

Cedar’s Boy (1949)

Shad Davis gets caught up in the excitement of harness racing -- and finds he has real talent as a driver. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Lee Townsend

Bulldozer (1951)

Bill Crane is just out of high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in the waters of a Maine pond. Soon Bill has rescued the machine and embarked on a career as a contractor. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edwin Schmidt

The Saucepan Journey (1951)

The Larsson family takes to the road in a caravan drawn by two percherons to sell Papa’s whistling sauce pan. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Edith Unnerstad
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Angel Cake (1952)

Cyril is a young hotel clerk who is advised to invest his inherited fortune in Broadway theatricals.

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Earl Oliver Hurst

The Boy Mechanic: A Completely New and Revised Edition by the Editors of Popular Mechanics (1952)

This harks back to a series of volumes of the same name dating back to the teens of the twentieth century.

Author(s): Popular Mechanics Co.
Illustrator(s): Popular Mechanics Co.

A Place for Peter (1952)

Peter’s father trusts him to collect the maple sap and boil it down to maple syrup.

Author(s): Elizabeth Yates
Illustrator(s): Nora S. Unwin

The Black Stallion’s Sulky Colt (1954)

When Tom Messenger is injured in an accident, it’s up to Alec Ramsay and Henry to race Bonfire in the Hambletonian.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Harold Eldridge

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1954

Henry Reed, Inc. (1955)

Henry Reed spends the summer in Grover’s Corner and sets up a business with Midge Glass. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Keith Robertson
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

The Island Stallion Races (1955)

With the help of an extraterrestrial visitor, Steve Duncan races Flame.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Harold Eldridge

The Black Stallion’s Courage (1956)

When a devastating fire destroys the brood barn Alex Ramsay takes the Black back to the track to earn the money to replace it.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): None

Island in the Bay (1956)

Linn Swenson defies his grandfather's wishes and goes into debt to buy a dory so he can become a lobsterman. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

The Black Stallion Mystery (1957)

Three yearling colts must be sons of the Black, but they aren’t. Alex Ramsay and Henry go looking for the sire and find the father of them all.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Mal Singer

The Horse-Tamer (1958)

Henry tells Alex Ramsay about his brother William Dailey, a horse-tamer.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): James Schucker

The Black Stallion and Flame (1960)

When Alex Ramsay and the Black are on a plane that goes down over the Caribbean Sea, they find themselves on Azul Island - home of Flame! Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Harold Eldridge

Buffalo and Beaver (1960)

Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

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

Henry Reed’s Journey (1963)

Henry joins Midge and her family as they drive from San Francisco to Grover’s Corner. Naturally they have adventures along the way.

Author(s): Keith Robertson
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

The Black Stallion Challenged! (1964)

Steve Duncan and Flame challenge Alec Ramsay and the Black to race.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Angie Draper

The Good Humor Man (1964)

Not only does he bring joy to children with his ice cream truck, he also finds a lost puppy. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Polka-Dot Goat (1964)

Sham Babu discovers his little pet goat will dance to the tunes of his pipes.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Boy with a Pack (1965)

Bill Crawford sets out from New Hampshire with a peddlar’s pack for the Ohio country.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Trap-Lines North (1965)

Based on the true adventures of Jim Vanderbeck this book tells the story of his winter on the trapline.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Enos Comstock

Kali and the Golden Mirror (1967)

In order to earn money for a special gift, Kali disguises herself as a boy and goes to work for a group of archeologists. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Eva-Lis Wuorio
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Black Stallion’s Ghost (1969)

While between races at a Florida horse farm, Alex Ramsay and the Black meet the Ghost and her trainer and are caught up in a supernatural horror story.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Angie Draper

Dick Whittington (1970)

“Turn again, Dick Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of London Town. ”

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Kathleen Lines
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Henry Reed’s Big Show (1970)

This summer Henry and Midge are theatrical producers.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Keith Robertson
Illustrator(s): Robert McCloskey

The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971)

Alex Ramsay hires a young woman as a trainer - but can she ride the Black in a race?

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Angie Draper

The Toothpaste Millionaire (1972)

Rufus and Kate go into toothpaste production. (Don’t tell the FDA.)

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Jean Merrill
Illustrator(s): Jan Palmer

Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail (1974)

A collection of essays on the art and craft of writing.

Author(s): Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Hodgkinson

The Black Stallion Legend (1983)

Alex Ramsay is distraught over the death of his young daughter and takes the black stallion to the southwest to try to find meaning. Not for younger readers. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Ruth Sanderson

Anno’s Flea Market (1984)

One Saturday morning in the town square, men and women and children sell trash and buy treasure. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno

Henry Reed’s Think Tank (1986)

Henry Reed and Midge Glass set up a consulting service in Grover’s Corner.

Author(s): Keith Robertson
Illustrator(s): Gail Owens

If You Made A Million (1989)

An introduction to economics.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): David M. Schwartz
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

T-Model Tommy (2000)

Tommy Ballard has his way to make in the Depression, but with the help of his sturdy Model-T, he’s well on his way.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Buffalo and Beaver (2004)

Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

Bulldozer (2004)

Bill Crane has just graduated from high school when he and his friend Ducky Davis discover a Caterpillar D2 in a Maine Pond. Soon Bill has salvaged the machine and started a career as a contractor.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edwin Schmidt

Lumberjack (2004)

Dan Garland joins the lumber crew when they come to cut his grandfather’s pine.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Henry C. Pitz

Blueberry Mountain (2005)

Buck Evans and his friend Joe Sullivan start a blueberry farm. They face hard work and plenty of obstacles.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Snow on Blueberry Mountain (2006)

Mark Wilkins decides to see if he can make his father’s ‘folly’ into a money-making business by building a ski run.

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

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