Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction books

Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey

Ingersoll Lockwood

This work is a Victorian‑era fantasy adventure that follows the diminutive “Little Baron” von Troomp and his…

Fifty-Two Stories For Girls

The volume is a collection of short narratives aimed at young readers, especially girls, that explore…

Camp-fire and Wigwam

Edward Sylvester Ellis

Camp‑fire and Wigwam is a juvenile adventure set in the American frontier, blending a coming‑of‑age tale with…

A World of Girls: The Story of a School

L. T. Meade

The novel opens in a bustling English boarding school setting, introducing a lively scene of a toddler’s…

Daisy

Susan Warner

The novel is a juvenile‑focused bildungsroman that follows Daisy’s early years, from the bright innocence of…

Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy

Oliver Optic

Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy is a nineteenth‑century juvenile novel that blends moral…

With Spurs of Gold: Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds

Greene, Frances Nimmo; Kirk, Dolly Williams

With Spurs of Gold is a juvenile historical adventure that strings together a series of short narratives…

Hildegarde's Holiday: A Story for Girls

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

The novel is a juvenile conduct story that follows the lively Hildegarde Grahame as she navigates a hospital…

Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls

Mrs. Molesworth

Robin Redbreast is a juvenile novel set in a small English town of the nineteenth century, where the story…

Hoodie

Mrs. Molesworth

The book is a juvenile tale of Christian conduct that opens in a bright, picture‑filled nursery where a quiet…

All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club

Oliver Optic

All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club introduces a youthful adventure set on Lake Champlain, launching the first…

A Little Country Girl

Susan Coolidge

The novel opens on a bright early‑June day in Narragansett country, when the steamer Eolus departs Wickford…

Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot.

Oliver Optic

Little Bobtail is the inaugural entry in Oliver Optic’s Yacht Club Series, a collection of self‑contained…

When Grandmamma Was New: The Story of a Virginia Childhood

Marion Harland

When Grandmamma Was New is a juvenile fiction work that blends Christian moral instruction with vivid…

George at the Fort; Or, Life Among the Soldiers

Harry Castlemon

The novel opens in the cramped headquarters of Fort Lamoine, where Colonel Brown, a hard‑nosed commander, is…

The Search for the Silver City: A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan

James Otis

The Search for the Silver City is a juvenile adventure that blends travel, exploration, and a dash of…

The Coming Wave; Or, The Hidden Treasure of High Rock

Oliver Optic

The Coming Wave is a juvenile adventure set in the world of New England yachting, the fourth entry in Oliver…

Make or Break; or, The Rich Man's Daughter

Oliver Optic

The work is a juvenile moral tale set in post‑Civil‑War Boston, where the author frames his story as a…

Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants

Oliver Optic

Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants is a mid‑nineteenth‑century juvenile adventure that begins…

Red Rose and Tiger Lily; Or, In a Wider World

L. T. Meade

The novel is a juvenile work that centers on the domestic life of the Thornton family, introducing its…

Tom, The Bootblack; or, The Road to Success

Horatio Alger, Jr.

The work is a juvenile adventure story that follows the everyday struggles of Tom, a fifteen‑year‑old street…

Last Words: A Final Collection of Stories

Juliana Horatia Ewing

The volume is a modest anthology of juvenile tales by Juliana Horatia Ewing, first assembled after the…

Adrift in the Wilds; Or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys

Edward Sylvester Ellis

The novel is a brisk, adventure‑filled tale of two teenage cousins, Elwood Brandon and Howard Lawrence, who…

Up The Baltic; Or, Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Oliver Optic

Up The Baltic is a juvenile adventure that blends nautical action with a travelogue of Scandinavia.