Guide2 YA Series


Series Author Begun Ended Re-issued Volumes Notes
Rover Boys Arthur M. Winfield 1899 1926 n/a 30
Soldiers of Fortune Edward Stratemeyer 1900 1906 n/a 4
Colonial Edward Stratemeyer 1901 1906 n/a 6
Putnam Hall Arthur M. Winfield 1901 1911 1921 6
Pan-American Edward Stratemeyer 1902 1911 n/a 6
Frontier Captain Ralph Bonehill 1903 1906 1908, 1912 3 [6]
Outdoor Series Captain Ralph Bonehill 1904 1905 1908 2 [7]
Bobbsey Twins Laura Lee Hope 1904 1979 72 [8]
Dave Porter Edward Stratemeyer 1905 1919 n/a 15
Deep Sea Roy Rockwood 1905 1908 1918, 1926 4
Boy Hunters Captain Ralph Bonehill 1906 1910 n/a 4
Boys of Business Allen Chapman 1906 1908 n/a 4
Boys of Pluck Allen Chapman 1906 1911 n/a 5
Great Marvel Roy Rockwood 1906 1935 n/a 9
Motor Boys Clarence Young 1906 1924 n/a 22
Ralph of the Railroad Allen Chapman 1906 1933 n/a 11 [9]
Jack Ranger Clarence Young 1907 1911 n/a 6
Darewell Chums Allen Chapman 1908 1911 1917 5
Dorothy Dale Margaret Penrose 1908 1924 n/a 13
Lakeport Edward Stratemeyer 1908 1912 n/a 6
Webster Series Frank V. Webster 1909 1915 n/a 25
College Sports Lester Chadwick 1910 1913 n/a 6
Motor Girls Margaret Penrose 1910 1917 n/a 10
Tom Swift Victor Appleton 1910 1941 n/a 40
Outdoor Chums Captain Quincy Allen 1911 1916 n/a 8
Baseball Joe Lester Chadwick 1912 1928 n/a 14
Boys of Columbia High Graham B. Forbes 1912 1920 n/a 8
Pioneer Boys Harrison Adams 1912 1928 n/a 8 [10]
Racer Boys Clarence Young 1912 1914 n/a 6
Tommy Tiptop Raymond Stone 1912 1917 n/a 6
Up and Doing Frederick Gordon 1912 1912 n/a 3
Dave Dashaway Roy Rockwood 1913 1915 n/a 5
Fred Fenton Athletic Series Allen Chapman 1913 1915 n/a 5
Motion Picture Chums Victor Appleton 1913 1916 n/a 7 [11]
Moving Picture Boys Victor Appleton 1913 1922 n/a 15 [11]
Outdoor Girls Laura Lee Hope 1913 1933 n/a 23
Ruth Fielding Alice B. Emerson 1913 1934 n/a 30
Saddle Boys James Carson 1913 1915 n/a 5 [12]
Speedwell Boys Roy Rockwood 1913 1915 n/a 5
Tom Fairfield Allen Chapman 1913 1915 n/a 5
Amy Bell Marlowe's Books for Girls Amy Bell Marlowe 1914 1927 1933 10
Back to the Soil Burbank L. Todd 1914 1915 n/a 2 [13]
Do Something Helen Beecher Long 1914 1919 n/a 5 [14]
Fairview Boys Frederick Gordon 1914 1917 n/a 6
Girls of Central High Gertrude W. Morrison 1914 1919 n/a 7
Moving Picture Girls Laura Lee Hope 1914 1916 n/a 7
University Roy Eliot Stokes 1914 1914 n/a 2
Bobby Blake Frank A. Warner 1915 1926 n/a 12
Corner House Girls Grace Brooks Hill 1915 1926 n/a 13
Kneetime Animal Stories Richard Barnum 1915 1922 n/a 17
White Ribbon Boys Raymond Sperry, Jr. 1915 1916 n/a 2
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Laura Lee Hope 1916 1931 n/a 20
Joe Strong Vance Barnum 1916 1916 n/a 7
Nan Sherwood Annie Roe Carr 1916 1937 n/a 7
Rushton Boys Spencer Davenport 1916 1916 n/a 3
Y.M.C.A. Boys Brooks Henderley 1916 1917 n/a 3
Motion Picture Comrades Elmer Tracey Barnes 1917 1917 n/a 5
Air Service Boys Charles Amory Beach 1918 1920 n/a 6
Carolyn Ruth Belmore Endicott 1918 1919 n/a 2
Dave Fearless Roy Rockwood 1918 1927 n/a 17
Six Little Bunkers Laura Lee Hope 1918 1930 1933 14
Betty Gordon Alice B. Emerson 1920 1932 n/a 15
Billie Bradley Janet D. Wheeler 1920 1932 n/a 9
Four Little Blossoms Mabel C. Hawley 1920 1930 1938 7
Make Believe Stories Laura Lee Hope 1920 1923 n/a 12
Oriole Amy Bell Marlowe 1920 1933 n/a 4 [15]
Sunny Boy Ramy Allison White 1920 1931 n/a 14
Frank and Andy Vance Barnum 1921 1921 n/a 3
Radio Boys Allen Chapman 1922 1930 n/a 13
Radio Girls Margaret Penrose 1922 1924 n/a 4
Honey Bunch Helen Louise Thorndyke 1923 1955 n/a 34
Riddle Club Alice Dale Hardy 1924 1929 n/a 6
Blythe Girls Laura Lee Hope 1925 1932 n/a 12
Don Sturdy Victor Appleton 1925 1935 n/a 15
Flyaways Alice Dale Hardy 1925 1925 n/a 3
Barton Books for Girls May Hollis Barton 1926 1937 n/a 16
Bomba, the Jungle Boy Roy Rockwood 1926 1938 1953, 1978 20
Frank Allen Graham B. Forbes 1926 1927 n/a 17 [16]
Garry Grayson Football Stories Elmer A. Dawson 1926 1932 n/a 10
Movie Boys Victor Appleton 1926 1927 n/a 17 [11]
Nat Ridley Rapid Fire Detective Stories Nat Ridley, Jr. 1926 1927 n/a 17
X Bar X Boys James Cody Ferris 1926 1942 n/a 21
Hardy Boys Mystery Stories Franklin W. Dixon 1927 2005 n/a 190 [17]
Ted Scott Flying Stories Franklin W. Dixon 1927 1943 n/a 20
Bob Chase Big Game Series Frank A. Warner 1929 1930 n/a 4
Lanky Lawson Harry Mason Roe 1929 1930 n/a 4
Roy Stover Philip A. Bartlett 1929 1934 n/a 4 [18]
Buck and Larry Baseball Stories Elmer A. Dawson 1930 1932 n/a 5
Campfire Girls Margaret Penrose 1930 1930 n/a 4
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Carolyn Keene 1930 2003 n/a 175 [19]
Slim Tyler Air Stories Richard H. Stone 1930 1936 n/a 7
Doris Force Julia K. Duncan 1931 1932 n/a 4
Jerry Ford Wonder Stories Fenworth Moore 1931 1932 1937 4
Perry Pierce Clinton W. Locke 1931 1934 n/a 4
Sky Flyers Eugene Martin 1931 1933 n/a 4 [20]
Dana Girls Mystery Stories Carolyn Keene 1934 1979 n/a 34 [19]
Kay Tracey Mystery Stories Frances K. Judd 1934 1942 1951–1953, 1961, 1964, 1978, 1980. 18
Mary and Jerry Mystery Stories Francis Hunt 1935 1937 n/a 5
Mel Martin Baseball Stories John R. Cooper 1947 1947 1952–1953 6
The Happy Hollisters Jerry West 1953 1970 1979 33
Tom Swift, Jr. Victor Appleton II 1954 1971 n/a 33 [21]
Honey Bunch and Norman Stories Helen Louise Thorndyke 1954 1963 n/a 12
Bret King Mystery Stories Dan Scott 1960 1964 n/a 9
Linda Craig Ann Sheldon 1962 1964 1981–1984 6 [22]
Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent Jack Lancer 1967 1969 n/a 6
Tolliver Adventure Series Alan Stone 1967 1967 n/a 3
Wynn and Lonny Racing Series Eric Speed 1975 1978 n/a 6
Nancy Drew Picture Books Carolyn Keene 1977 1977 n/a 2
Tom Swift III Victor Appleton 1981 1984 n/a 11 [23]