Margaret Vandercook

Margaret Vandercook
Margaret Vandercook was an American author best known for her prolific output of juvenile fiction, particularly during the early 20th century. She wrote over thirty books, many of which were part of popular series like "The Camp Fire Girls" and "The Ranch Girls," which depicted the adventures and development of young women. Vandercook's work was significant in shaping the genre of girls' series books, promoting themes of friendship, independence, and self-discovery.

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The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World

The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World

by: Margaret Vandercook
CHAPTER I Walking slowly down a broad stairway, a girl carried three old silver candlesticks in her hands. And although the hallway was in semi-darkness, the candles had not yet been lighted. It was a cold November afternoon and the great house was chill and silent. Entering the drawing room, she placed the candles upon the mantelpiece. Her breath was like a small gray cloud before her; and her dress,... more...
The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army

The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army

by: Margaret Vandercook
CHAPTER I A Peasant’s Hut in Russia IN the last volume of the Red Cross series the four American girls spent six months in tragic little Belgium. There, in an American hospital in Brussels, devoted to the care, not of wounded soldiers, but of ill Belgians, three of the girls lived and worked. But Eugenia went alone to dwell in a house in the woods because the cry of the children in Belgium made the... more...
The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor

The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor

by: Margaret Vandercook
CHAPTER IAN OLD HOUSE There are certain old houses in New York City built of rose-colored brick and white stone which face Washington Square. On this morning in early winter a light snow covered the ground and clung to the bare branches of the shrubs and trees. In a drawing-room of one of the old houses a young girl was moving quietly about at work. She was alone and the room was almost entirely... more...
The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill

The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill

by: Margaret Vandercook
CHAPTER I THE VOICE Betty Ashton sighed until the leaves of the book she held in her hand quivered, then she flung it face downward on the floor. "Oh dear, I do wish some one would invent something new for girls!" she exclaimed, although there was no one in the room to hear her. "It seems to me that all girls do nowadays is to imitate boys. We play their games, read their old books and even... more...
The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory

The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory

by: Margaret Vandercook
CHAPTER I With The American Army in France IT was a bright winter day near the middle of November, the ground hard with frost and light flurries of snow in the air.Over the sloping French countryside thousands of brown tents arose like innumerable, giant anthills, while curling above certain portions of the camp were long columns of smoke. American soldiers were walking about in a leisurely fashion, or... more...
The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas

The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas

by: Margaret Vandercook
Two Years Later A young man strode along through one of the principal streets of the town of Woodford, New Hampshire, with his blue eyes clouded and an expression of mingled displeasure and purpose about the firm lines of his mouth. It was an April afternoon and the warm sunshine uncurling the tiny buds on the old elm trees lit to a brighter hue the yellow Forsythia bushes already in bloom in the... more...