Search Results: Authors starting with K from The Periscope Collection

Although stained on the outside cover, this book is in relatively good condition. Carolyn Keene wrote the Nancy Drew series, a book that was widely read by middle schoolers in the '50s and '60's. This book is part of "The Dana Girls" series, created in 1934, in an effort to capitalize on the Nancy Drew books and the Hardy Boys books, both never achieved the popularity of those books. The protagonists are two sisters who solve mysteries while at boarding school. A good read!

A vintage book, illustrating games and activities from around the world. Inside front cover states "This is a Seahorse Fun Book".

Authored by the same writer who gave us "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", a continuation of the adventures of the Merry Pranksters and their wild ride across the country in the 1960's. Ken Kesey was one of the last of the Beat Generation writers. No dust jacket, bright yellow, no marks inside (and It even has the weird feature of having a small flip book of tiny pictures in the lower right corner of the pages, some of which were attributed to poet Allen Ginsburg)

In very good condition; this was her last book, published before her death in the same year. There is an inscription in the book, written in ink. Other than that, no interior marks.

This book is a compilation of articles written around 1899 about the author's travels through India, Burma, China and the US. They were originally published in 1899.

Inscribed on the front cover "To Jerry, from Mom", this book has been cared for and not an ex-library book. Mr. Krumgold is one of my favorite author's of children's books (Henry 3 is my favorite!), this book won the Newbery Award in 1953 (the Newbery seal is stamped on the cover), but also won again in 1959 with Onion John. The most recent author to win two Newbery awards was Kate DeCamillo, who won one for The Tale of Desperaux , and another one for one of my all time favorites, Flora and Ulys where a vacuum cleaner is one of the main characters. (!) LOC #53-8415.