Laura Lee Hope: 167 books

Teenage sisters Ruth and Alice DeVere are up-and-coming actresses in the silent movie era. In this volume of the series, the girls land plum roles in a Civil War drama, A Girl in Blue and a Girl in Gray. Along the way, they befriend another young actress named Estelle, whose mysterious background intrigues Alice and Ruth.

Ruth and Alice DeVere and their father struggle to make ends meet while Mr. DeVere seeks another theatrical engagement. A friend's suggestion that Mr. DeVere work as an actor in the moving pictures is considered vulgar -- but when the family is served an eviction notice Mr. DeVere accepts work in...

Having had a great time during a previous stay at Camp Rest-a-While, the Brown family decides to return to the woods for part of the summer, exploring the forest beyond the camp they stayed at before. Their trip brings encounters with new people and animals -- as well as a few close calls for the children.

The "Outdoor Girls" earned their nickname from their fellow townspeople because of their abiding love of hiking, boating, motoring, and exploring. In this volume of the series, the girls have an opportunity to spend some time at a remote lodge in the woods. But soon after arriving, they discover that they won't be the only occupants of the area.

In the first volume of the beloved "Outdoor Girls" series, readers are introduced to Mollie Billette, Betty Nelson, Amy Stonington, and Grace Ford, a group of friends who love outdoor adventures so much that they decide to start their own club for hiking, camping, sports and more. As they plan their...

“Flossie! Flossie! Look at me! I’m having a steamboat ride! Oh, look!” “I am looking, Freddie Bobbsey!” “No, you’re not! You’re playing with your doll! Look at me splash, Flossie!” A little boy with blue eyes and light, curling hair was standing on a raft...

Led by their brave leader the Bold Tin Soldier, a battalion of toy soldiers put on a parade of fancy drills for all of their friends in the toy shop where they live (after the store has closed down for the day, of course). But just as the exhibition gets underway, the soldiers find out that one of their chums is in need of rescue.

From the "Make Believe Stories": The Nodding Donkey dated his birth from the day he received the beautiful coat of varnish in the workshop of Santa Claus at the North Pole. Before that he was just some pieces of wood, glued together. His head was not glued on, however, but was fastened in...

Actor Hosmer DeVere and his daughters Ruth and Alice struggle to make ends meet while Mr. DeVere is between theatrical engagements. Things look up when he wins a leading role in an upcoming play, but he is suddenly afflicted with hoarseness just before the play opens. When his voice does not improve,...

After he is carefully crafted by the team at Santa Claus' workshop, the Nodding Donkey gets his wish: he's delivered to a beautiful, bustling toy store just in time for the holiday season. Will he get the chance to make a little girl or boy happy on Christmas morning?

The Nodding Donkey dated his birth from the day he received the beautiful coat of varnish in the workshop of Santa Claus at the North Pole. Before that he was just some pieces of wood, glued together. His head was not glued on, however, but was fastened in such a manner that with the least motion the Donkey could nod it up and down, and also sidewise.

From the Six Little Bunkers series: "Oh, Daddy, come and take him off! He's a terrible big one, and he's winkin' one of his claws at me! Come and take him off!" "All right, Mun Bun. I'll be there in just a second. Hold him under water so he won't let go, and I'll get him for you." Daddy Bunker, who...