HALE, LUCRETIA P.--The Peterkin Papers. Houghton, $1.50. [There is another volume, “The Last of the Peterkins, with Others of Their Kin.”] HARKER, L. ALLEN--Concerning Paul and Fiametta. Scribner, $1.25. [This book is delightfully human; some would consider it more a story _about_ children than _for_ children.] HIGGINSON, THOMAS W.--Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic. Macmillan, $1.50. HILL, C. T.--Fighting a Fire. [Stories of real life.] Century, $1.50. HUGHES, RUPERT--The Lakerim Athletic Club. Century, $1.50. The Dozen from Lakerim. Century, $1.50. HUGHES, THOMAS--Tom Brown’s School Days at Rugby. Macmillan, $1.50; Houghton, $1.00. [For older readers, there is “Tom Brown at Oxford.”] IRVING, WASHINGTON--Bracebridge Hall. (Ill., Caldecott.) Macmillan, $1.50. Old Christmas. (Ill., Caldecott.) Macmillan, $1.50. JACKSON, HELEN HUNT--Ramona. Little, Brown, $1.50. Nelly’s Silver Mine. (A Story of Colorado life.) Little, Brown, $1.50. Cat Stories. Little, Brown, $2.00. JAMISON, MRS. C. V.--Lady Jane. Century, $1 .50. Toinette’s Philip. Century, $1.50. [Descriptions of early New-Orleans life.] JEWETT, SARAH ORNE--Betty Leicester. Houghton, $1.25. JOHNSON, ROSSITER--Phaeton Rogers. Scribner, $1.50. KING, CAPT. CHARLES--Cadet Days. Harper, $1.25. KIPLING, RUDYARD--“Captains Courageous.” (A tale of the Gloucester fishermen.) Century, $1.50. LAMB, CHARLES AND MARY--Mrs. Leicester’s School. Dent (ill., Winifred Green, in Kate Greenaway style). Macmillan, $2.25. LA RAMÉE, LOUISE DE (Ouida)--Dog of Flanders. Lippincott, $1.50. LUCAS, E. V. (ED.)--Old-Fashioned Tales. Stokes, $1.50. (ED.) Forgotten Tales of Long Ago. Stokes, $1.50. MARRYATT, FREDERICK--Masterman Ready. Macmillan, $1.50; Routledge, $1.25. [Some librarians would reject Marryatt as they would Ballentyne; others would include him as they would Ballentyne.] MARTINEAU, HARRIET--The Crofton Boys. Routledge, $0.75; Heath, $0.30. MATHEWS, MARGARET H.--Dr. Gilbert’s Daughters. Coates, $0.75. MOFFETT, CLEVELAND--Careers of Danger and Daring. [Stories of real life.] Century, $1.50. MOLESWORTH, MRS.--Two Little Waifs. Macmillan, $1.00. Carrots. Macmillan, $1.50; Crowell, $0.75. MUNROE, KIRK--Cab and Caboose. Tale published in _St. Nicholas_. Derrick Sterling. Harper, $0.60. MYRTLE, HARRIET--Country Scenes. Man of Snow. [Out of print, but re-publication strongly advised by librarians.] OLLIVANT, ALFRED--Bob, Son of Battle. Doubleday, $1.50. [Strongly recommended for its vigour and its vividness.] OTIS, JAMES (pseud, of J. O. Kaler)--Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus. Harper, $0.60. Mr. Stubbs’s Brother. Harper, $0.60. PAULL, MRS. H. B.--Only a Cat. Whitaker, $1.25. [An excellent story.] PIER, ARTHUR S.--Boys of St. Timothy’s. Houghton, $1.50. PYLE, HOWARD--Jack Ballister’s Fortunes. Century, $2.00.