"Miss Brooks always brings out the best ways of acting and living and provides a good deal of humor in her original country characters.--_Watchman, Boston._ "Few writers have ever possessed the faculty of reaching the hearts and holding the interest of little girl readers to the extent Miss Brooks has."--_Kennebec Journal_, _Augusta, Me._ "To know Prue is to love her, for no more winsome little girl was ever put in a book, and her keen wit and unexpected drolleries make her doubly attractive."--_Kindergarten Magazine._ * * * * * _For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers_ LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON _THE RANDY BOOKS_ _By AMY BROOKS_ 12mo CLOTH ARTISTIC COVER DESIGN IN GOLD AND COLORS ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR PRICE $1.00 EACH [Illustration] The progress of the "Randy Books" has been one continual triumph over the hearts of girls of all ages, for dear little fun-loving sister Prue is almost as much a central figure as Randy, growing toward womanhood with each book. The sterling good sense and simple naturalness of Randy, and the total absence of slang and viciousness, make these books in the highest degree commendable, while abundant life is supplied by the doings of merry friends, and there is rich humor in the droll rural characters. _Randy's Summer_ _Randy's Winter_ _Randy and Her Friends_ _Randy and Prue_ _Randy's Good Times_ _Randy's Luck_ _Randy's Loyalty_ _Randy's Prince_ [Illustration] "The Randy Books are among the very choicest books for young people to make a beginning with." --_Boston Courier._ "The Randy Books of Amy Brooks have had a deserved popularity among young girls. They are wholesome and moral without being goody-goody." --_Chicago Post._ * * * * * LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON Only Dollie By NINA RHOADES Illustrated by Bertha Davidson Square 12mo Cloth $1.00 [Illustration] THIS is a brightly written story of a girl of twelve, who, when the mystery of her birth is solved, like Cinderella, passes from drudgery to better circumstances. There is nothing strained or unnatural at any point. All descriptions or portrayals of character are life-like, and the book has an indescribable appealing quality which wins sympathy and secures success. "It is delightful reading at all times."--_Cedar Rapids (Ia.) Republican._ "It is well written, the story runs smoothly, the idea is good, and it is handled with ability.--_Chicago Journal._ The Little Girl Next Door