The "gang" are just as human, humorous and clearly individualized as ever; and while the influence of the book is good, there is no "preaching," and fun and adventure abound. HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS (VIII'12) NEW YORK BY ALICE CALHOUN HAINES _For Young Folks from 9 to 16 Years old._ PARTNERS FOR FAIR With illustrations by FAITH AVERY. $1.25 net. A story full of action, not untinged by pathos, of a boy and his faithful dog and their wanderings after the poor-house burns down. They have interesting experiences with a traveling circus; the boy is thrown from a moving train, and has a lively time with the Mexican Insurrectos, from whom he is rescued by our troops. THE LUCK OF THE DUDLEY GRAHAMS Illustrated by FRANCIS DAY. 300 pp., 12mo. $1.50. A family story of city life. Lightened by humor and an airship. "Among the very best of books for young folks. Appeals especially to girls."--_Wisconsin List for Township Libraries._ "Promises to be perennially popular. A family of happy, healthy, inventive, bright children make the best of restricted conditions and prove themselves masters of circumstances."--_Christian Register._ "Sparkles with cleverness and humor."--_Brooklyn Eagle._ COCK-A-DOODLE HILL A sequel to the above. Illustrated by FRANCIS DAY. 296 pp., 12mo. $1.50. "Cockle-a-doodle Hill" is where the Dudley Graham family went to live when they left New York, and here Ernie started her chicken-farm, with one solitary fowl, "Hennerietta." The pictures of country scenes and the adventures and experiences of this household of young people are very life-like. "No better book for young people than 'The Luck of the Dudley Grahams' was offered last year. 'Cock-a-Doodle Hill' is another of similar qualities."--_Philadelphia Press._ HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS (VIII'12) NEW YORK STANDARD CYCLOPÆDIAS FOR YOUNG OR OLD CHAMPLIN'S YOUNG FOLKS' CYCLOPÆDIAS By JOHN D. CHAMPLIN _Late Associate Editor of the American Cyclopædia_ Bound in substantial red buckram. Each volume complete in itself and sold separately. 12mo, $3.00 per volume, retail. COMMON THINGS New, Enlarged Edition, 850 pp. Profusely Illustrated "A book which will be of permanent value to any boy or girl to whom it may be given, and which fills a place in the juvenile library, never, so far as I know, supplied before."--_Susan Coolidge._ PERSONS AND PLACES New, Up-to-Date Edition, 985 pp. Over 375 Illustrations