FORGOTTEN BOOKS #236: ALL ABOUT COLLECTING BOYS’ SERIES BOOKS & ALL ABOUT COLLECTING GIRLS’ SERIES BOOKS By John Axe

all about collecting boys' series books
ALL ABOUT COLLECTING GIRLS' SERIES BOOKS
John Axe explores all the most popular Boys’ series: Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Tom Swift, Jr., Chip Hilton, Ken Holt, Ted Scott, Mark Tidd, Tom Slade and all the popular girls’ series: Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, Cherry Ames, Penny Parker, Kay Tracey, Beverly Gray, Connie Blair, Vicki Barr, and others. Axe provides lists of the books in the series, cover artwork, notes about the writer (or writers), and information on the publishers. If you’re a fan of these books or a collector, you’ll find plenty to satisfy you. I bought both of these books online for $5 each. A bargain!

24 thoughts on “FORGOTTEN BOOKS #236: ALL ABOUT COLLECTING BOYS’ SERIES BOOKS & ALL ABOUT COLLECTING GIRLS’ SERIES BOOKS By John Axe

    1. Tova

      I have a set of 10 (out of 16) of the Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series that I am looking to sell. Would you be interested in purchasing them? If not, do you possibly know anywhere that would buy them or a good place to sell them?
      its not about money, its about wanting them to get to a good home and be enjoyed the way my mom enjoyed them.
      Look forward to hearing from you.

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  1. Bill Crider

    I have the Hardy Boys books I owned as a kid, but no dust jackets. Judy still has several of her Nancy Drew books, including the jackets. Not that she plans to part with them.

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    1. george Post author

      Bill, I wish I had my Tom Swift, Jr. and Hardy Boys books from my youth. But they disappeared with my comic books while I was at Summer Camp.

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  2. Jeff Meyerson

    That is a bargain. Unlike Bill I don’t have any of my old books.

    Jackie liked the “profession” books, like Cherry Ames and Vicki Barr.

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    1. george Post author

      Jeff, John Axe provides plenty of great cover artwork and details about these great series. Wonderful books! And must-buys for fans of children’s series books.

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  3. Beth Fedyn

    Does anybody remember the Happy Hollisters? Lots of my female friends read them but nobody kept them – probably with good reason.

    When I was a little kid, my Mom would take me shopping with her at Atlantic Mills. If I was good and didn’t bug her for stuff, when we got to the checkout lane, she’d tell me she’d buy me a Nancy Drew book if I ran back and got one REAL FAST. Of course I had scoped them out so had no trouble making a speedy selection.

    I was a huge fan of Trixie Belden. My Mom also turned me on to her Ginny Gordon and Judy Bolton books.

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    1. george Post author

      Beth, my Mom launched my reading addiction by giving me a Tom Swift, Jr. novel (TOM SWIFT AND THE CAVES OF NUCLEAR FIRE) for Christmas when I was seven. I read the book in one day (a record for me back then) and then I asked for more. My Mom took me to a bookstore and that started my book collecting addiction.

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  4. RkR

    I’m going to find these today. I really liked many of the old series, though I got what I could from the library. I haven’t heard of some of the series you mention, however. These sound like a lot of fun. What price range do these series run in G-VG?

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    1. george Post author

      Rick, the prices are all over the place. I’ve been able to buy some of these boys’ series books for a penny (plus S&H). Others cost an arm and a leg. Take a look at ABE.COM and, of course, AMAZON.

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  5. Prashant C. Trikannad

    George, what a grand bargain! I read a lot of these boys and girls series as a kid including a whole lot of British YA pocket comics like Bunty, Judy, Mandy, and Debbie. I’ll see if I can buy these online or as ebooks.

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  6. Jeff Flugel

    What neat books! I had no idea these reference guides existed…will try and hunt them down ASAP. On my Kindle I have a large collection of Tom Swift and The Rover Boys, but some of the other series referenced above I’ve never heard of. Thanks for bringing these to our attention!

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  7. Kelly Robinson

    I’ve got a nifty little pile of Christopher Cool, Teen Agent books. I read The Hardy Boys more than Nancy Drew growing up, but neither ever really appealed to me too much — it’s just that I read whatever I could get my hands on. Trixie Belden was okay, because she was less prim.

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    1. george Post author

      Kelly, the pattern of children’s series books changed in the 1980s. My daughter read all the BABY-SITTERS CLUB books and SWEET VALLEY series. My son read THE WIZARD OF OZ series and DISCWORLD.

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  8. Tova L Dinkin

    Hi! I have a set of 10 (out of 16) of the Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series that I am looking to sell. Would you be interested in purchasing them? If not, do you possibly know anywhere that would buy them or a good place to sell them?
    its not about money, its about wanting them to get to a good home and be enjoyed the way my mom enjoyed them.
    Look forward to hearing from you.

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  9. Tommie Whitener

    About 1950 I read several of a series of books for boys, but I can’t remember more than that. It wasn’t Tom Hardy or Tom Swift. Is there some sort of a list of books that came out in a series for boys during the period 1900-1940?

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    1. george Post author

      Tommie, check this out: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=AJOqlzUM-HcmEZKeOXBhae_DU1C32b2iIA:1677589506155&q=list+of+book+series+for+boys+from+1900-1940&tbm=isch&source=univ&fir=NUdH0LpjtF59qM%252ComxnqHDNh54zlM%252C_%253B8zJFyg1GYHTayM%252C-Z3dRUGPqUnNHM%252C_%253BYYj7oKMQ47nbgM%252ComxnqHDNh54zlM%252C_%253Bwg7eI-tnVauj4M%252CcpWo0zDj42IIxM%252C_%253Btaxakp8uj6r-uM%252CDg9EYO-7Xj_66M%252C_%253B6IBwUMbUM_xs-M%252CsiWRdyN0WoJbpM%252C_%253B-SkE1wXt5BAdAM%252CjJAuD_pGCOxRNM%252C_%253Bs-nQSHhjsj2o_M%252CcpWo0zDj42IIxM%252C_%253BjsV6r3suQe3PqM%252C-Z3dRUGPqUnNHM%252C_%253BQmZ5PVqJRoQmVM%252Ct9zHhieOOJRuQM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kSr8Q7JAUi2lPlrfjnvjpkgSB6WUw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_lt_0o7j9AhWAk4kEHUUJD5QQjJkEegQIBBAC&biw=1786&bih=1251&dpr=2

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