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!
I read an awful lot of those girls’ series.
Patti, I read a bunch of Nancy Drews when I was a kid.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jackie says she also read the Dana Girls books.
Jeff, Jackie has great taste in girls’ series!
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.
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.
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?
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.
Have you hear of Vicki Barr flight stewardess? It’s one of the ‘Girl series”
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.
Prashant, you will really love John Axe’s books! Looking at the cover artwork alone brought back a lot of childhood memories!
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!
Jeff, you will love these John Axe books. Sadly, they’re not available in ebook format yet.
I found copies, but not at the great price you paid. Thanks for the tip.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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