Camp Fire Girls (novel series)

Last updated August 24, 2023

The Camp Fire Girls books is a series of fiction novels written for children by various authors from 1912 into the 1930s portraying members of the Camp Fire Girls.^[1]

Authors

E. A. Watson Hyde
Margaret Penrose
Harriet Pyne Grove
Harriet Rietz
Hildegarde Gertrude Frey (also as Hildegard G. Frey)
Howard Roger Garis (pseudonym as Marion Davidson)
Irene Elliott Benson
Isabel Hornibrook
Jane L. Stewart
Julianne DeVries (also as Julian DeVries)
Margaret Vandercook
Margaret Love Sanderson
Samuel E. Lowe (pseudonym as Helen Hart)
Stella M. Francis
Amy Ella Blanchard

Chronological list of titles

Year	Title	Author	Illustrator	Publisher
The Camp Fire Girls Books
1900s	The Campfire Girls of Roselawn, or, a Strange Message from the Air	Margaret Penrose		Goldsmith
1900s	The Campfire Girls on the Program, or, Singing and Reciting at the Sending Station	Margaret Penrose		Goldsmith
1910s	Ethel Hollister's First Summer as a Campfire Girl	Irene Elliott Benson		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1910s	The Campfire Girls at Forest Lodge, or, The Strange Hut in the Swamp	Margaret Penrose		Goldsmith
1912	How Ethel Hollister became a Campfire Girl	Irene Elliott Benson		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1912	Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl	Irene Elliott Benson		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1913	Camp Fire Girls, or, The Secret of an Old Mill	Howard Roger Garis (Marion Davidson)		R.F. Fenno & Co.
1913	The Camp Fire Girls Amid the Snows	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1913	The Camp Fire Girls at Hillside	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Britton Co.
1913	The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1913	The Camp Fire Girls on the Ice, or, The Mystery of a Winter Cabin	Howard Roger Garis (Marion Davidson)		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1914	A Campfire Girl's Adventure	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls at Long Lake, or, Bessie King in Summer Camp Alternate title A Campfire Girl in Summer Camp	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls at Pine-tree Camp	Margaret Love Sanderson	Pauline M. Batchelder	Reilly & Lee Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls at the Seashore, or, Bessie King's Happiness	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains, or, Bessie King's Strange Adventure	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls in the Woods, or, Bessie King's First Council Fire	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm, or Bessie King's New Chum	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1914	The Camp Fire Girls on the March, or, Bessie King's Test of Friendship	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1915	The Camp Fire Girls in After Years	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1915	The Camp fire girls of Brightwood : a story of how they kindled their fire and kept it burning	Amy Ella Blanchard	Frank T. Merrill	W.A. Wilde Co.
1915	The Camp Fire Girls Success	Samuel E. Lowe (Helen Hart)	Alice Carsey	Whitman Pub. Co.
1916	The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House, or, The Magic Garden	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1916	The Camp Fire Girls at School, or, The Woleho [sic] Weavers	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1916	The Camp Fire Girls at Top o' the World, republished in 1936 by Reilly & Lee as Molly Wren's Promise	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Britton Co.
1916	The Campfire Girls' Duty Call	Samuel E. Lowe (Helen Hart)	Violet Moore Higgins	Whitman Pub. Co.
1916	The Camp Fire Girls go Motoring, or, Along the Road that Leads the Way	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1916	The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods, or, The Winnebagos go Camping	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1917	Camp Fire Girls and Mt. Greylock	Isabel Hornibrook
1917	The Camp Fire Girls at Lookout Pass	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Britton Co.
1917	The Camp Fire Girls at the End of the Trail	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1917	The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks, or, The House of the Open Door	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1917	The Camp Fire Girls' on Ellen's Isle, or, The Trail of the Seven Cedars	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1917	The Camp Fire Girls on the Edge of the Desert	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1917	The Campfire Girls' Week-end Party	Harriet Rietz	Alice Carsey	Western Pub. Co.
1917	In Camp with the Muskoday Camp Fire Girls	Amy Ella Blanchard	Frank T. Merrill	W.A. Wilde Co.
1918	Camp Fire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains, or, A Christmas success against odds	Stella M. Francis		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls in the Country, or, The Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot	Stella M. Francis		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Camp Fire Girls on the Ice, or, The Mystery of a Winter Cabin	Howard Roger Garis (Marion Davidson)		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls' Outing, or, Ethel Hollister's Second Summer in Camp	Stella M. Francis		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls' at Twin Lakes, or, The quest of a summer vacation	Stella M. Francis		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls' in the Forest, or, The Lost Trail Found	Irene Elliott Benson		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls' Lake Camp, or, Searching for New Adventures	Irene Elliott Benson		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls Mountaineering, or, Overcoming all Obstacles	Irene Elliott Benson		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls on a Hike, or, Lost in the Great Northern Woods	Stella M. Francis		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girl's Rural Retreat, or, The Quest of a Secret	Irene Elliott Benson		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Campfire Girls' Trip Up the River, or, Ethel Hollister's First Lesson	Stella M. Francis		M.A. Donohue & Co.
1918	Little Sisters to the Camp Fire Girls	E. A. Watson Hyde	Ella Dolbear Lee
1918	The Camp Fire Girls at Driftwood Heights, republished as Caught in the Dark by Reilly & Lee in 1936	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Lee Co.
1918	The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1918	The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1918	The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road, or, Glorify Work	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1919	The Camp Fire Girls do Their Bit, or, Over the Top with the Winnebagos	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1919	The Camp Fire Girls in Glorious France	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1919	The Camp Fire Girls in Old Kentucky	Margaret Love Sanderson	Hugh Rankin	Reilly & Lee Co.
1919	The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery, or, the Christmas Adventure at Carver House	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1919	Mary Lee the Campfire Girl	Harriet Rietz	Alice Carsey	Whitman Pub. Co.
1920s	The Campfire Girls in High School	Samuel E. Lowe (Helen Hart)	Alice Carsey	Whitman Pub. Co.
1920s	The Campfire Girls' Red Cross Work	Samuel E. Lowe (Helen Hart)	Alice Carsey	Whitman Pub. Co.
1920	The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin, or, Down Paddles	Hildegarde Gertrude Frey		A. L. Burt Co.
1920	The Camp Fire Girls in Merrie England	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1920	The Camp Fire Girls on a Yacht	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Lee Co.
1920	The Campfire Girls and Aunt Madge	Harriet Rietz	Alice Carsey	Whitman Pub. Co.
1920	The Campfire Girls at Work	Samuel E. Lowe (Helen Hart)		Whitman Pub. Co.
1921	The Camp Fire Girls at Half Moon Lake	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1921	The Camp Fire Girls by the Blue Lagoon	Margaret Vandercook		John C. Winston Co.
1921	The Camp Fire Girls on Hurricane Island	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Lee Co.
1927	A Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship	Jane L. Stewart		Saalfield Pub. Co.
1930s	The Campfire Girls on Station Island, or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht	Margaret Penrose		Goldsmith
1931	The Campfire Girls of Wyandotte Camp	Harriet Pyne Grove		A. L. Burt Co.
1931	The Campfire Girls on the Trail	Harriet Pyne Grove		A. L. Burt Co.
1933	The Campfire Girls as Detectives	Julian DeVries		World Syndicate Pub. Co.
1933	The Campfire Girls at Holly House	Julian DeVries		World Syndicate Pub. Co.
1933	The Campfire Girls Flying Around the Globe	Julian DeVries		World Syndicate Pub. Co.
1933	The Campfire Girls on Caliban Island	Julian DeVries		World Syndicate Pub. Co.
1935	The Camp Fire Girls as Federal Investigators	Julian DeVries		World Syndicate Pub. Co.
1935	The Camp Fire Girls at the White House	Julian DeVries		World Syndicate Pub. Co.
1936	A Cruise on the "Boojum" : Camp Fire Girls on a yacht	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Lee Co.
1936	Betty at Lookout Pass	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Lee Co.
1936	Jane Pellew in Kentucky : Camp fire girls in old Kentucky	Margaret Vandercook		Reilly & Lee Co.
1936	The Affairs of Jane & Breck	Margaret Love Sanderson		Reilly & Lee Co.

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References

↑ Inness, Sherrie A. (1997). "Introduction". Nancy Drew and Company: Culture, Gender, and Girls' Series. Popular Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780879727369.

External links

Camp Fire in Children's Fiction
The Campfire Girls Books at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

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[1] Inness, Sherrie A. (1997). "Introduction". Nancy Drew and Company: Culture, Gender, and Girls' Series. Popular Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780879727369.

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