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The Girl Scout Pioneers; or, Winning the First B.C.
"A story of the True Tred Troop in a Pennsylvania town. Two runaway girls, who want to see the city, are reclaimed through troop influence. The story is correct in scout detail."
228 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1920
About the author
Lilian C. Garis
89 books5 followersLilian C. Garis , born Lilian C. McNamara (1873-14 April 1954), was an American author who wrote hundreds of books of juvenile fiction between around 1915 and the early 1940's. Prior to this, she was a reporter for the Newark Evening News in New Jersey.
For the Stratemeyer Syndicate, she wrote under the pseudonyms Margaret Penrose and Laura Lee Hope, with her works including some of the earliest books in the Bobbsey Twins series as well as the Dorothy Dale series.
Mrs. Garis also wrote books under her own name. Her husband, Howard Roger Garis, was also a Syndicate writer and DJ on WNJR. Her children, Roger and Cleo, also wrote juvenile fiction.
For the Stratemeyer Syndicate, she wrote under the pseudonyms Margaret Penrose and Laura Lee Hope, with her works including some of the earliest books in the Bobbsey Twins series as well as the Dorothy Dale series.
Mrs. Garis also wrote books under her own name. Her husband, Howard Roger Garis, was also a Syndicate writer and DJ on WNJR. Her children, Roger and Cleo, also wrote juvenile fiction.
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