Edith Van Dyne
What starts out as a tranquil holiday in the family vacation home in upstate New York soon turns into an exciting foray into journalism for the enterprising Weldon family. Patsy, Beth, and Louise quickly become restless with the life of leisure and decide to start a newspaper. But the locals take a narrow view of this gutsy move, and before long, the Weldon family finds itself under attack.
Writing as "Edith Van Dyne," The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum brings remarkable depth and sensitivity to this novel intended for younger readers. Forward-thinking couple Arthur and Louise Weldon hire a Mexican nanny to care for their beloved baby Jane. However, this move causes tension in the family, as clashing views about race come to the forefront.
"Edith Van Dyne" is the pseudonym under which L. Frank Baum penned a popular series of novels for younger audiences. In this tale, indefatigable heroine Mary Louise finds out that her beloved grandfather has been accused of treason and works tirelessly to clear his name and restore his reputation.
After Louisa May Alcott's Little Women proved to be a publishing sensation, other book purveyors sought out titles with similar appeal. The Aunt Jane's Nieces series was designed to hook young audiences who first fell for Alcott's work. In Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society, the girls make their debut among the affluent upper classes—and find that high-society living is not all it's cracked up to be.
Under the pen name "Edith Van Dyne," Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum created the memorable character Mary Louise, a spirited teenager with a knack for solving mysteries and righting injustices. In Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls, the heroine and her chums contribute to the war effort.
After months of travels and adventures that were recounted in previous books in the Aunt Jane's Nieces series, the girls settle down for what they think will be a restful summer in a quaint rural village. But soon after their arrival, a number of unusual events transpire, and the girls soon find themselves embroiled in a confounding mystery.
This is the second book in a series of novels for younger audiences penned under a pseudonym by L. Frank Baum. Mary Louise in the Country takes up the issue of home rule for Ireland and features a co-starring role from the street-smart Josie O'Gorman.
Part of the "Aunt Jane's Nieces" series written by Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum (who used the pen name "Edith Van Dyne"), this novel has the girls visiting California and getting a crash course in the ins and outs of movie-making and the pleasures and pitfalls of celebrity.
The Aunt Jane's Nieces series was a wildly popular juvenile fiction collection written by L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, using the feminine pen name "Edith Van Dyne." This book, the last in the series, has the girls tending to wounded soldiers in the early battles of World War I.
Written by Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum under the pseudonym Edith Van Dyne, this volume of the Aunt Jane's Nieces series finds the girls dipping their dainty toes into the turbulent waters of party politics. When a cousin announces a run for a seat in the New York state legislature, the nieces drop everything to help out with his campaign—and learn a lot in the process.