Alice Hale Burnett

Alice Hale Burnett is an American author of children's books. She is best known for writing books set in a small town called Merryvale. Her books were originally published by The New York Book Company early in the Twentieth Century.cite book |last=Burnett |first=Alice Hale |title=Hallowe'en at Merryvale |publisher=The New York Book Company |date=1916 |location=New York |pages=5-7, 64 |url=http://ia310924.us.archive.org/1/items/halloweenatmerry17145gut/17145-h/17145-h.htm]

The Merryvale Books

Boys series

The adventures of "Toad" and "Chuck" Brown, "Fat," "Reddy" are told by Burnett in a series of books called The Merryvale Boys. Titles in the series include:
* "Circus Day at Merryvale"
*"Father Brown's Indian Tale"
* "The Picnic at Merryvale"
* "Christmas Holidays in Merryvale" [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/23569]
* "Merryvale Boys on the Farm"
* "Hallowe'en at Merryvale" (1916) [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17145] According to the description on the books, this series portrays a boy's life in a small town America.

Girl series

In the Merryvale Girl series, Burnett tells the experiences of Beth, Mary and Jerry. Titles of books in the series include:
* "Beth's Garden Party"
* "A Day at the County Fair"
* "Geraldine's Birthday Surprise"
* "Mary Entertains the Sewing Club".

References

External links

* [http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/b#a7166 Alice Hale Burnett] at Project Gutenberg