PEGGY’S PRIZE CRUISE
By Kate Dickinson Sweetser
Author of “Mickey of the Alley,” “Ten Boys from Dickens,” “Ten Girls from Dickens,” etc., etc.
The Orrville News offered as a prize a Mediterranean trip to the student in the senior class of the Orrville High School who would write a synopsis of a play, with a historical theme, best suited for a five reel screen play. Paul Day wins the prize and his play has a try-out with an all-star amateur cast, and Peggy Emmons is chosen to play the lead.
Great preparations are made for the cruise and at last the day of sailing arrives. Then ensue some exciting experiences for Peggy and Paul, for Peggy’s family had also decided to take the trip, to Peggy’s great joy. The cruisers visit Madeira, Algiers, Constantinople, Cairo, Monte Carlo, etc. A good lively plot runs throughout the book, the travel information being always linked up with the action of the story.
There is a certain appealing heart interest in the book, for as you read you realize that the sights have all been seen by a real person. The author actually made the cruise, and so the story is authoritative in every detail. Miss Sweetser’s reputation as a writer of boys’ and girls’ books not only assures a worth-while story but the human touch which adds great value to her work.
Publishers: BARSE & CO. New York, N. Y., Newark, N. J.