THE LATEST BOOKS FOR BOYS
Around the End By Ralph Henry Barbour
Author of “For Yardley,” “The Half-Back,” “The Junior Trophy,” etc. With Pictures in Colors by C. M. Relyea, Cloth, Large 12mo. Price $1.35 net. By mail $1.47.
“What’s the new Barbour book about?” is generally the boy’s first question each season. And we might as well confess, right at the start, that this year’s book is all school life and football. Yardley Hall, where most of Mr. Barbour’s best stories occur, is the scene and Kendall Burtis, the boy who last year kicked a goal at the very last minute, is the hero. Kendall isn’t “green” any more and he gets into the game right at the start. And then somebody sells the team’s signals to Broadwood and accuses Kendall and a fine mess it all is. But Mr. Barbour can tell the story better than we can, and this year he has written the best ever.
Change Signals By Ralph Henry Barbour
Author of “The Half-Back,” “For Yardley,” “Forward Pass!” etc. Pictures in colors by C. M. Relyea, Large 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
Another of Barbour’s famous football stories for boys, quite as good as “The Half-Back,” “Behind the Line,” and other great successes. The scene is Yardley Hall and some characters of former books appear, though the hero is a new boy. Kendall Burtis of Maine, who knows more about potato raising than football, is the central figure; and the story of how Kendall developed into a star kicker and the hero of the big game of the season is more than ordinarily thrilling. The book is not all football, of course. There are plenty of the lesser incidents of preparatory school life, and plenty of good fun.
Five Yards to Go By Hawley Williams
Author of “Quarterback Reckless,” “Batter Up,” etc. With Pictures in Color. Cloth, Large 12mo. Price $1.25 net. By mail, $1.37.