Margaret Vandercook

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Margaret Vandercook


Born
in Louisville, Kentucky, The United States
January 12, 1877

Died
February 07, 1958

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Margaret O'Bannon Womack Vandercook was an American writer of children's literature. She did not become a professional writer until after her husband's death, but has since been described as the queen of Camp Fire writers, writing twenty-one Camp Fire novels under her own name as well as under the pseudonym "Margaret Love Sanderson" (also used by Emma Keats Speed Sampson, author of the Miss Minerva books). In addition to the Camp Fire Girls series, Margaret is also known for her other girls' series books, which include the Ranch Girls, the Red Cross Girls, and the Girl Scouts. Additional works include stories, articles and poems for Harper's Bazaar, Delineator, Pearson's Magazine, Book News Monthly, Paris Modes, and many other publications. ...more

Average rating: 3.53 · 257 ratings · 41 reviews · 127 distinct works
The Ranch Girls at Rainbow ...

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4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1911 — 35 editions
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The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gol...

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3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1912 — 28 editions
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The Camp Fire Girls at Sunr...

2.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1913 — 60 editions
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The Ranch Girls and Their H...

3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1920 — 25 editions
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The Red Cross Girls in the ...

3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1916 — 18 editions
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The Ranch Girls at Boarding...

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3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1913 — 13 editions
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The Ranch Girls in Europe (...

3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1914 — 23 editions
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The Camp Fire Girls' Careers

3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1915 — 23 editions
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The Red Cross Girls with th...

2.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1916 — 40 editions
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The Ranch Girls at Home Aga...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1915 — 32 editions
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More books by Margaret Vandercook…
The Ranch Girls at Rainbow ... The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold The Ranch Girls at Boarding... The Ranch Girls in Europe The Ranch Girls at Home Again The Ranch Girls and Their G... The Ranch Girls and Their H...
(9 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 104 ratings

The Camp Fire Girls at Sunr... The Camp Fire Girls Amid th... The Camp Fire Girls Across ... The Camp Fire Girls in the ... The Camp Fire Girls' Careers The Camp Fire Girls in Afte... The Camp Fire Girls on the ...
(14 books)
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3.09 avg rating — 92 ratings

The Red Cross Girls in the ... The Red Cross Girls on the ... The Red Cross Girls in Belgium The Red Cross Girls with th... The Red Cross Girls with th... The Red Cross Girls Under t... The Red Cross Girls Afloat ...
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3.22 avg rating — 45 ratings

The Girl Scouts of the Eagl... The Girl Scouts in Beechwoo... The Girl Scouts of the Roun... The Girl Scouts in Mystery ... The Girl Scouts and the Ope...
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3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings

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