Pee-Wee Harris: Fixer

Pee-Wee Harris #7

by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Walter "Pee-wee" Harris is a fictional Boy Scout who has appeared in several series of boy's books by Percy Keese Fitzhugh as well as in a long-running comic strip in the magazine Boys' Life. In Pee-Wee Fixer, Pee Wee promotes scouting, takes a trip to see an exclusive New York show, and helps a lost child. "Pee-wee Harris, or rather the left leg of Pee-wee Harris, emerged from an upper side window of his home and was presently followed by the rest of Pee-wee, clad in his scout suit. He crept cautiously along an ornamental shingled projection till he reached the safety of the porch roof, where he stood pulling up his stocking and critically surveying the shady street below him."

147 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1924

About the author

Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876-1950) was an American author. His first known work, The Goldenrod Story Book was published in 1906. The bulk of his work, having a Boy Scouting theme, revolves around the fictional town of Bridgeboro, New Jersey. Characters included Tom Slade, Pee-wee Harris, Roy Blakely, and Westy Martin. Fitzhugh's Scouting based books were very popular with children and adults. His characters became so real to his readers that it was not uncommon for Percy to receive fan mail addressed to the characters themselves. In the 1930's, he began writing the Hal Keen Mystery Series (10 titles) under the pseudonym Hugh Lloyd. They were followed by another mystery series - Skippy Dare - (3 titles). Neither of these series achieved the popularity of his Scout work.

Reviews

[Rex Libris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like all stories involving Pee Wee Harris, our protagonist fills his days with promoting scouting, doing good deeds, and causing trouble, generally all at the same time. Among the adventures in this book, Pee Wee becomes a crossing guard, takes a trip to see a show in NYC, helps find a lost child, and tries to capture car thieves.