This list of Stratemeyer Syndicate series gives the titles of all series produced by the book packaging firm the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Syndicate was founded by Edward Stratemeyer and is best known for producing the Bobbsey Twins, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Rover Boys, and Tom Swift series. The Syndicate produced these and many other series in assembly-line fashion: one person wrote the outline for a story or series of stories, another wrote the story itself, and often still another edited the work. Most Syndicate books were published under pseudonyms. The authors named in this list are those credited as having written the series; in most cases, the names are fictitious.

The Syndicate was founded in 1905.Keeline (2008), 20.Rehak (2006), 26. However, Edward Stratemeyer was writing series books and outlines and hiring ghostwriters before the Syndicate's incorporation; his Rover Boys series, first published in 1899 under the name Arthur M. Winfield, is sometimes considered the first Stratemeyer Syndicate series.See Billman (1986). For this reason, the list includes series beginning in 1899 with the Rover Boys. Series production was overseen by Edward Stratemeyer until his death in 1930, whereupon his daughter, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams oversaw the firm until her death in 1982. Nancy Axelrad briefly took the helm before selling the Syndicate and the rights to all its series to Simon & Schuster in 1984, which hired a different book-packager, Mega-Books, to handle future titles.Plunkett-Powell (1993), 29. Series begun in or before 1984 are therefore included in this list, but not series begun after the Syndicate's sale.

Not included in this list are proposed series, such as a Hardy Boys spin-off series featuring Chet MortonMoske (2000). or unpublished titles. Also not included are series such as the Judy Bolton Series, the Cherry Ames Nurse Stories, or the Trixie Belden Mysteries, as these were not produced by the Syndicate.

Unless otherwise noted, information is taken from Deidre Johnson's Stratemeyer Pseudonyms and Series Books. Dates given are those of original publication, followed, if applicable, by dates of re-issue.

Series

SeriesAuthorBegunEndedRe-issuedVolumesNotesRover BoysArthur M. Winfield18991926n/a30Soldiers of FortuneEdward Stratemeyer19001906n/a4ColonialEdward Stratemeyer19011906n/a6Putnam HallArthur M. Winfield1901191119216Pan-AmericanEdward Stratemeyer19021911n/a6FrontierCaptain Ralph Bonehill190319061908, 19123Re-printed by Grosset & Dunlap as the "Flag and Frontier" series.Outdoor SeriesCaptain Ralph Bonehill1904190519082Re-printed as the first two volumes in the "Lakeport" series.Bobbsey TwinsLaura Lee Hope1904197972Weinstein (1999).Dave PorterEdward Stratemeyer19051919n/a15Deep SeaRoy Rockwood190519081918, 19264Boy HuntersCaptain Ralph Bonehill19061910n/a4Boys of BusinessAllen Chapman19061908n/a4Boys of PluckAllen Chapman19061911n/a5Great MarvelRoy Rockwood19061935n/a9Motor BoysClarence Young19061924n/a22Ralph of the RailroadAllen Chapman19061933n/a11Sometimes known simply as the "Railroad" series.Jack RangerClarence Young19071911n/a6Darewell Chums Allen Chapman1908191119175Dorothy DaleMargaret Penrose19081924n/a13LakeportEdward Stratemeyer19081912n/a6Webster SeriesFrank V. Webster19091915n/a25College SportsLester Chadwick19101913n/a6Motor GirlsMargaret Penrose19101917n/a10Tom SwiftVictor Appleton19101941n/a40Outdoor ChumsCaptain Quincy Allen19111916n/a8Baseball JoeLester Chadwick19121928n/a14Boys of Columbia HighGraham B. Forbes19121920n/a8Pioneer BoysHarrison Adams19121928n/a8Also known as the "Young Pioneers" series.Racer BoysClarence Young19121914n/a6Tommy TiptopRaymond Stone19121917n/a6Up and DoingFrederick Gordon19121912n/a3Dave DashawayRoy Rockwood19131915n/a5Fred Fenton Athletic SeriesAllen Chapman19131915n/a5Motion Picture ChumsVictor Appleton19131916n/a7The first five volumes of the series were re-printed as the last five volumes of the "Moving Picture Boys" series. In turn, both the "Motion Picture Chums" and "Moving Picture Boys" were combined in 1926 as the "Movie Boys" series.Moving Picture BoysVictor Appleton19131922n/a15Outdoor GirlsLaura Lee Hope19131933n/a23Ruth FieldingAlice B. Emerson19131934n/a30Saddle BoysJames Carson19131915n/a5The author is sometimes given as "Captain James Carson."Speedwell BoysRoy Rockwood19131915n/a5Tom FairfieldAllen Chapman19131915n/a5Amy Bell Marlowe's Books for GirlsAmy Bell Marlowe19141927193310Back to the SoilBurbank L. Todd19141915n/a2Also known as the "Hiram" series.Do SomethingHelen Beecher Long19141919n/a5Also known as the "Janice Day" series.Fairview BoysFrederick Gordon19141917n/a6Girls of Central HighGertrude W. Morrison19141919n/a7Moving Picture GirlsLaura Lee Hope19141916n/a7UniversityRoy Eliot Stokes19141914n/a2Bobby BlakeFrank A. Warner19151926n/a12Corner House GirlsGrace Brooks Hill19151926n/a13Kneetime Animal StoriesRichard Barnum19151922n/a17White Ribbon BoysRaymond Sperry, Jr.19151916n/a2Bunny Brown and his Sister SueLaura Lee Hope19161931n/a20Joe StrongVance Barnum19161916n/a7Nan SherwoodAnnie Roe Carr19161937n/a7Rushton BoysSpencer Davenport19161916n/a3Y.M.C.A. BoysBrooks Henderley19161917n/a3Motion Picture ComradesElmer Tracey Barnes19171917n/a5Air Service BoysCharles Amory Beach19181920n/a6CarolynRuth Belmore Endicott19181919n/a2Dave FearlessRoy Rockwood19181927n/a17Six Little BunkersLaura Lee Hope19181930193314Betty GordonAlice B. Emerson19201932n/a15Billie BradleyJanet D. Wheeler19201932n/a9Four Little BlossomsMabel C. Hawley1920193019387Make Believe StoriesLaura Lee Hope19201923n/a12OrioleAmy Bell Marlowe19201933n/a4Also published as part of the "Amy Bell Marlowe's Books for Girls" series.Sunny BoyRamy Allison White19201931n/a14Frank and AndyVance Barnum19211921n/a3Radio BoysAllen Chapman19221930n/a13Radio GirlsMargaret Penrose19221924n/a4Honey BunchHelen Louise Thorndyke19231955n/a34Riddle ClubAlice Dale Hardy19241929n/a6Blythe GirlsLaura Lee Hope19251932n/a12Don SturdyVictor Appleton19251935n/a15FlyawaysAlice Dale Hardy19251925n/a3Barton Books for GirlsMay Hollis Barton19261937n/a16Bomba, the Jungle BoyRoy Rockwood192619381953, 197820Frank AllenGraham B. Forbes19261927n/a17Deidre Johnson notes that the last two volumes in the series, Frank Allen with the circus; or, The old ringmaster's secret and Frank Allen pitching his best; or, The baseball rivals of Columbia High may never have been published.Garry Grayson Football StoriesElmer A. Dawson19261932n/a10Movie BoysVictor Appleton19261927n/a17Nat Ridley Rapid Fire Detective StoriesNat Ridley, Jr.19261927n/a17X Bar X BoysJames Cody Ferris19261942n/a21Hardy Boys Mystery StoriesFranklin W. Dixon19272005n/a190Smith.Ted Scott Flying StoriesFranklin W. Dixon19271943n/a20Bob Chase Big Game SeriesFrank A. Warner19291930n/a4Lanky LawsonHarry Mason Roe19291930n/a4Roy StoverPhilip A. Bartlett19291934n/a4Book Safari.Buck and Larry Baseball StoriesElmer A. Dawson19301932n/a5Campfire GirlsMargaret Penrose19301930n/a4Nancy Drew Mystery StoriesCarolyn Keene19302003n/a175Slim Tyler Air StoriesRichard H. Stone19301936n/a7Doris ForceJulia K. Duncan19311932n/a4Jerry Ford Wonder StoriesFenworth Moore1931193219374Perry PierceClinton W. Locke19311934n/a4Sky FlyersEugene Martin19311933n/a4Also known as the "Randy Starr" series.Dana Girls Mystery StoriesCarolyn Keene19341979n/a34White.Kay Tracey Mystery StoriesFrances K. Judd193419421951–1953, 1961, 1964, 1978, 1980.18Mary and Jerry Mystery StoriesFrancis Hunt19351937n/a5Mel Martin Baseball StoriesJohn R. Cooper194719471952–19536The Happy HollistersJerry West19531970197933Tom Swift, Jr.Victor Appleton II19541971n/a33Cooper (2007), "The Complete Tom Swift Jr. Homepage."Honey Bunch and Norman StoriesHelen Louise Thorndyke19541963n/a12Bret King Mystery StoriesDan Scott19601964n/a9Linda CraigAnn Sheldon196219641981–19846Billman.Christopher Cool, TEEN AgentJack Lancer19671969n/a6Tolliver Adventure SeriesAlan Stone19671967n/a3Wynn and Lonny Racing SeriesEric Speed19751978n/a6Nancy Drew Picture BooksCarolyn Keene19771977n/a2Tom Swift IIIVictor Appleton19811984n/a11Pepin (1997).

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