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Stephen W. Meader

Author, Illustrator

(1892 - 1977)

Stephen W. Meader (May 2, 1892 – July 18, 1977) was the author of over forty novels for young readers. His optimistic stories generally tended to either concern young men developing independent businesses in the face of adversity, or else young men caught up in adventures during different periods in American history.



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Away to Sea (1931)

Jim Slater ran away from his father’s farmhouse to become a sailor. Later, he discovered he was aboard a slave ship.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Clinton Balmer

Away to Sea (2006)

Jim Slater ran away from his father’s farmhouse to become a sailor. Later, he discovered he was aboard a slave ship.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Clinton Balmer

Bat: The Story of a Bull Terrier (1939)

The dramatic and moving tale of a courageous bull terrier.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Bat: The Story of a Bull Terrier (2004)

The dramatic and moving tale of a courageous bull terrier.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Behind the Ranges (1947)

Seventeen year old Dick goes with his botanist father on a trip high into the Olympic mountains. But Dick is taken captive by a stranger.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Behind the Ranges (2006)

Seventeen year old Dick goes with his botanist father on a trip high into the Olympic mountains. But Dick is taken captive by a stranger.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

The Black Buccaneer (1920)

While guarding sheep on an island off the coast of Maine, Jeremy is kidnapped by pirates and taken to the West Indies. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Stephen W. Meader

The Black Buccaneer (1928)

While guarding sheep on an island off the coast of Maine, Jeremy is kidnapped by pirates and taken to the West Indies. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Mead Schaeffer

The Black Buccaneer (1942)

While guarding sheep on an island off the coast of Maine, Jeremy is kidnapped by pirates and taken to the West Indies.

The Black Buccaneer (1965)

While guarding sheep on an island off the coast of Maine, Jeremy is kidnapped by pirates and taken to the West Indies.

A Blow for Liberty (1965)

Sixteen-year-old Jed Starbuck of Nantucket joins the crew of “The True Patriot” to fight the British at sea during the Revolutionary War.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Victor Mays

A Blow for Liberty (2006)

Sixteen-year-old Jed Starbuck of Nantucket joins the crew of “The True Patriot” to fight the British at sea during the Revolutionary War.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Victor Mays

Blueberry Mountain (1941)

Buck Evans and his friend Joe Sullivan start a blueberry farm. They face hard work and plenty of obstacles.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Blueberry Mountain (2005)

Buck Evans and his friend Joe Sullivan start a blueberry farm. They face hard work and plenty of obstacles.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Boy with a Pack (1939)

Bill Crawford sets out from New Hampshire with a peddlar’s pack for the Ohio country.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1940

Boy with a Pack (1965)

Bill Crawford sets out from New Hampshire with a peddlar’s pack for the Ohio country.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

The Buckboard Stranger (1954)

When a slick-talking stranger with a fast rig comes to town, Chuck and Barney get caught up in a mystery.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Paul Calle

The Buckboard Stranger (2006)

When a smooth-talking stranger with a fast rig comes to town, Chuck and Barney are in for a summer of mystery and excitement.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Paul Calle

Buffalo and Beaver (1960)

Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

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