Never was there a brighter, more manly, thoroughly up-to-date boy than Dave Porter, and all boys who read about him, and girls too, for the matter of that, will be sure to love him from the start. How, as a green country boy, he went to Oak Hall, how he was hazed, and how he had to fight his way through is told with a naturalness that is true to life.

The story is told with great fidelity to real life.—Eagle, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Dave is the same bright, wide-awake youth he was at school, and his adventures on shipboard and among the unexplored islands of the South Seas will render him dearer to the hearts of the boys than ever. Dave is trying to solve the mystery of his parentage, and several of his school chums are with him during his wanderings, some sharing his perils. A great tidal wave sends the ship into a strange harbor and there follows a mutiny which places a number on board in great peril.

Mr. Stratemeyer’s heroes are full of fun, and the activity that goes with youth, strength and high spirits. They are all safe—they work hard and play fairly.—Star, Washington, D. C.

Mr. Stratemeyer has seldom introduced a more popular hero than Dave Porter. He is a typical boy, manly, brave, always ready for a good time if it can be obtained in an honorable way.—Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.

In this volume the scene is shifted back to Oak Hall, and once again Dave becomes the centre of as interesting a group of schoolboys as it is possible to imagine. There is a strong plot, with plenty of fun, and not a few rivalries on the athletic field, and the whole volume has a swing and a dash that are irresistible.

A good wholesome story, full of fun and go.—Christian Work, N. Y.

Each story that comes from Edward Stratemeyer’s pen is eagerly read.—Boston Herald.

In this book Dave is still at his well-liked boarding-school, Oak Hall, with his lively but manly comrades, who rejoice with him that he not only has discovered his parentage, but has a father and sister living, though unaware of his existence. Dave cannot rest until he finds those of his own family, and having secured leave of absence from school and accompanied by his chum, the son of a United States Senator, he goes to England only to find that his father has left on an expedition to the upper part of Norway. The boys follow in a most exciting pursuit which is replete with adventure.

The success of the “Dave Porter Series” is already surpassing Mr. Stratemeyer’s previous triumphs.—American, Nashville, Tenn.

Dave Porter is a typical American schoolboy, a scholar, an athlete and a good fellow.—Herald, Rochester, N. Y.