Hi Judy, they might be at project Gutenberg if the author is in the
public domain. Regards, Kim.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Judy s.
*Sent:* Sunday, July 20, 2014 4:58 PM
*To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Need help with a book hunt for two books
I'm looking for help in getting two books into the collection that
have eluded capture. smile. If we can find copies of these two,
Bookshare will become the only library in the world that has all of S.
P. Meek's series of animal books written for young adults in their
collection. The novels were quite popular during the 1930s through to
the 1950s, when the author stopped writing. They always center around
a working animal, such as a guide dog, a police dog, an army cavalry
horse, or a border patrol horse, for example, and that animal's
special human. Some of the books are dated in terms of their portrayal
of certain situations, but overall they've weathered well. Meek was a
well-respected army colonel whose books appealed especially to middle
school boys.
The two titles we are missing are:
1. Ranger : A Dog of the Forest Service
and
2. Jerry: The Adventures of an Army Dog
If anyone who scans can find and scan a copy through their library of
either or both of these books I'll be totally grateful, and of course
happy to proofread them. Both titles do become available occasionally
through used booksellers, but are too pricey for me to buy outright.
I also want to take a second and thank all my fellow volunteers who've
helped find the rest of Meek's books. You are all the best! smile.
It's taken a couple of years, but we now have 18 of Meek's 20 young
adult novels in the Bookshare collection.
--
Judy s.
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