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A summer on the water brings freedom, motor boats, and a mystery for girls who dare to take charge.
In The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay, Margaret Penrose brings a circle of young women to the water for a summer of outdoor adventure. Motor boats give the friends room to explore, while a puzzle gives their holiday a purpose beyond the pleasures of speed and open air.
These girls belong to a world where driving your own car or boat still seems daring for young women. Their independence is part of the adventure. As the friends rely on one another, this gentle mystery invites you to notice who takes charge and what they can do together.
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- Girls at the controls Meet young women whose place behind the wheel sets them apart from many heroines of their day.
- A bay in summer Enjoy a waterside setting where motor boats, open air, and holiday freedom shape the adventure.
- Friendship at the center Spend time with a close circle of friends who depend on one another.
- A gentle mystery Follow a summer puzzle that gives the girls something more to pursue than outdoor fun.
- Independence worth noticing See how an early twentieth century story makes room for girls to act on their own.
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This book suits readers who enjoy early twentieth century adventure stories, series fiction for girls, and gentle mysteries with plenty of outdoor action. Readers who want deep psychology or modern pacing may find it less suited.
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- A series built around daring girls
- Friends who rely on one another
- Summer, water and a puzzle to solve
- What to notice as you read
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Le ragazze motorizzate a Baia di Cristallo
by Margaret Penrose· 1914
Young women take to the water and face a mystery.
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A series built around daring girls
The Motor Girls was a series of books published in the early 1900s, when cars were new and exciting. The stories put young women behind the wheel, which set them apart from many heroines of the day. Margaret Penrose was the name printed on the covers.
Books of this type were written quickly and sold to a wide young audience. They followed a pattern of friendship, travel, small dangers and a problem that the heroines work out themselves. Readers came back for familiar friends in new places.
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Margaret Penrose
American children's fiction house pseudonym
Margaret Penrose was a pen name used by writers working for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in the United States. Books under this name appeared in the early twentieth century, including the Dorothy Dale and Motor Girls series. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay was published in 1914.
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What is The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay about?
It is an adventure story for young readers about a group of friends spending a summer by a bay, with motor boats, outings and a mystery they try to solve together.
Who wrote The Motor Girls books?
They were published under the name Margaret Penrose, a pen name used for this early twentieth century series of adventure stories for girls.
Is The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to the Motor Girls series, which follows the same circle of friends through new places and new adventures involving cars and boats.
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