The Camp Fire Girls books are novels written for children by various authors from 1912 into the 1930s portraying members of the Camp Fire Girls.
There were several different Camp Fire Girls series of novels, from numerous publishers. One historian wrote that, in the early 1900s, all publishers specializing in cheap children's novels had commissioned either individual titles or an entire series of Camp Fire Girls books.
The novels published by A. L. Burt stated they were the only series of stories for Camp Fire Girls endorsed by the officials of the Camp Fire Girls' Organization.
The novels published by Goldsmith Publishing Company, and written under the pen name of Margaret Penrose, were repackaged reprints of The Radio Girls series published by Cupples & Leon. Goldsmith described their book series by stating: "These stories take in the activities of several bright girls who become interested in all present day adventures."
These novels were a reworked version of Cupples & LeonâÂÂs Radio Girls book series after the rights to that series had been sold to Goldensmith.
By the early 1900s M.A. Donohue & Co. only published children's books.
The John C. Winston Co. series was written by author Margaret Vandercook.
In 1905 publisher Lee & Shepard merged with Lothrop Company to form a larger publishing house that specialized in childrenâÂÂs novels.
Margaret Love Sanderson was a pseudonym used by author Margaret Vandercook
The Saalfield Publishing Company's novels are about Bessie King and her friend Zeta, who overcome difficulties with the help of a group of Camp Fire Girls.
The W.A. Wilde Camp Fire Girls books were written by author Amy Ella Blanchard, and illustrated by Frank T. Merrill.
Whitman PublishingâÂÂs Camp Fire Girl books are similar to the publisher's Mary Lee book series. The Camp Fire Girls in High School is almost identical to Mary Lee, the Red Cross Nurse.
A. L. Burt's novels, about a troop of Camp Fire Girls from Cleveland, are similar to the Tom Slade Boy Scout book series.
The title page of Pemrose Lorry Radio Amateur states: "The author acknowledges her indebtedness to Nawadaha of the Camp Fire (Ethel V. Smart) for the songs and rhymes, and for some helpful collaboration."
In 1928 World Syndicate Publishing Co. was purchased by Commercial Bookbinding Co, and later became World Publishing Company