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Brooks Henderley
Remembered for brisk, wholesome adventure stories for young readers, this early 20th-century writer is best known for the Y.M.C.A. Boys books, including tales set in Cliffwood and on Bass Island. The surviving record is slim, but the books point to a clear taste for friendship, teamwork, and outdoor action.
2 Audiobooks
The Y. M. C. A. boys on Bass Island : or, The mystery of Russabaga camp
by Brooks Henderley
The Y. M. C. A. boys of Cliffwood; or, The struggle for the Holwell Prize
by Brooks Henderley
About the author
Brooks Henderley was an American author of boys' adventure fiction whose work appeared in the 1910s. Public-domain listings and library records connect the name with the Y.M.C.A. Boys series, including The Y. M. C. A. Boys of Cliffwood; or, The Struggle for the Holwell Prize and The Y. M. C. A. Boys on Bass Island; or, The Mystery of Russabaga Camp.
The books were written for young readers and center on energetic, moral-minded adventures, with friendship, fair play, and group spirit at the heart of the stories. That mix of action and character-building helped place the novels within the popular tradition of early American series fiction for boys.
Very little confirmed biographical information appears to survive online beyond the publication trail of the books themselves. Because of that, Henderley is best understood today through the stories that remain in digital libraries and public-domain archives rather than through a well-documented personal history.