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Clarence Young
Best known as the name on the fast-moving Motor Boys adventures, this was not one writer but a shared Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonym. The books helped define an early wave of action-packed series fiction for young readers.
26 Audiobooks
The Motor Boys Afloat; or, The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys on the Pacific; Or, the Young Derelict Hunters
by Clarence Young
The Racer Boys; Or, The Mystery of the Wreck
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys on the Border; Or, Sixty Nuggets of Gold
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys in Mexico; Or, The Secret of the Buried City
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys Across the Plains; or, The Hermit of Lost Lake
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys Over the Ocean; Or, A Marvelous Rescue in Mid-Air
by Clarence Young
Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain; Or, The Treasure Chest of Blue Rock
by Clarence Young
Jack Ranger's Gun Club; Or, From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air
by Clarence Young
Ned, Bob and Jerry at Boxwood Hall; Or, The Motor Boys as Freshmen
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys; or, Chums Through Thick and Thin
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys on Road and River; Or, Racing To Save a Life
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys on the Atlantic; or, The Mystery of the Lighthouse
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys Overland; Or, A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys in the Army; or, Ned, Bob and Jerry as Volunteers
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys After a Fortune; or, The Hut on Snake Island
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys Under the Sea; or, From Airship to Submarine
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys on the Wing; Or, Seeking the Airship Treasure
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys in Strange Waters; or, Lost in a Floating Forest
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys in the Clouds; or, A Trip for Fame and Fortune
by Clarence Young
The Motor Boys on a Ranch; or, Ned, Bob and Jerry Among the Cowboys
by Clarence Young
The Racer boys on the prairies : The treasure of Golden Peak
by Clarence Young
About the author
“Clarence Young” was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the influential American book-packaging company founded by Edward Stratemeyer. Rather than identifying a single person, the name covered stories created for boys’ series fiction, especially in the early 1900s.
The pseudonym is most closely linked with The Motor Boys, a long-running adventure series published from 1906 to 1924. It was also used for other series including Jack Ranger and The Racer Boys. Sources on Stratemeyer history note that Edward Stratemeyer used the name for some works and that other syndicate writers contributed as well.
Howard R. Garis is widely associated with books published as Clarence Young, particularly the Motor Boys stories. Taken together, the Clarence Young books show how the Stratemeyer Syndicate built brisk, accessible adventures that helped shape popular series reading for generations of young readers.