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Best known for the early 20th-century Scranton High books, this writer turned school sports, friendship, and small-town adventure into brisk, readable stories for young readers. The surviving record is thin, which gives the work an old-series mystery of its own.

by Donald Ferguson

by Donald Ferguson

by Donald Ferguson
by Donald Ferguson
by Donald Ferguson
Donald Ferguson is credited as the author of the Scranton High Chums books, a juvenile fiction series centered on school life, teamwork, and sports. Project Gutenberg editions confirm titles including The Chums of Scranton High, The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path, and The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey, showing a clear pattern of stories built around baseball, track, and other competitive adventures.
The books are generally associated with the early 1900s, and at least one surviving listing describes a 1919 first edition of The Chums of Scranton High Out for the Pennant. Beyond the books themselves, reliable biographical details about the person behind the name are scarce, so it is safest to remember Donald Ferguson primarily through the lively series fiction published under that byline.
Readers who enjoy vintage boys' adventure stories may find these novels especially appealing for their earnest tone, action, and emphasis on loyalty, fair play, and school spirit.