author
James Otis
1848–1912
Best known for Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus, James Otis brought lively adventure, American history, and youthful energy to a large body of children’s fiction. His stories often follow young characters through daring journeys, hardship, and discovery.
56 Audiobooks
Mary of Plymouth: A Story of the Pilgrim Settlement
by James Otis
Philip of Texas: A Story of Sheep Raising in Texas
by James Otis
Neal, the Miller: A Son of Liberty
by James Otis
Richard of Jamestown : a Story of the Virginia Colony
by James Otis
Under the Liberty Tree: A Story of The 'Boston Massacre'
by James Otis
The Boys of '98
by James Otis
Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler'
by James Otis
Antoine of Oregon: A Story of the Oregon Trail
by James Otis
Left Behind; Or, Ten Days a Newsboy
by James Otis
Toby Tyler; Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus
by James Otis
The Minute Boys of York Town
by James Otis
Dick in the Desert
by James Otis
The Boy Spies of Philadelphia The Story of How the Young Spies Helped the Continental Army at Valley Forge
by James Otis
Peter of New Amsterdam: A Story of Old New York
by James Otis
Teddy and Carrots: Two Merchants of Newpaper Row
by James Otis
Martha of California: A Story of the California Trail
by James Otis
Aunt Hannah and Seth
by James Otis
With Porter in the Essex A Story of His Famous Cruise in the Southern Waters During the War of 1812
by James Otis
The Armed Ship America; Or, When We Sailed from Salem
by James Otis
Ruth of Boston: A Story of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
by James Otis
A District Messenger Boy, and A Necktie Party
by James Otis
The Minute Boys of the Mohawk Valley
by James Otis
Ralph Gurney's Oil Speculation
by James Otis
The Cruise of the Sally D
by James Otis
An Amateur Fireman
by James Otis
Sarah Dillard's Ride: A Story of the Carolinas in 1780
by James Otis
Benjamin of Ohio: A Story of the Settlement of Marietta
by James Otis
Messenger No. 48
by James Otis
Toby Tyler; Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus
by James Otis
Down the Slope
by James Otis
The Club at Crow's Corner
by James Otis
The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair
by James Otis
The Secret Chart; or, Treasure Hunting in Hayti
by James Otis
The Minute Boys of Boston
by James Otis
The Princess and Joe Potter
by James Otis
A Runaway Brig; Or, An Accidental Cruise
by James Otis
Josiah in New York; or, A coupon from the Fresh Air Fund
by James Otis
Off Santiago with Sampson
by James Otis
With Perry on Lake Erie : a tale of 1812
by James Otis
Defending the Island: A story of Bar Harbor in 1758
by James Otis
The Minute Boys of Long Island : A story of New York in 1776 as told by Ephraim Lyttle
by James Otis
The Minute Boys of the Wyoming Valley
by James Otis
The Minute Boys of Philadelphia
by James Otis
Tim and Tip : or, The adventures of a boy and a dog
by James Otis
The Minute Boys of South Carolina : A story of "How we boys aided Marion the Swamp Fox"
by James Otis
The castaways : or, On the Florida reefs
by James Otis
About the author
James Otis was the pen name of James Otis Kaler (1848–1912), an American journalist, educator, and author of children’s literature. Born in Winterport, Maine, he began working for the Boston Journal as a teenager and later held a variety of newspaper, school, and publicity positions.
Kaler published his first and most famous children’s book, Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus, in 1880. He went on to write numerous adventure and historical novels for young readers, including The Boy Captain, Under the Liberty Tree, Left Behind, Raising the Pearl, and Silent Pete.