Nina Rhoades

Cornelia "Nina" Harsen Rhoades was an American author of children's books, born on December 1, 1863, and died on November 28, 1940. Her books were written for young readers and often centered on everyday adventures, moral growth, and close-knit relationships.

She published a steady stream of fiction in the early 1900s, including The Children on the Top Floor, Little Miss Rosamond, The Little Girl Next Door, The Girl from Arizona, and When Gretel Was Fifteen. Several of her books are now available through public-domain collections such as Project Gutenberg and library archives, which has helped keep her work accessible to new readers.

Rhoades's stories have an easy, sincere charm that fits the family and girls' fiction of her era. Readers who enjoy gentle historical children's literature may find her books especially appealing.