author
Nina Rhoades
1863–1940
Best known for warm, old-fashioned stories for young readers, this American writer published a long run of children’s books under the pen name Nina Rhoades. Her fiction often centers on girls, family life, and everyday moral choices, giving it a gentle charm that still appeals to fans of classic juvenile literature.
7 Audiobooks
The Girl from Arizona
by Nina Rhoades
When Gretel Was Fifteen
by Nina Rhoades
Four girls of forty years ago
by Nina Rhoades
The Children on the Top Floor
by Nina Rhoades
A real Cinderella
by Nina Rhoades
Nora's twin sister
by Nina Rhoades
Maisie's merry Christmas
by Nina Rhoades
About the author
Born Cornelia Harsen Rhoades in New York City on December 1, 1863, she wrote under the name Nina Rhoades and built a substantial career as an author of children’s books. Library and catalog records connect her with dozens of titles, including When Gretel Was Fifteen, The Children on the Top Floor, Only Dollie, and A Real Cinderella.
Reference sources on her life identify her as an American writer for young readers, and family-history material indicates she came from a New York family. An older biographical source also describes her as blind, a detail that appears in genealogical and historical compilations, though it is less consistently repeated in modern library records.
Rhoades died in New York City on November 28, 1940. Though she is not widely known today, her books have remained accessible through projects such as Project Gutenberg, LibriVox, and major library digitization archives, helping new generations discover her lively, character-centered stories.