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Tom Swift and Tom Swift Jr. books for young readers (ca. 8-9 to 14-15) are not in publication now, but have a history of over 100 years until recent times. I'd wager that many readers were motivated by the stories and adventures to to become scientists, engineers, and inventors themselves, for the books remained popular and even led to other popular, young reader books (Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys).
Written by ghost writers under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (and Victor Appleton II in that series), Howard Garis wrote from the beginning until 1932, and ca. 30 others the rest. Here's a summary:
Series...Years...........#books.......Series title......................Book type........ave.#pages.........Illustrations
1.........1910-1941.............40.............Tom Swift.................................hardbound.................210.......................1 at start.... 2.........1954-1971.............33.............Tom Swift Jr............................hardbound..............175-210.........1 per chapter..
3.........1981-1984.............11.............Tom Swift.................................hardbound..................190.........................0................
4.........1991-1993.............13.............Tom Swift.................................pocketbook.................150.........................0................
5.........2006-2007...............6.....Tom Swift, Young Inventor...........paperback.................160.........................0................
6.........2019-2022...............8.....Tom Swift Inventors' Academy....paperback................130..........................0...............
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tom_Swift_books
Written by ghost writers under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (and Victor Appleton II in that series), Howard Garis wrote from the beginning until 1932, and ca. 30 others the rest. Here's a summary:
Series...Years...........#books.......Series title......................Book type........ave.#pages.........Illustrations
1.........1910-1941.............40.............Tom Swift.................................hardbound.................210.......................1 at start.... 2.........1954-1971.............33.............Tom Swift Jr............................hardbound..............175-210.........1 per chapter..
3.........1981-1984.............11.............Tom Swift.................................hardbound..................190.........................0................
4.........1991-1993.............13.............Tom Swift.................................pocketbook.................150.........................0................
5.........2006-2007...............6.....Tom Swift, Young Inventor...........paperback.................160.........................0................
6.........2019-2022...............8.....Tom Swift Inventors' Academy....paperback................130..........................0...............
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tom_Swift_books
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