Grace May North

Grace May North (1876–1960) was an American journalist and writer of children's and young adult fiction, born in Utica, New York, and died in San Luis Obispo, California. Six of her works are held in the collection, commonly classified as inspirational coming-of-age stories, including Rilla of the Lighthouse, Sisters, Dixie Martin, the Girl of Woodford's Cañon, Meg of Mystery Mountain, Bobs, a Girl Detective, and Nan of the Gypsies. She created the Adele Doring and Virginia Davis series of girls' novels; some of her later works were reissued under the pen name Carol Norton, and she also wrote the X Bar X Boys series for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Public information about her life and career is limited, but her works generally feature young girls as protagonists and combine adventure with growth, reflecting the typical character of early twentieth-century American juvenile fiction.