The New Parade For Boys: Spring Books

Even in these days of X-Box and IPhones, there'll be some who'll remember when annuals such as these were eagerly looked for in the Christmas gifts - full of stories, games, puzzles and riddles. This one from 1961 is plenty of everything. Stories include: ClapperBoy, C. Schuster; Foes Of The Forest, Charles Hamilton (creator of Billy Bunter) ; Sports Club, Robert Bateman; Lovell On TheWar-Path, Owen Conquest; Shaghra The Leader, John Bancroft; The Flight of the Strato Queen, Leonard Gribble; The GuardianOf Devil's Cave, D.L.G. Stainton; Adrift On An Iceberg, Peter Spencer; Night Train To Zurich, Vincent Griffin; The Green Fire, Alan C. Jenkins; Just Like Jack! Frank Richards; Percy's Potty Prank, John Forsyth; The Young Archers, Sydney J. Bounds; Dawson's Double, Haydn Warman; Herring Moon, Arthur Catherall; Tick-Tock's Grandfather, David Norris; Who Cares AboutArchaeology? Robert Bateman; Spot On The Wicket, John Bancroft; Off The Record, Geoffrey Morgan; Sparks At Strathdrene, J.A. Jordan; The Wellport Wonder, John Forsyth; Adventures In Devon, William Luscombe; Pirates Of The Deep, Sydney J. Bounds; Old Bob's Barn, Louis Valentine; Terry Of The Tight Rope, Clifton Heath; Wildcatter By Accident, James Frederick; Leave Him To Ozzy, Michael Kendrick; Invisible Ink, R.A. Hall; Palma Incident, Darry McCarthy; Menace On Wheels, D.L.G. Stainton; Coral Sea Adventure, R.A. Hall; School House Mystery, Guy Leslie; The Stolen Renoir, The Phantom Rustlers and RoadAce, Sydney J. Bounds; Two Hundred Feet Of Celluloid and Phil Barton - Crack Runner, Robert Bateman.