The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat; Or, the Stormy Cruise of the Red Rover

Summer on Lake Winnipesaukee becomes a test of nerve and camaraderie for three friends when their floating adventure takes a dark turn. Harriet, Jane, and Tommy, accompanied by their guardian Miss Elting, have high hopes for their houseboat, the Red Rover, as their temporary home for the season. But the old vessel harbors secrets: a warning from the suspicious Dee Dickinson about the boat's questionable condition, a midnight discovery that the Red Rover has been set adrift with its mooring rope deliberately cut, and a wet, turbulent search that escalates into something far more perilous than a simple pleasure cruise. What begins as a carefree summer vacation becomes a trial of courage and loyalty. The 1913 setting gives this adventure story its period charm, but the interplay of friendship, resourcefulness, and mystery feels surprisingly fresh. For readers who crave wholesome adventure with a thread of intrigue, this is a window into an era when girls solved problems on their own terms.