Laura Lee Hope is a

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include

Edward Stratemeyer Edward L. Stratemeyer (; October 4, 1862 – May 10, 1930) was an American publisher, writer of children's fiction, and founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. He was one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1,300 ...

Howard Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...

and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward,

Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (December 12, 1892 – March 27, 1982) was an American juvenile book packager, children's novelist, and publisher who was responsible for some 200 books over her literary career. She wrote the plot outlines for many boo ...

Andrew E. Svenson Andrew E. Svenson (May 8, 1910 – August 21, 1975) was an American children's author, publisher, and partner in the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under a variety of pseudonyms, many shared with other authors, Svenson authored or coauthored more th ...

, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and

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. Laura Lee Hope was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins.

Series

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The Bobbsey Twins The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for 75 years, the Stratemeyer Syndicate's longest-running series of American children's novels, written under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, t ...

'' (1904–1979) *''The Outdoor Girls'' (23 vols. 1913–1933) *''The Moving Picture Girls'' (7 vols. 1914–1916) *''Bunny Brown'' (20 vols. 1916–1931) *''Six Little Bunkers'' (14 vols. 1918–1930) *'' Make Believe Stories'' (12 vols. c. 1920–1923) *''Blythe Girls'' (12 vols. 1925–1932)

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