YOUNGWINGS - The Junior Literary Guild Book Club for Young Readers - The Ball That Bounced Too High

Sep 21, 2026

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Children’s literature selections for young readers, featuring multiple Junior Literary Guild installments. The text introduces “The Ball That Bounced Too High,” where Peter Graves gets involved with Horrible Houghton Furlong and the invention that causes a terrible bouncing ball. It also previews “All Aboard for Nevergreen City!” with Elmer and a baby dragon traveling across oceans and facing storms. Additional entries highlight UN-focused youth stories in “Partners: The United Nations and Youth.”

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time25 min

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The Ball That Bounced Too High

Peter Graves and Horrible Houghton Furlong

All Aboard for Nevergreen City!

Elmer and the Dragon

Tangerine Island and the storm

UN Teams at Work Everywhere

Partners: The United Nations and Youth

YOUNGWINGS THE JUNI OR LI TER A RY GUI L DThe Book Club for Young Readers In the United States and Canada FEBRUARY Y ○U N G W I N G S From The Junior Literary Guild Helen Ferris,Editor-in-ChiefRuth Clement Hoyer,Editor of Young Wings # The Ball That Bounced Too High Leader”chase.But when he turnedto face the boys,he found he wasalone,very much alone. THE HOUSE was in ruins,andI Peter Graves was to blame.Inthe first place,he should not havebeen there.No one with any com-mon sense would gonear "HorribleHouse,"much less step inside.Ithad been entirely on impulse thatPeter dashed to the door andpounded on it.He wanted to seethe expressions on the faces of theboys who had imitated him thisfar on their wild"Follow the At the same instant the dooropened,and the old inventor—Horrible Houghton Furlong,thepeople called him—stood thereTo Peter's amazement,the oldman invited him inside and evenshowed him around among themany weird inventions.And thatwas how Peter happened to gethold of—and lose hold of—theterrible bouncing ball whichwrecked the house. In Peter Graves,written andillustrated by William Pène duBois,you older boys will learnwhat Peter did to help the oldman,now homeless.Wait till yousee what Peter did with Furloy,that mysterious anti-gravity in-vention of Houghton's. The author-artist is already anold friend of yours.You will meethim again on page six. Peter Graves by William Pene du Boisis the new Junior Literary Guild selectionfor older boys.It is published in theregular trade edition by The VikingPress.,Inc.,at $2.50.Dewey Classifica-tion:F(Fiction).Subject heading:Ad-venture—Fiction. # All Aboard for Nevergreen City! TLYING was fun.Elmer sat upctraicbt on the baby dragon'sstraight on the baby dragon sback.He liked to feel the windon his face.He liked to listen tothe whir of the little dragon'swings.All Elmer had to do was ostrich ferns.But there weren’tany there.Finally the dragonagreed to taste a peel of a tan-gerine.That did it!Delicious!And so Elmer packed sixty-ninetangerines in his knapsack for thehomeward flight. What happened when a stormbroke and the dragon could notfly against the wind and rain isthe story of your new book,youngest Members:Elmer andthe Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gan-nett.Watch out! to watch the compass to be surethey were heading the right way. The many delightful picturesfor this book,like those for RuthStiles Gannett's frst story aboutElmer,My Father's Dragon,weredrawn by an old Junior Guildfriend—the distinguished artist,Ruth Chrisman Gannett. On page seven the author,Ruth Stiles Gannett,tells whyshe decided to write anotherstory about Elmer and the dragon. Elmer and the Dragon by Ruth StilesGannett is the new Junior Literary Guildselection for 6,7,and 8 year old Mem-bers.It is published in the regular tradeedition by Random House,Inc.,at $2.00.Dewey Classification:F(Fiction). Home!That's where they weregoing—back to Nevergreen Citynear Evergreen Park on the coastof Popsicornia.Ten days hadpassed since Elmer had run awayfrom home to hunt for the babydragon,who was a prisoner of thefierce animals on Wild Island.Elmer finally found him and res-cued him.Now the little dragonwas flying Elmer back across theocean to Nevergreen City. The first night Elmer and thedragon spent on Tangerine Island,which Elmer had visited on hisway to Wild Island. “Pew!What a terrible smell!”the dragon exclaimed when Elmergave him his first tangerine.Thebaby dragon refused to touch it.He wanted skunk cabbages and # UN Teams at Work Everywhere too,with stories typical of theexperiences of countless youngpeople in this thrilling partner-ship—Youth and their UN. HERE is the book you have allbeen waiting for,the bookthat tells dramatic stories—warmhuman stories—of the UN atwork for and with the youth ofthe world. Unforgettable stories these are,sent back by UN teams every-where —UNESCO,UNICEF,WHO,FAO,IRO.What do theseinitials stand for?You'll find outwhen you read Partners:The

FAQs

What problem does Peter Graves get involved with in “The Ball That Bounced Too High”?

Peter Graves ends up holding and losing a terrible bouncing ball connected to Horrible Houghton Furlong’s inventions, which wrecks the house.

What happens to Elmer and the baby dragon during their journey in “All Aboard for Nevergreen City!”?

Elmer brings tangerines, and the story explains what occurs when a storm breaks and the dragon cannot fly against the wind and rain.

What is “Partners: The United Nations and Youth” about?

It presents dramatic stories of the UN at work for and with young people worldwide, featuring teams from organizations such as UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO, and FAO.

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