True to Himself; Or, Roger Strong's Struggle for Place

Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930) was American businessman and writer. He was one of founders of book-packaging technique based on using of work of multiple freelance authors and used it for his own enterprise, Stratemeyer Syndicate. This was a great contribution to forming of children's fiction genre.
True to Himself is a novel by Edward Stratemeyer, third in his Ship and Shore series. The plot follows Roger and Kate Strong, a couple of sibling thrown into this world with nothing but their hands and minds to make through. All alone, with their father imprisoned and a family name spotted, they have to make their way and rise above whatever can pull them down. And there is no other way for Roger but staying true to himself. Because, despite all the turmpil, fate will give him a chance to make his family name straight again.