The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Or, Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal

"The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water" by Carolyn Judson Burnett is an adventure novel set in the early 1900s that centers around the captivating journey of Shirley Willing and her best friend Mabel Ashton as they plan an extraordinary summer trip filled with thrilling escapades, mainly traversing the Panama Canal. The story spotlights themes of friendship, bravery, and the thrill of exploration during a period defined by exploration and wonder, as the two young girls convince their fathers to let them journey across the waterway on a grand adventure. As the girls get ready for their epic seafaring adventure, a young reporter named Dick Stanley throws his hat in the ring, adding suspense as their journey approaches.