Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade (1860-1936) was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on 23 March 1860 to Charles Henry and Caroline Cecelia Blanchard.  She graduated from Malden, MA Grammar and High Schools, followed by study provided by private tutors.  Mary married Louis Francis Wade of Ann Arbor, Michigan on 14 November 1882.  Prior to this she was a teacher, beginning in 1877.  After leaving the teaching field she worked as an author of books for children.  Her best known books are from the Little Cousins series.

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• 1901 Our Little Indian Cousin
• 1902 Our Little African Cousin
• 1902 Our Little Cuban Cousin
• 1902 Our Little Phillipine Cousin
• 1904 Our Little German Cousin
• 1906 Our Little Russian Cousin
• 1912 The Wonder-Workers
• 1914 The Light-Bringers
• 1915 Our Little Japanese Cousin
• 1916 Pilgrims of To-day
• 1916 Swift Fawn
• 1916 Timid Hare: The Little Captive
• 1918 Twin Travelers in South America
• 1919 Leaders to Liberty
• 1919 Twin Travelers in the Holy Land
• 1920 Twin Travelers in India
• 1922 Real Americans
• 1922 Twin Travelers in China and Japan
• 1924 The Trail Blazers: The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
• 1925 The Master Builders
• 1930 The New Pioneers