The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barbour, Ralph Henry, 1870-1944

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The New Boy at Hilltop and Other Stories" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The book centers on the experiences of young boys at a boarding school, particularly focusing on a new student named Kenneth Garwood as he navigates friendships, rivalries, and the challenges of school life. At the start of the first story, Kenneth arrives at Hilltop School, arriving early before the rest of the students return. He quickly forms a rather unflattering opinion of his assigned roommate, Joseph Brewster, and the seemingly strict instructor, Mr. Whipple. As the students return, Kenneth's prejudices begin to fade, particularly as he engages in a lively physical altercation with Brewster, which leads to an unexpected camaraderie. The opening sets the stage for Kenneth's journey of self-discovery, adjustment to school culture, and sports, highlighting themes of friendship and rivalry, all while introducing a lively atmosphere of youthful mischief and excitement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The new boy at Hilltop

The proving of Jerry

McTurkle, the band

The triumph of "Curly"

Patsy

His first assignment

Pemberton's fluke

The seventh tutor

A race with the waters

A college Santa Claus

The triple play

The dub.

Credits:

Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Notes:

Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2004-09-01