Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 141 Barbour, Ralph Henry 1870 1944 Barbour, R. H. (Ralph Henry) Clinedinst, B. West (Benjamin West) 1860 1931 Clinedinst, Benjamin West The Half-Back: A Story of School, Football, and Golf Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Half-Back: A Story of School, Football, and Golf" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the experiences of a young country boy named Joel March as he navigates life at Hillton Academy, delving into themes of sportsmanship, camaraderie, and personal growth, particularly through the lens of football and golf. The opening of the story introduces Joel March, a new student at Hillton Academy, who faces initial ridicule for his rural appearance, notably a straw hat and baggy trousers. As he attends football practice, he catches the attention of Outfield West, another student who aspires to teach him golf in his spare time. The narrative quickly sets the tone of camaraderie amidst competition, highlighting Joel's determination as he proves his kicking abilities, despite others' doubts. There’s an undercurrent of typical school challenges as Joel also has to deal with a roommate who is dismissive of his studious nature and the social dynamics that come with being the "new kid." The story thus promises a blend of sports rivalry and character development as Joel takes his place among the academy's students. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Football -- Juvenile fiction School sports -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Golf -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Fiction 402408 398780 2024-10-05T07:54:18.177045 2023-10-05T08:03:18.162953 text/html text/html 405213 2004-02-11T21:09:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 969417 2004-02-11T21:15:54 text/html application/zip 1096833 2024-10-05T07:54:29.013987 application/epub+zip 1095025 2024-10-05T07:54:21.993988 application/epub+zip 222618 2024-10-05T07:54:20.368021 application/epub+zip 1780300 2024-10-05T07:54:34.252995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1741886 2024-10-05T07:54:27.268047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341808 2022-09-05T11:23:44.100613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378037 377935 2024-10-05T07:54:17.148016 2023-10-05T08:03:17.205919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 379088 2004-02-11T21:01:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146330 2004-02-11T21:01:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 379082 2004-02-11T21:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146316 2004-02-11T21:01:51 text/plain application/zip 23090 2024-10-05T07:54:34.406915 application/rdf+xml 20449 2024-10-05T07:54:20.937981 image/jpeg 4635 2024-10-05T07:54:20.649984 image/jpeg 1053955 2024-10-05T07:54:18.243016 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia