Project Gutenberg 2004-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 52 Ferguson, Donald The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path Or, The Mystery of the Haunted Quarry Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jim Ludwig "The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path" by Donald Ferguson is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a group of high school boys from Scranton, including characters like Hugh Morgan, Thad Stevens, and Kenneth Kinkaid, as they embark on various adventures, including a nut-gathering expedition and the preparations for a great athletic tournament. The book combines elements of friendship, competition, and the thrill of youthful exploration. At the start of the narrative, the boys set out on a nutting adventure, illustrating their camaraderie and excitement as they gather black walnuts and chestnuts. Along the way, they casually discuss an abandoned quarry rumored to be haunted, which piques their curiosity and foreshadows upcoming thrills. Hugh is particularly interested in the old quarry as he prepares for an upcoming marathon race, discovering shortcuts and strategizing with his friends. As the boys tackle both their nut-gathering tasks and the challenges they face in their adventures, the stage is set for a series of athletic competitions and potential rivalries within the school community, hinting at a mix of competitive spirit and supernatural intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en High school students -- Juvenile fiction Track and field -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 269164 269108 2024-10-06T05:26:11.000485 2023-10-06T07:12:31.462085 text/html text/html 269157 269101 2024-10-06T05:26:11.247473 2023-10-06T07:12:31.626106 text/html text/html 182912 2024-10-06T05:26:18.357448 application/epub+zip 185901 2024-10-06T05:26:14.375472 application/epub+zip 174013 2024-10-06T05:26:13.158475 application/epub+zip 377222 2024-10-06T05:26:21.417924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352360 2024-10-06T05:26:17.611442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334361 2022-09-06T23:19:41.292736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244845 244840 2024-10-06T05:26:10.671483 2023-10-06T07:12:31.238095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 244705 2020-12-15T07:40:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93939 2020-12-15T07:40:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18529 2024-10-06T05:26:21.544034 application/rdf+xml 17280 2024-10-06T05:26:13.703455 image/jpeg 3848 2024-10-06T05:26:13.433460 image/jpeg 180042 2024-10-06T05:26:11.270484 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