Project Gutenberg 2004-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 84 Barbour, Ralph Henry 1870 1944 Barbour, R. H. (Ralph Henry) Relyea, C. M. (Charles M.) 1863 1932 Relyea, Charles M. Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark) Reylea, C. M. Left Tackle Thayer Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Left Tackle Thayer" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a young adult novel written during the early 20th century. Set in a prep school environment, the story revolves around the character Clinton Boyd Thayer, a Southern boy who navigates the challenges of fitting into a new school while also striving to make a name for himself in football. The narrative explores themes of friendship, adaptation, and the spirit of competition. The opening of "Left Tackle Thayer" introduces us to Clint, who has just arrived at Brimfield Academy, feeling lonesome and homesick despite the beauty of his surroundings. As he sits in the grandstand watching the athletic field, he is approached by Amory "Amy" Byrd, a colorful and exuberant fellow student who quickly befriends Clint. Their lively conversation brings humor to the narrative as Amy offers insights into the school life and the prospect of football. Throughout the chapter, we see Clint's initial struggles with feeling out of place while also getting a glimpse into the potential for camaraderie and adventure that awaits him at Brimfield. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Football -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Fiction 425981 421337 2024-10-06T08:29:56.159852 2023-10-06T09:34:24.025717 text/html text/html 414660 2020-12-18T07:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1142840 2020-12-18T07:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1221792 2024-10-06T08:30:04.213809 application/epub+zip 1228227 2024-10-06T08:29:58.262816 application/epub+zip 237232 2024-10-06T08:29:56.935830 application/epub+zip 1413580 2024-10-06T08:30:08.825795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1380824 2024-10-06T08:30:03.239797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363820 2022-09-07T02:43:42.444735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399199 399110 2024-10-06T08:29:54.952846 2023-10-06T09:34:22.974734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 398970 2020-12-18T07:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 152853 2020-12-18T07:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 398962 2020-12-18T07:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152815 2020-12-18T07:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22523 2024-10-06T08:30:08.992763 application/rdf+xml 12370 2024-10-06T08:29:57.510822 image/jpeg 3327 2024-10-06T08:29:57.223828 image/jpeg 1209501 2024-10-06T08:29:56.216833 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