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Title: Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner
Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
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produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young protagonist named Joe Matson, a talented baseball player with aspirations of becoming a star pitcher at Excelsior Hall, his new boarding school. The narrative highlights themes of ambition, rivalry, and friendship as Joe navigates the challenges posed by Hiram Shell, the school's bully and baseball manager. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Joe and his friends engaging in a playful snowball throwing contest, which escalates into a confrontation with Professor Rodd, a strict instructor at the school. Following this encounter, a budding rivalry emerges between Joe and Hiram, who clearly intends to undermine Joe's ambitions on the school baseball team. As Joe grapples with the dynamics of school life and the competitive sports environment, he remains determined to prove himself on the diamond. The opening lays the groundwork for the conflicts and camaraderie that will define Joe's journey, establishing both the setting and the central characters while hinting at the exciting baseball action to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962
EBook No.: 38897
Published: Feb 16, 2012
Downloads: 76
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Students -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Diligence -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Baseball stories
Subject: Envy -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner
Note: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Baseball Joe on the School Nine; or, Pitching for the Blue Banner" by Lester Chadwick is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young protagonist named Joe Matson, a talented baseball player with aspirations of becoming a star pitcher at Excelsior Hall, his new boarding school. The narrative highlights themes of ambition, rivalry, and friendship as Joe navigates the challenges posed by Hiram Shell, the school's bully and baseball manager. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Joe and his friends engaging in a playful snowball throwing contest, which escalates into a confrontation with Professor Rodd, a strict instructor at the school. Following this encounter, a budding rivalry emerges between Joe and Hiram, who clearly intends to undermine Joe's ambitions on the school baseball team. As Joe grapples with the dynamics of school life and the competitive sports environment, he remains determined to prove himself on the diamond. The opening lays the groundwork for the conflicts and camaraderie that will define Joe's journey, establishing both the setting and the central characters while hinting at the exciting baseball action to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962
EBook No.: 38897
Published: Feb 16, 2012
Downloads: 76
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Students -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Diligence -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Baseball stories
Subject: Envy -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.