Project Gutenberg 2016-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 50 Gordon, Frederick Fairview Boys and Their Rivals; or, Bob Bouncer's Schooldays E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Fairview Boys and Their Rivals; or, Bob Bouncer's Schooldays" by Frederick Gordon is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows a group of young friends—Bob Bouncer, Frank Haven, and Sammy Brown—as they navigate the challenges and adventures of school life. Themes of camaraderie, rivalry, and youthful ingenuity emerge as the boys engage with their peers, including the school bully, Jed Burr, while encountering various humorous and heartwarming situations. At the start of the story, as the summer vacation comes to an end, the three friends excitedly approach the new school year. Bob Bouncer, characterized by his energetic and optimistic nature, leads the group in discussing their previous summer adventures. During their walk to school, they witness a runaway automobile incident, showcasing the trio's boldness as they assist a boy who tumbles into a muddy puddle. They also have an encounter with Tom Chubb, a boy known as "the fat boy," who expresses a desire to join their ranks. The chapter sets the tone for lighthearted explorations of friendship and school dynamics, signaling the mischief and rivalry that are to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Schools -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Mystery fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 213441 213223 2024-09-21T13:50:43.571054 2023-09-22T10:43:44.234853 text/html text/html 214212 2016-04-13T11:24:16 text/html 809919 2016-04-13T11:27:32 text/html application/zip 847366 2024-09-21T13:50:49.439043 application/epub+zip 867503 2024-09-21T13:50:44.685132 application/epub+zip 160421 2024-09-21T13:50:44.175045 application/epub+zip 942555 2024-09-21T13:50:52.942032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 914904 2024-09-21T13:50:48.898074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209084 2022-09-23T14:51:32.466453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181806 181632 2024-09-21T13:50:42.840056 2023-09-22T10:43:43.456846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 181693 2020-06-14T16:54:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 64957 2020-06-14T16:54:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18378 2024-09-21T13:50:53.083003 application/rdf+xml 28389 2024-09-21T13:50:44.255055 image/jpeg 4311 2024-09-21T13:50:44.215052 image/jpeg 813277 2024-09-21T13:50:43.614082 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