Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

The play that won

For the Freedom of the Seas Under the Yankee Ensign Keeping His Course The Brother of a Hero Finkler’s Field Danforth Plays the Game The Arrival of Jimpson Benton’s Venture The Junior Trophy The New Boy at Hilltop The Spirit of the School The Play that Won

Chapters

1. Part 1

For the Freedom of the Seas Under the Yankee Ensign Keeping His Course The Brother of a Hero Finkler’s Field Danforth Plays the Game The Arrival of Jimpson Benton’s Venture The...

2. Part 2

In Ted’s words, it went where it would do the most good. It fell to earth twenty feet short of the gymnasium steps and ten feet beyond the center fielder’s eager hands. Billy di...

3. Part 3

“Listen. This morning I wanted a collar stud. Mine had rolled under the bed or somewhere and it was late. So I pulled open Harold’s top drawer. I knew he had a little fancy-colo...

4. Part 4

A groan of derision arose. “A real ball-player!” said Hal. “You poor fish, you never caught a ball but once in your life, and then you couldn’t get out of its way!” Hal rolled o...

5. Part 5

They still had the sinking sun in their eyes when they began the descent, but when they had dropped a few hundred feet the gray mist was about them and, as the sun took that mom...

6. Part 6

“Well, what’s wrong with it?” Jonesie had demanded indignantly, striving to recover the paper. And that, somehow, had increased the hilarity. After that it was no use pretending...

7. Part 7

Jonesie opened promptly, the picture of smiling innocence. And he spoke _so_ convincingly! “Mr. Mundy, I really think you’d ought to do something about him, sir,” he said concer...

8. Part 8

Fairfield scored two minutes after the third period started. The kick-off was fumbled by Logan, and, although he fell on it, at his eighteen yards, Fairfield blocked Farnsworth’...

9. Part 9

“When you get this side of town, where the two roads branch at the powder factory, take the right. It’s a poor road, but it’s a mile shorter and goes straight to the station.”

10. Part 10

But, although the visitors didn’t score again in that quarter, they outplayed us badly. And they kept it up in the third period, too, after we had sung and cheered all during ha...

11. Part 11

During the four days that the _Molly and Kate_ remained at Forster’s Wharf, Billy and the Captain met twice and when the schooner finally sailed the Captain had full, detailed a...

12. Part 12

That was a pretty race; but it did not come out right for us. When the home stretch began, Fuller passed Bannet and Beckner got away from Carl. Then it was Fuller, Bannet and Be...