Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 226 Stoddard, William O. 1835 1925 Stoddard, W. O. Stoddard, William Osborn Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jimmy O'Regan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy" by William O. Stoddard is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the character of Dabney "Dab" Kinzer, a growing boy from the Kinzer family, as he navigates the trials of adolescence on their Long Island farm, particularly concerning his interactions with family, friends, and the changes that come with growth and maturity. The opening of the story introduces the Kinzer farm and its setting, detailing the family dynamics and the physical growth that Dab is experiencing. As the narrative unfolds, readers meet Dab's mother, his four sisters, and Hamilton "Ham" Morris, who becomes an important figure as he prepares to marry Dab's sister. The chapter sets the scene for Dab's feelings of inadequacy due to his thinness amid a family of hearty individuals and introduces the wedding preparations where he is gifted a new suit, symbolizing both personal growth and the expectations that come with it. The tone is light-hearted yet reflective, capturing the innocence and tribulations of youth in a rustic setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Fatherless families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 456575 2025-07-04T11:25:47.093325 text/html 456542 456432 2024-11-05T04:30:18.097110 2023-10-05T05:28:23.034879 text/html text/html 265296 2025-07-04T11:25:56.114243 application/epub+zip 273455 2025-07-04T11:25:50.438317 application/epub+zip 242513 2025-07-04T11:25:49.189315 application/epub+zip 511946 2025-07-04T11:26:00.245235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472129 2025-07-04T11:25:55.293299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385603 2022-09-05T07:35:58.534479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395423 2025-07-04T11:25:46.527287 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375650 2024-10-28T17:44:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18522 2025-07-04T11:26:00.380223 application/rdf+xml 18006 2025-07-04T11:25:49.705275 image/jpeg 4177 2025-07-04T11:25:49.438320 image/jpeg 260774 2025-07-04T11:25:47.127311 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia