Project Gutenberg 2004-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 103 Ferguson, Donald The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path Or, The Mystery of the Haunted Quarry Produced by Jim Ludwig "The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path" by Donald Ferguson is a fictional novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a group of high school boys from Scranton, including characters like Hugh Morgan, Thad Stevens, and Kenneth Kinkaid, as they embark on various adventures, including a nut-gathering expedition and the preparations for a great athletic tournament. The book combines elements of friendship, competition, and the thrill of youthful exploration. At the start of the narrative, the boys set out on a nutting adventure, illustrating their camaraderie and excitement as they gather black walnuts and chestnuts. Along the way, they casually discuss an abandoned quarry rumored to be haunted, which piques their curiosity and foreshadows upcoming thrills. Hugh is particularly interested in the old quarry as he prepares for an upcoming marathon race, discovering shortcuts and strategizing with his friends. As the boys tackle both their nut-gathering tasks and the challenges they face in their adventures, the stage is set for a series of athletic competitions and potential rivalries within the school community, hinting at a mix of competitive spirit and supernatural intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en High school students -- Juvenile fiction Track and field -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 269291 2025-08-05T17:32:17.436323 text/html 269157 269101 2024-11-06T05:25:56.938969 2023-10-06T07:12:31.626106 text/html text/html 183036 2025-08-05T17:32:23.967283 application/epub+zip 185941 2025-08-05T17:32:20.281295 application/epub+zip 174050 2025-08-05T17:32:19.160302 application/epub+zip 377339 2025-08-05T17:32:26.768306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352510 2025-08-05T17:32:23.170319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334361 2022-09-06T23:19:41.292736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244810 2025-08-05T17:32:17.141300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225103 2024-10-28T19:58:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16693 2025-08-05T17:32:26.895242 application/rdf+xml 17280 2025-08-05T17:32:19.670275 image/jpeg 3848 2025-08-05T17:32:19.413291 image/jpeg 180111 2025-08-05T17:32:17.458314 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