Project Gutenberg 2005-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 260 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Andy Grant's Pluck Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland, Amy Cunningham and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Andy Grant's Pluck" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written during the late 19th century, a time characterized by stories of perseverance and the quest for success against the odds. The narrative follows the young protagonist, Andy Grant, as he navigates the challenges and responsibilities that arise when his family suffers financial misfortune owing to a friend's dishonest actions. The opening of the book introduces Andy at Penhurst Academy, where he receives an urgent telegram from his mother, calling him home due to a family crisis. Upon returning, Andy learns that his father's financial situation is precarious, resulting from his father's bond for a corrupt bank cashier who has absconded with funds. As his family faces the possibility of losing their farm, Andy's resolve is tested. He demonstrates maturity and determination, expressing a willingness to abandon his educational aspirations to support his family. This early glimpse establishes the themes of personal sacrifice, integrity, and the quest for stability, foreshadowing Andy's journey toward "pluck" in overcoming adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Coming of age -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 395162 2025-06-06T10:36:20.309703 text/html 407452 2020-12-19T07:44:04 text/html 195740 2025-06-06T10:36:31.118170 application/epub+zip 203116 2025-06-06T10:36:23.741713 application/epub+zip 200943 2025-06-06T10:36:22.245678 application/epub+zip 405061 2025-06-06T10:36:36.111147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373566 2025-06-06T10:36:30.074159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350084 2022-09-07T18:30:10.551001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306446 2023-09-07T05:01:43.910469 text/plain 15964 2025-06-06T10:36:36.257138 application/rdf+xml 13766 2025-06-06T10:36:22.829666 image/jpeg 3583 2025-06-06T10:36:22.539685 image/jpeg 187609 2025-06-06T10:36:20.338708 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