Project Gutenberg 2005-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 195 Rand, Edward A. (Edward Augustus) 1837 1903 Rand, Edward Augustus Edward A. Rand The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play Produced by Bill Tozier, Barbara Tozier, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Knights of the White Shield" by Edward A. Rand is a children's novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a group of adventurous boys who form a club called the Up-the-Ladder Club, with high aspirations to be 'knights' in their own right. Through their activities in the barn, they explore themes of friendship, ambition, and childhood adventure against the backdrop of a small-town setting. At the start of the book, the boys Sid Waters, Charlie Macomber, and Juggie Jones gather in Aunt Stanshy's barn, excitedly discussing the prospect of forming a club. They passionately describe the barn, which serves as their meeting space, and delve into the logistics of creating their organization, contemplating names and roles for each member. The initiation of their club leads to a humorous election process and the suggestion of a badge, which ultimately becomes a white shield symbolizing their values. The boys are energetic and spirited, showcasing the joys and antics of youth while establishing the spirit of camaraderie and adventure that permeates the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction African Americans -- Juvenile fiction Play -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Societies and clubs -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 344527 2025-07-06T11:36:24.500378 text/html 360663 2020-12-19T09:40:26 text/html 202915 2025-07-06T11:36:32.210282 application/epub+zip 207556 2025-07-06T11:36:27.452311 application/epub+zip 199356 2025-07-06T11:36:26.273320 application/epub+zip 382006 2025-07-06T11:36:35.792332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364976 2025-07-06T11:36:31.475316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350534 2022-09-07T18:54:26.912659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313247 2025-07-06T11:36:23.623336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313089 2020-12-19T09:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313082 2020-12-19T09:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22423 2025-07-06T11:36:36.042268 application/rdf+xml 11876 2025-07-06T11:36:26.776329 image/jpeg 3000 2025-07-06T11:36:26.525310 image/jpeg 120483 2020-12-19T09:40:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 126983 2020-12-19T09:40:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 120462 2020-12-19T09:40:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 197272 2025-07-06T11:36:24.532344 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