Project Gutenberg 2006-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 265 Ferguson, Donald The Chums of Scranton High Or, Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Chums of Scranton High" by Donald Ferguson is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of high school boys in Scranton who engage in typical youthful antics and athletic pursuits, particularly centering on their school’s baseball team. Among the main characters are Hugh Morgan, a courageous and principled boy, and Owen Dugdale, who becomes a focal point of suspicion due to mysterious circumstances involving a theft. The opening of the book sets the stage at Scranton High, where a group of boys discusses the impending baseball season, expressing excitement and rivalry. As they perch on the famous campus fence, the principal characters are introduced, including the school bully, Nick Lang, who doesn’t shy away from conflict. Meanwhile, dynamics shift when Owen Dugdale's name arises and suspicion of his integrity hints at deeper storylines. Pleasure turns to tension as conflicts emerge, notably an impending confrontation between Nick and Owen, framing the events that will unfold as Hugh stands up for justice and camaraderie in the face of bullying, thereby establishing the themes of friendship, loyalty, and moral integrity that resonate throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Baseball -- Juvenile fiction High school students -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 268268 2025-10-08T05:15:16.720299 text/html 259032 2006-06-14T15:53:50 text/html 238959 2025-10-08T05:15:23.015234 application/epub+zip 242882 2025-10-08T05:15:19.373252 application/epub+zip 159597 2025-10-08T05:15:18.294235 application/epub+zip 394710 2025-10-08T05:15:25.768205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381541 2025-10-08T05:15:22.348212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285782 2022-09-09T04:36:09.233218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243354 2025-10-08T05:15:16.068277 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243205 2021-01-01T11:48:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243212 2021-01-01T11:48:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20047 2025-10-08T05:15:25.893187 application/rdf+xml 13953 2025-10-08T05:15:18.786257 image/jpeg 3784 2025-10-08T05:15:18.542210 image/jpeg 94207 2021-01-01T11:48:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 157826 2021-01-01T11:48:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 94209 2021-01-01T11:48:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 233477 2025-10-08T05:15:16.746253 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