Project Gutenberg 2006-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 244 Grey, Zane 1872 1939 Gray, Zane Gray, Pearl Zane The Young Pitcher Produced by Justin Gillbank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Young Pitcher" by Zane Grey is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Ken Ward, a freshman at a large university, struggling to find his identity amid the challenges and social hierarchies of college life, particularly in the realm of athletics. The book presents themes of perseverance, self-discovery, and the intense atmosphere of college sports. At the start of the narrative, Ken faces a tumultuous initiation into university life, feeling insignificant and lost among his peers. His experience is marked by humiliation from upperclassmen and a fierce desire to prove himself, particularly in baseball, where he harbors ambitions of making the varsity team. As he grapples with loneliness and bullying, a chaotic incident results in him being chosen as the "bowl-man" for the freshmen, an honor that carries both weight and expectations. This opening section sets the stage for Ken's journey of growth, resilience, and the challenges he must overcome to earn respect and find his place on the baseball team. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en College students -- Fiction Universities and colleges -- Fiction Baseball -- Fiction College sports -- Fiction Baseball players -- Fiction PZ PS Text Western Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 349257 2025-08-08T08:27:12.742919 text/html 352850 2006-09-11T17:03:52 text/html 192906 2025-08-08T08:27:18.979891 application/epub+zip 197576 2025-08-08T08:27:14.602959 application/epub+zip 197576 2025-08-08T08:27:13.460941 application/epub+zip 345276 2025-08-08T08:27:22.070921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339052 2025-08-08T08:27:18.275949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315828 2022-09-09T08:33:54.251412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326401 2025-08-08T08:27:11.988922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326337 2006-09-11T17:03:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326328 2006-09-11T17:03:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21982 2025-08-08T08:27:22.214873 application/rdf+xml 11334 2025-08-08T08:27:13.971942 image/jpeg 3117 2025-08-08T08:27:13.719916 image/jpeg 125604 2006-09-11T17:03:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 128835 2006-09-11T17:03:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 125584 2006-09-11T17:03:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 189601 2025-08-08T08:27:12.771940 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