Project Gutenberg 2007-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 417 Coombe, Florence Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew) 1875 1960 Brock, Henry Matthew Pearse, Susan Beatrice 1878 1980 Pearse, S. B. (Susan Beatrice) Pearse, S.B. Jack of Both Sides: The Story of a School War Produced by Dave Morgan, Paul Stephen, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Jack of Both Sides: The Story of a School War" by Florence Coombe is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the experiences of Jack Brady, a boy navigating the social dynamics at Brincliffe School, which features a peculiar rivalry between day boys and boarders. As tensions rise, themes of camaraderie, conflict, and the quest for acceptance emerge, creating a lively backdrop for Jack's adventures. The opening of the story introduces Jack and his fellow new day pupils, who are quickly ostracized by the established boarders at Brincliffe School. Initial humor arises when a lunch basket filled with bread-pills turns into a catalyst for conflict, prompting the day boys to retaliate. We see Jack interact with his peers, trying to mediate tensions and maintain friendships amid unprovoked hostility. The situation escalates as it becomes clear that the introduction of day boys has disrupted the status quo, leading to a looming "school war." This sets the stage for a series of humorous yet insightful events that explore the themes of loyalty, bullying, and the struggle for belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Schools -- Fiction PZ Text School Stories Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Teaching & Education Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Novels 160264 2025-06-08T14:20:18.484159 text/html 158853 2021-01-01T17:43:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1058283 2021-01-01T17:43:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1044801 2025-06-08T14:20:25.626140 application/epub+zip 1044641 2025-06-08T14:20:20.872193 application/epub+zip 132450 2025-06-08T14:20:18.862144 application/epub+zip 2209716 2025-06-08T14:20:28.248148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2188632 2025-06-08T14:20:23.598103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181872 2022-09-09T14:11:03.026233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138200 2025-06-08T14:20:18.074152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137972 2021-01-01T17:43:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55238 2021-01-01T17:43:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137963 2021-01-01T17:43:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55215 2021-01-01T17:43:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21692 2025-06-08T14:20:28.395101 application/rdf+xml 34864 2025-06-08T14:20:18.941178 image/jpeg 4597 2025-06-08T14:20:18.902136 image/jpeg 1057436 2025-06-08T14:20:18.541203 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 en.wikipedia