Project Gutenberg 2007-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 152 Munroe, Kirk 1850 1930 Derrick Sterling: A Story of the Mines Produced by David Edwards, Brett Fishburne, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Derrick Sterling: A Story of the Mines" by Kirk Munroe is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the life of young Derrick Sterling, who is forced to confront the harsh realities of life after the death of his father, a mining engineer. The story begins with Derrick, now working as a breaker boy in a coal mine, as he faces dangerous situations and the struggles of his new life while also trying to support his family. At the start of the narrative, Derrick is seen working in the breaker alongside other boys, including his friend Paul Evert, who is physically disabled. The opening depicts a frantic fire in the breaker that threatens the lives of the boys, emphasizing Derrick’s bravery as he fights to save Paul from the flames. As the chaos unfolds, Derrick’s selflessness becomes apparent when he chooses to help his friend despite the imminent danger, setting the stage for a tale filled with bravery, hardship, and the camaraderie of those working in the mines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Coal mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 346920 2025-07-09T07:43:36.096835 text/html 345658 2007-10-24T07:52:48 text/html 515412 2025-07-09T07:43:43.561789 application/epub+zip 519028 2025-07-09T07:43:39.078798 application/epub+zip 203555 2025-07-09T07:43:37.866782 application/epub+zip 708558 2025-07-09T07:43:47.014723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 686108 2025-07-09T07:43:42.704749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328425 2022-09-10T09:43:03.719009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329425 2025-07-09T07:43:35.492782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329242 2007-10-24T07:52:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19170 2025-07-09T07:43:47.136741 application/rdf+xml 14331 2025-07-09T07:43:38.362780 image/jpeg 3252 2025-07-09T07:43:38.115772 image/jpeg 429603 2007-10-24T07:53:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 123770 2007-10-24T07:53:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 504604 2025-07-09T07:43:36.135815 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