Project Gutenberg 2007-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 244 Eggleston, Edward 1837 1902 The Hoosier School-boy Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hoosier School-boy" by Edward Eggleston is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around young Jack Dudley, a new student in the village school of Greenbank, who faces the trials of fitting in with his peers while navigating the complexities of childhood friendships, bullying, and the educational system of the time. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Jack as he innocently observes a game played by the larger boys on the playground, feeling a mix of curiosity and apprehension about fitting in. His first encounter with the schoolmaster, Mr. Ball, is tense, showcasing the strict authority under which the children must operate. Jack's struggle with peer acceptance is further complicated by bullies like Will Riley and King Pewee Rose, who target him and others, leading to both verbal jabs and physical confrontations. As loyalty and friendship begin to develop around Jack, particularly with classmates like Bob Holliday and Susan Lanham, the story sets the stage for a coming-of-age narrative filled with humor, emotion, and relatable struggles of youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Teachers -- Fiction Indiana -- Fiction Country life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 263555 2025-06-10T05:06:59.659507 text/html 275404 2007-12-08T08:22:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 493562 2007-12-08T08:22:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 524000 2025-06-10T05:07:06.687513 application/epub+zip 525777 2025-06-10T05:07:01.811532 application/epub+zip 174458 2025-06-10T05:07:00.475510 application/epub+zip 677610 2025-06-10T05:07:10.428483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641070 2025-06-10T05:07:05.776520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249697 2022-09-11T07:06:05.919783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223412 2025-06-10T05:06:58.944506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223256 2007-12-08T08:22:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 84196 2007-12-08T08:22:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223248 2007-12-08T08:22:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84180 2007-12-08T08:22:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20806 2025-06-10T05:07:10.568452 application/rdf+xml 13109 2025-06-10T05:07:01.020493 image/jpeg 3703 2025-06-10T05:07:00.745505 image/jpeg 577077 2025-06-10T05:06:59.697538 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