Project Gutenberg 2008-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 445 Gates, Eleanor 1875 1951 The Rich Little Poor Boy Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net and and the Booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net "The Rich Little Poor Boy" by Eleanor Gates is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a ten-year-old boy named Johnnie Smith, who lives in a tenement and is under the care of harsh foster father Big Tom Barber. As Johnnie navigates the challenges of his difficult home life, he uses his imagination to escape into a world where he dreams of adventure and a brighter future. At the start of the book, the reader is introduced to Johnnie's grim reality, marked by his oversized, tattered clothes and the oppressive presence of Big Tom, who issues commands and instills fear. Despite these conditions, Johnnie possesses a vibrant imagination, vividly visualizing a life of nobility and freedom. He shares a bond with his step-sister Cis, who provides some comfort as they communicate using a secret system due to Barber’s harsh nature. The opening sections establish Johnnie's character, his struggles, and his escapist tendencies, setting the stage for a tale about resilience, dreams, and the quest for kindness amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Child abuse -- Fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 818212 2025-08-10T08:27:01.250057 text/html 818013 2008-02-21T10:21:48 text/html 27817553 2025-08-10T08:29:41.178726 application/epub+zip 27639538 2025-08-10T08:28:00.148741 application/epub+zip 392129 2025-08-10T08:27:03.164993 application/epub+zip 280468041 2025-08-10T08:30:20.868016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280245729 2025-08-10T08:28:33.368060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551761 2022-09-11T11:15:35.135105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732243 2025-08-10T08:26:58.011020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 732076 2008-02-21T11:27:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 732068 2008-02-21T11:27:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20697 2025-08-10T08:30:21.528985 application/rdf+xml 29746 2025-08-10T08:27:03.286951 image/jpeg 3487 2025-08-10T08:27:03.226940 image/jpeg 291058 2008-02-21T11:28:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 28416844 2008-02-21T11:28:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 291030 2008-02-21T11:28:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 28607506 2025-08-10T08:27:02.425974 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