Project Gutenberg 2009-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 158 Burleigh, Cyril The Hilltop Boys: A Story of School Life Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hilltop Boys: A Story of School Life" by Cyril Burleigh is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a group of boys attending Hilltop Academy, exploring themes of friendship, rivalry, and adventure as they navigate school life and personal challenges. Among the main characters are Jack Sheldon, a new student who demonstrates both courage and cleverness, and Dick Percival, who becomes a supportive friend to him. The beginning of the novel introduces us to the new term at Hilltop Academy, where two boys, Arthur Warren and Harry Dickson, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of classmates. Their adventure starts when they come across Jack Sheldon, a newcomer, who impressively directs them to avoid a near accident during a biking descent. As Jack settles into the Academy, he quickly earns the respect of his peers, particularly Dick Percival, despite a subplot of rivalry with a group led by the bully Peter Herring. The opening sets the stage for upcoming trials and adventures, including the budding friendships and potential conflicts that will arise in their school life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Schools -- Juvenile fiction Military education -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 274517 2025-07-11T10:55:28.520844 text/html 289905 2009-01-08T11:59:16 text/html 316983 2025-07-11T10:55:33.173889 application/epub+zip 319011 2025-07-11T10:55:29.367905 application/epub+zip 157041 2025-07-11T10:55:28.982917 application/epub+zip 420658 2025-07-11T10:55:36.216886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388298 2025-07-11T10:55:32.749890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226817 2022-09-13T04:40:42.404835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236895 2025-07-11T10:55:27.868037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236743 2009-01-08T11:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236742 2009-01-08T11:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20933 2025-07-11T10:55:36.365839 application/rdf+xml 11877 2025-07-11T10:55:29.066874 image/jpeg 1860 2025-07-11T10:55:29.024930 image/jpeg 85888 2009-01-08T11:59:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 293994 2009-01-08T11:59:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 85868 2009-01-08T11:59:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 293546 2025-07-11T10:55:28.548856 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