Project Gutenberg 2013-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 125 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson The Firebug Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Firebug" by Roy J. Snell is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Johnny Thompson, a young boy with aspirations to fight fires and catch arsonists, as he embarks on a thrilling adventure in pursuit of a mysterious firebug responsible for multiple arsons in his city, including a devastating fire at a school. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Johnny as he eagerly awaits an alarm for a fire, showcasing his deep interest in firefighting. He is soon thrust into action alongside the city’s fire chief, racing to a burning school where he boldly enters the flames to save a young girl named Tillie. As he navigates through the chaos of the fire and the concerned onlookers outside, he becomes invested in unraveling the mystery of the arsonist, which hints at a deeper connection to the troubling social circumstances surrounding the fires. Johnny's determination and courage set the tone for an engaging narrative filled with suspense and the theme of youthful heroism amidst danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42755/42755-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Arson -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 308119 2025-08-17T09:27:11.193163 text/html 294509 2024-10-23T15:55:46 text/html 212254 2025-08-17T09:27:17.430109 application/epub+zip 223566 2025-08-17T09:27:13.024076 application/epub+zip 155411 2025-08-17T09:27:12.002131 application/epub+zip 325281 2025-08-17T09:27:20.729100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287302 2025-08-17T09:27:16.761077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219540 2022-09-19T14:06:43.584518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273793 2025-08-17T09:27:10.415114 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254059 2024-10-23T15:55:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17087 2025-08-17T09:27:20.876039 application/rdf+xml 13617 2025-08-17T09:27:12.091086 image/jpeg 2264 2025-08-17T09:27:12.046107 image/jpeg 197157 2025-08-17T09:27:11.226104 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 More titles under O'Hara, David