Project Gutenberg 2014-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 196 Pearson, Edmund Lester 1880 1937 Pearson, E. L. (Edmund Lester) The Believing Years Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Believing Years" by Edmund Lester Pearson is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a group of young boys during their idyllic childhood in a quaint New England town, focusing on their experiences and adventures as they transition from school days to the freedom of summer vacations. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the last day of school as the protagonist and his peers eagerly await the bell signaling their freedom. The character of Mr. Colburn, a strict teacher represented through the lens of the boys' disdain for arithmetic, serves as a formidable barrier to their long-anticipated vacation. Through their excitement, frustrations with school, and musings about the joys of summer, readers are immersed in a nostalgic depiction of childhood innocence. The boys' longing for adventure and exploration sets the tone for the delightful escapades that will unfold throughout their "believing years." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Summer -- Fiction Small cities -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 311821 2025-08-18T18:00:51.239898 text/html 297548 2024-10-24T10:17:43 text/html 189374 2025-08-18T18:00:57.290862 application/epub+zip 194188 2025-08-18T18:00:52.598861 application/epub+zip 188301 2025-08-18T18:00:51.838859 application/epub+zip 303761 2025-08-18T18:01:01.336855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261143 2025-08-18T18:00:56.692893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255691 2022-09-21T08:41:34.587946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266343 2025-08-18T18:00:50.689900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 246430 2024-10-24T10:17:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17036 2025-08-18T18:01:01.477808 application/rdf+xml 22581 2025-08-18T18:00:51.922869 image/jpeg 2937 2025-08-18T18:00:51.881860 image/jpeg 171481 2025-08-18T18:00:51.267895 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