Project Gutenberg 2016-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 132 Gordon, Frederick Menel, R. Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery; or, the Old Hermit and His Secret E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery; or, the Old Hermit and His Secret" by Frederick Gordon is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows three boys, Sammy Brown, Bob Bouncer, and Frank Haven, as they navigate the ups and downs of childhood, including encounters with a former bully, an unexpected earthquake at school, and their decision to investigate strange happenings on Pine Island, where they suspect an elusive hermit might be hiding a secret. The opening of the book introduces us to the main characters as they discuss the return of a bully named Jed Burr and their excitement for the new school year, following a fire that had delayed its start. However, the day takes a dramatic turn when an earthquake shakes their school, sending the students into a flurry of panic. After the commotion settles, the boys hear about a mysterious hermit said to live on Pine Island—the perfect opportunity for Sammy, who is intrigued by tales of adventure, treasure, and mystery. The narrative sets the stage for an engaging series of escapades while highlighting themes of friendship, bravery, and the connection to childhood curiosity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Boys -- Juvenile fiction Camping -- Juvenile fiction Mystery fiction Hermits -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 203399 2025-07-21T04:10:32.809773 text/html 183732 2024-10-23T00:36:09 text/html 800930 2025-07-21T04:10:36.513753 application/epub+zip 801943 2025-07-21T04:10:33.461789 application/epub+zip 143560 2025-07-21T04:10:33.108795 application/epub+zip 889895 2025-07-21T04:10:38.973259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 864095 2025-07-21T04:10:36.157753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207412 2022-09-23T19:04:43.773242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179542 2025-07-21T04:10:32.151796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159448 2024-10-23T00:36:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17734 2025-07-21T04:10:39.100240 application/rdf+xml 29296 2025-07-21T04:10:33.192775 image/jpeg 4520 2025-07-21T04:10:33.151772 image/jpeg 753918 2025-07-21T04:10:32.849770 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