Project Gutenberg 2018-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 168 Lens, J. (Jan) 1877 1936 Lens, Jan Bottema, Tjeerd 1884 1978 Bottema, Tsjeard Rhandensche Jongens Produced by R.G.P.M. van Giesen "Rhandensche Jongens" by J. Lens is a fictional children's novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set in the small town of Rhanden and centers around the lives and adventures of a group of boys and their interactions with a newcomer, Cor Poorters. The story explores themes of friendship, rivalry, and growing up, capturing the innocence and excitement of childhood. The opening of the book introduces us to a lively classroom where the boys are filled with the anticipation of spring as they engage in conversation about the season and their dreams of adventures outside. Notably, the boys discuss the return of swallows and daydream about their own activities as the teacher encourages them to focus on their studies. Among these characters, we meet Koos Venema, who is particularly distracted by the beautiful weather, and Jan Arps, who enjoys sharing tales of their town’s history. The stage is set for a summer of exploration and discovery, as new students, including Cor Poorters, are expected to join their group, hinting at potential conflicts and developments in their friendships. The atmosphere is nostalgic and vibrant, emphasizing the joys of youth and the challenges of integration into a new community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Children's stories, Dutch PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 344089 2025-07-22T13:23:59.272645 text/html 324595 2018-03-07T17:06:24 text/html 9588132 2025-07-22T13:24:07.114586 application/epub+zip 9595175 2025-07-22T13:24:01.380575 application/epub+zip 218109 2025-07-22T13:23:59.925612 application/epub+zip 9690850 2025-07-22T13:24:10.884545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9657332 2025-07-22T13:24:05.793563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295560 2022-07-25T10:54:36.177853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287881 2025-07-22T13:23:57.881627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288146 2018-03-07T17:06:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18646 2025-07-22T13:24:11.033560 application/rdf+xml 26264 2025-07-22T13:24:00.153576 image/jpeg 3951 2025-07-22T13:24:00.004596 image/jpeg 111388 2018-03-07T17:06:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 9295683 2018-03-07T17:06:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 9387219 2025-07-22T13:23:59.563651 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 nl.wikipedia