Project Gutenberg 2019-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 122 Garis, Howard Roger 1873 1962 Davidson, Marion Garis, Howard R. From Office Boy to Reporter; Or, The First Step in Journalism Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "From Office Boy to Reporter; Or, The First Step in Journalism" by Howard Roger Garis is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young boy named Larry Dexter, who, after the foreclosure of his family's farm, moves to New York City with his mother and siblings in search of a better life. Faced with the struggles of unemployment and a desire to support his family, Larry's journey is one of resilience and determination as he aspires to become a reporter. The beginning of the narrative introduces Larry and his family's difficult situation, stemming from the death of his father and the subsequent loss of their farm due to a mortgage foreclosure. As they prepare to leave their old home for New York, the emotional weight of their circumstances is evident, especially in moments where Larry senses the gravity of his family's struggles. Upon arriving in the city, Larry takes on the responsibility of finding work to help his mother, setting the stage for his transformation from an office boy to a budding journalist, eager to make his mark in the world of newspapers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Journalists -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 454632 2025-07-24T06:32:52.082601 text/html 439890 2024-10-17T14:08:39 text/html 837509 2025-07-24T06:33:01.703582 application/epub+zip 835637 2025-07-24T06:32:53.519590 application/epub+zip 281752 2025-07-24T06:32:52.772646 application/epub+zip 950804 2025-07-24T06:33:06.688559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 796207 2025-07-24T06:33:00.619596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345788 2022-09-27T10:00:29.618123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403446 2025-07-24T06:32:50.828605 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383473 2024-10-17T14:08:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16614 2025-07-24T06:33:06.861521 application/rdf+xml 31224 2025-07-24T06:32:52.887626 image/jpeg 4358 2025-07-24T06:32:52.829608 image/jpeg 756041 2025-07-24T06:32:52.134651 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 More titles under Sperry, Raymond en.wikipedia More titles under Chadwick, Lester