Project Gutenberg 2019-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 233 Barbour, Ralph Henry 1870 1944 Barbour, R. H. (Ralph Henry) 24020563 Follow the Ball Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Follow the Ball" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a sports-themed novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the life of Joe Kenton, a talented baseball player at Holman's School, as he navigates the complexities of friendships, rivalries, and the significance of teamwork. The book explores themes of loyalty, personal sacrifice, and the passion for sports through the lens of adolescent experiences. The opening of the book introduces Joe Kenton, who is reflecting on his past school year and his relationship with his roommate Hal Norwin. As the school year approaches its end, Joe grapples with missed opportunities for academic achievements and social connections, particularly with Hal, with whom he shares a strained friendship. A pivotal moment occurs when Hal sneaks into their dormitory and is caught by the proctor, and Joe heroically takes the blame to protect Hal's chance to play in an important upcoming baseball game. This act of sacrifice sets the stage for the evolving dynamics between the characters and foreshadows the challenges they will face both on and off the field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Football -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction Football stories PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 382379 2025-07-24T06:52:50.125340 text/html 365623 2024-10-17T14:17:27 text/html 418576 2025-07-24T06:52:56.155310 application/epub+zip 416124 2025-07-24T06:52:51.147299 application/epub+zip 245190 2025-07-24T06:52:50.627259 application/epub+zip 516006 2025-07-24T06:52:59.980282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476593 2025-07-24T06:52:55.661257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306104 2022-09-27T10:45:43.247668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346818 2025-07-24T06:52:49.390328 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327106 2024-10-17T14:17:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17410 2025-07-24T06:53:00.237798 application/rdf+xml 19045 2025-07-24T06:52:50.722266 image/jpeg 3347 2025-07-24T06:52:50.675260 image/jpeg 371311 2025-07-24T06:52:50.164336 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