Project Gutenberg 2021-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 119 Barton, George 1866 1940 The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys" by George Barton is a fictional tale likely written in the early 20th century. This adventurous story centers around Herbert Harkins, a young boy who must navigate schoolyard conflicts and complex family dynamics in the small town of Cleverly. The narrative explores themes of courage, integrity, and the often challenging journey to uphold one’s principles in the face of adversity. The opening of the book introduces readers to Herbert Harkins as he is confronted by a group of boys during a school prank known as “barring out day.” When he witnesses his frail teacher left outside in the cold, Herbert's sense of justice drives him to devise a clever plan to regain entry to the school, leading to a confrontation with the school bully, Arthur Black. This conflict not only establishes Herbert as a resourceful and brave character but also foreshadows the challenges he will face as he learns to balance the responsibilities of friendship, family honor, and personal ambition in the ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Mystery fiction New Jersey -- Juvenile fiction Journalists -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 330282 2025-07-25T11:41:42.395101 text/html 308426 2024-10-18T10:03:54 text/html 295134 2025-07-25T11:41:47.924575 application/epub+zip 292432 2025-07-25T11:41:43.267110 application/epub+zip 224600 2025-07-25T11:41:42.815065 application/epub+zip 377165 2025-07-25T11:41:51.362546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344149 2025-07-25T11:41:47.448614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276470 2022-09-28T23:41:38.040721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300828 2025-07-25T11:41:41.749090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 280842 2024-10-18T10:03:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17393 2025-07-25T11:41:51.496563 application/rdf+xml 22904 2025-07-25T11:41:42.912063 image/jpeg 3559 2025-07-25T11:41:42.863088 image/jpeg 235305 2025-07-25T11:41:42.428103 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