Project Gutenberg 2022-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Walpole, Andrew H. The Black Star: A School Story for Boys $aAustralia :$bCornstalk Publishing Company,$c1925. Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.) "The Black Star: A School Story for Boys" by Andrew H. Walpole is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. This adventure story centers around Jack Symonds and his friend, Billy Faraday, two students at Deepwater College, as they navigate school life and get entangled in a mysterious and thrilling plot involving a black star—a valuable object linked to Billy's late father, who had been an esteemed naturalist. As they reunite for the term, the boys find themselves drawn into a web of intrigue involving potential thieves and unexpected friendships. At the start of the novel, Jack eagerly anticipates the return to school, reuniting with his peers and his close friend, Billy Faraday. The narrative quickly introduces a pair of shady figures whose actions allude to a deeper conspiracy connected to Billy's father and the mysterious Black Star. When a stranger steals Billy's bag, both boys chase after him, sparking a series of adventurous events that raise questions about trust, loyalty, and the secrets hidden within their college. The opening sets a lively tone with interactions among classmates, introduces intriguing characters, and lays the groundwork for what promises to be an exciting adventure filled with discovery and danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210707135024walpole 1925 AU Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Australia -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 310875 2025-07-26T14:18:06.048869 text/html 291992 2024-10-18T19:41:49 text/html 437783 2025-07-26T14:18:10.796824 application/epub+zip 442040 2025-07-26T14:18:06.871842 application/epub+zip 189777 2025-07-26T14:18:06.437846 application/epub+zip 545428 2025-07-26T14:18:13.962867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523121 2025-07-26T14:18:10.426844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271100 2022-09-30T11:23:55.982875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294583 2025-07-26T14:18:05.423895 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274555 2024-10-18T19:41:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16498 2025-07-26T14:18:14.108828 application/rdf+xml 11239 2025-07-26T14:18:06.605876 image/jpeg 1695 2025-07-26T14:18:06.523879 image/jpeg 911703 2025-07-26T14:18:06.089900 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