Project Gutenberg 2024-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 122 Ray, Anna Chapin 1865 1945 Ray, Fan 07036653 Half a dozen boys : $b An every-day story $aNew York :$bThomas Y. Crowell & Co., $c1890. Al Haines "Half a Dozen Boys: An Every-Day Story" by Anna Chapin Ray is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of six boys, primarily focusing on their everyday experiences and challenges as they navigate childhood, friendship, and personal hardships. The narrative begins with the introduction of characters like Rob and Fred, setting the stage for their adventures and emotional growth. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the backdrop of a New England town and the warm, communal interactions of its youth. The opening scene takes place in a church, where Rob is concerned about his friend Fred, who is struggling with sight loss after an illness. As conversations unfold between Rob and his cousin Bess, we learn about Fred's condition and the impact of his blindness on his relationships with the other boys. Bess, determined to support Fred, expresses her commitment to help him cope during his difficult transition, laying the groundwork for the themes of friendship and resilience that will resonate throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/halfdozenboyseve00raya/mode/2up 20240112093513ray 1890 US Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction Pride and vanity -- Juvenile fiction Blind children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 369821 2025-07-28T15:51:58.375523 text/html 346613 2024-01-20T23:36:53 text/html 632094 2025-07-28T15:52:03.064531 application/epub+zip 636620 2025-07-28T15:51:59.170531 application/epub+zip 204498 2025-07-28T15:51:58.717530 application/epub+zip 740869 2025-07-28T15:52:06.133472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726763 2025-07-28T15:52:02.705539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340319 2025-07-28T15:51:57.497522 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320609 2024-01-20T23:36:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18519 2025-07-28T15:52:06.298465 application/rdf+xml 16308 2025-07-28T15:51:58.825521 image/jpeg 2106 2025-07-28T15:51:58.767509 image/jpeg 1202938 2025-07-28T15:51:58.422568 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