Project Gutenberg 2024-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 124 Pier, Arthur Stanwood 1874 1966 Wood, Franklin David Ives : $b A Story of St. Timothy's $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1921, copyright 1922. Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "David Ives: A Story of St. Timothy's" by Arthur Stanwood Pier is a coming-of-age novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around David Ives, a young boy about to embark on a transformative journey as he is sent to the prestigious St. Timothy's boarding school. This marks the beginning of his deeper involvement in education, athletics, and the challenges of adolescence away from home. The opening of the story sets the stage for David's life in a modest suburb, highlighting his relationships with his family, particularly with his caring yet anxious mother and his ambitious father, who hopes for his son's bright future as a surgeon. As the family prepares for his departure to St. Timothy's, emotions run high, blending excitement with sorrow. David grapples with the tension of leaving home and the expectations placed upon him, revealing themes of growth, responsibility, and the bittersweet nature of new beginnings. The reader witnesses the depth of family ties and David's initial impressions and hopes for his new life, emphasizing the formative experiences that will shape his character as he navigates the complexities of adolescence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20180330192753pier 1921 US Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sports -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction Private schools -- Juvenile fiction Harvard University -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 433736 2025-06-29T04:27:39.213092 text/html 409415 2024-02-22T18:56:49 text/html 1435220 2025-06-29T04:27:46.685122 application/epub+zip 1431730 2025-06-29T04:27:40.935143 application/epub+zip 558159 2025-06-29T04:27:39.998104 application/epub+zip 2379867 2025-06-29T04:27:50.803071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2339720 2025-06-29T04:27:45.842099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388685 2025-06-29T04:27:38.124118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 368872 2024-02-22T18:56:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16543 2025-06-29T04:27:50.944046 application/rdf+xml 15953 2025-06-29T04:27:40.227098 image/jpeg 2438 2025-06-29T04:27:40.110097 image/jpeg 1437263 2025-06-29T04:27:39.269101 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