02485cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000450011324500250015826400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033350000310036952013190040053400690171965300480178865300350183665300320187165300410190365300310194465300330197565300360200865300360204485600430208074793UtSlPG20260610134730.0mcr n260607r20241914utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aRopes, Mary E.q(Mary Emily),d1842-193210aWhat happened to Tad 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-11-25  a"What Happened to Tad" by Mary E. Ropes is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young boy named Tadpole (Teddie Poole) who, feeling abandoned and mistreated by his harsh stepmother, decides to take drastic measures to escape his troubled home life. As he plots to care for his younger siblings while planning revenge against his stepmother, he unwittingly gets entangled in a series of misadventures that lead him far from home.  The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Tad's struggles at home, highlighting his deep sorrow and sense of injustice towards his stepmother's treatment of him and his siblings. After enduring yet another confrontation with his father over the matter, Tad resolves to leave home to escape his intolerable situation. He initially considers the possibility of revenge against his stepmother but instead takes the baby from her as a form of retaliation. However, this seemingly simple act spirals into a much larger predicament when the baby is lost, forcing Tad into a desperate escape from the harsh realities of his life. Filled with themes of childhood hardship and resilience, the beginning suggests a journey of self-discovery riddled with challenges and moral dilemmas that Tad must face. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: The Religious Tract Society, 1914  aBoys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction  aEngland -- Juvenile fiction  aRunaway children -- Juvenile fiction  aFrance -- Juvenile fiction  aRomanies -- Juvenile fiction  aStepmothers -- Juvenile fiction  aChild abuse -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74793