02283cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500530014326400510019630000470024733600260029433700260032033800360034650000310038250801910041352011140060453400450171865300400176365300430180365300510184685600430189799900170194027666UtSlPG20260610133630.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aOptic, Oliver,d1822-189710aSeek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-12-31  aProduced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds around the protagonist, Ernest Thornton, a resourceful and brave young boy who embarks on an adventure to help a girl named Kate Loraine, who is struggling against the tyranny of her stepmother. The narrative promises themes of morality, courage, and the quest for justice as Ernest navigates various challenges to protect Kate.  The opening of the novel introduces a tense, dramatic scene where Ernest and his friend Bob are sailing when they hear a girl screaming for help. They soon discover that Kate has jumped into the lake to escape her stepmother, Mrs. Loraine. Ernest successfully rescues her, and they engage in a conversation that reveals her troubled home life, filled with cruelty and control. As the story progresses, Ernest learns about Kate's desire to escape her oppressive situation and begins to formulate a plan to help her find her uncle in New York City, resulting in a captivating mix of adventure and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Fiction  aInheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27666  c68575d68575