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100 1 _aYoung, Clarence
245 1 4 _aThe Motor Boys Afloat; or, The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-01-29
508 _aProduced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Motor Boys Afloat; or, The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway" by Clarence Young is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around three young boys, Bob Baker, Ned Slade, and Jerry Hopkins, who are excited to receive their new motorboat, the "Dartaway". The book captures their adventures as they face various challenges and adversities, emphasizing themes of friendship, bravery, and problem-solving. At the start of the story, Bob Baker receives a postal notification that their long-awaited motorboat has arrived, sending him racing to share the news with his friends. They quickly make plans to retrieve the boat and prepare for adventures on the river. Their newfound excitement is tempered by the looming presence of Noddy Nixon, a local bully who has returned to town and poses a potential threat. The boys' eagerness to embrace their new vessel and embark on thrilling journeys highlights their youthful spirit, while the introduction of unsettled dynamics with adversaries hints at forthcoming challenges in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aKidnapping -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCaves -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMystery and detective stories
653 _aMotorboats -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aThieves -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aNuttall, Charles,
_d1872-1934
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44788
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