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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aPearson, Edmund Lester,
_d1880-1937
245 1 4 _aThe Believing Years
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 2014-08-28
508 _aProduced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Believing Years" by Edmund Lester Pearson is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a group of young boys during their idyllic childhood in a quaint New England town, focusing on their experiences and adventures as they transition from school days to the freedom of summer vacations. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the last day of school as the protagonist and his peers eagerly await the bell signaling their freedom. The character of Mr. Colburn, a strict teacher represented through the lens of the boys' disdain for arithmetic, serves as a formidable barrier to their long-anticipated vacation. Through their excitement, frustrations with school, and musings about the joys of summer, readers are immersed in a nostalgic depiction of childhood innocence. The boys' longing for adventure and exploration sets the tone for the delightful escapades that will unfold throughout their "believing years." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren -- Fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Fiction
653 _aSummer -- Fiction
653 _aSmall cities -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46712
999 _c87551
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