Chosen by the chief scout librarian of the Boy Scouts of America, this anthology mixes school and football stories with famous tales by grown-up authors. Owen Johnson’s ‘The Great Big Man’ opens it, and it goes on to Conan Doyle’s ‘The Red-Headed League’, O. Henry’s ‘The Ransom of Red Chief’, Victor Hugo’s devil-fish and Mark Twain’s jumping frog.
A generous sampler of classic short fiction aimed at boys, good for reading aloud. Download the free EPUB.