Harry Watson's High School Days; Or, The Rivals of Rivertown

When Harry Watson arrives at Rivertown High, he expects the usual hurdles of being the new kid. What he gets is instant notoriety: seconds after stepping off the train, he darts into the street and stops a runaway sled careening toward two small children. The whole town talks about it. The school divided into those who admire his courage and those who resent him for it. Viola Darrow, wealthy and untouchable, is definitely in the admirers camp. Pud Snooks, the local bully who rules Rivertown through fear, is not. What follows is the classic test of a good kid in a rough world: sports tryouts where muscles matter more than merit, social hierarchies that demand compromise, and one thuggish rival who makes it personal. Harry Watson won't back down, but staying true to himself might cost him everything he's trying to build. It's a story as old as adolescence itself: how a boy holds onto his conscience when the world rewards something else entirely.