True to Himself; Or, Roger Strong's Struggle for Place
True to Himself; Or, Roger Strong's Struggle for Place
When Roger Strong's father is dragged to prison for a crime he swears he didn't commit, the world turns its back on a country boy with nothing left but his name. Now Roger and his sister Kate must navigate a town that sees them as guilty by association, where whispers follow them to the schoolhouse and honest work becomes impossible to find. When wealthy merchant's son Duncan Woodward publicly calls Roger a thief, the accusation cuts deeper than any wound because it echoes what the whole town believes: that the son carries his father's shame. But Roger refuses to bend. With only a fierce sister and a kind guardian at his side, he sets out to do what seems impossible: clear his father's name and reclaim his place in the world. A tense mystery unfolds involving a series of thefts and a shadowy figure called John Stumpy who seems to thrive on others' ruin. Written with the gripping momentum that made Edward Stratemeyer a household name, this is a story about what happens when a boy with nothing to lose decides he has everything to fight for.
