"Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton" by Talbot Baines Reed is a story focused on the lives of three young lads—Richardson, Heathcote, and Coote—as they get ready for a really important test at Templeton School, a fancy place that could change everything for them. The book follows their journey as they deal with being teenagers and standing at the start of their adult lives. The story looks closely at what it means to be a good friend, show courage when things are hard, and grow as a person. The story kicks off with the boys heading off to Templeton School on a chilly morning in the spring. You can feel how excited and nervous they are about the big exam. They act like regular kids who are good friends, joking around and trying to have fun even though they're worried about what's coming next.
Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton
By Talbot Baines Reed
Three young friends face their fears and test the bounds of friendship as they head off to a new school and face a life-changing exam.
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About the AuthorTalbot Baines Reed was an English writer of boys' fiction who established a genre of school stories that endured into the mid-20th century. Among his best-known work is The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's. He was a regular and prolific contributor to The Boy's Own Paper (B.O.P.), in which most of his fiction first appeared. Through his family's business, Reed became a prominent typefounder, and wrote a standard work on the subject: History of the Old English Letter Foundries.
Talbot Baines Reed was an English writer of boys' fiction who established a genre of school stories that endured into the mid-20th century. Among his best-known work is The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's. He was a regular and prolific contributor to The Boy's Own Paper (B.O.P.), in which most of his fiction first appeared. Through his family's business, Reed became a prominent typefounder, and wrote a standard work on the subject: History of the Old English Letter Foundries.
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