Stand By: The Story of a Boy's Achievement in Radio

"Stand By: The Story of a Boy's Achievement in Radio" by Hugh McAlister is a tale from the early 1900s about a boy named Lee Renaud, who finds adventure in science and sharing his gifts with others. Young Lee arrives in King's Cove to assist his great-uncle Gem, who gets hurt, and he quickly finds himself drawn into the amazing realm of electricity and radio technology. He discovers a strange glass wheel in an old outhouse, and his desire to understand it sparks a fascinating journey. With Uncle Gem's help, Lee fixes the device and learns of its electricity-generating potential, and his work turns the heads of the local youth, who once mocked him for his love of science. His dedication to his discoveries soon proves transformative, not just for himself but for the people around him, as he battles ignorance and doubt in a community wary of modern science.