The little boy waiter at the hotel

Author: Horatio Alger Jr.
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Joe is a country boy who lives a secluded life with his uncle. He has a good friend named Ned, and they often go out to play and explore together, building a deep friendship. However, one day, an unfortunate disaster disrupts Joe's peaceful life. A lightning strike fells a large tree that was close to his uncle's cabin, and the tree falls directly onto the cabin, crushing it and severely injuring his uncle, who later dies. Before dying, his uncle tells Joe about a blue box, but he doesn't get to finish before passing away, leaving an unsolved mystery. Joe, left without support, carries that secret and sets out into the world alone, beginning to seek a livelihood.