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What if your father's name stands for courage—and everyone expects you to live up to it?
Frank Merriwell Jr. carries a name that already means something. His father, Frank Merriwell, is the Yale athlete known for loyalty, cool nerve, and honest play. Now the son must earn his own place, on the field and among his companions. A famous name cannot do that work for him.
In Frank Merriwell's Son; Or, a Chip Off the Old Block, Burt L. Standish brings school and sports rivalry into a brisk adventure about character. Short scenes keep the action moving, while the stakes reach beyond winning. The question is whether the next generation can meet the same clear standard: tell the truth, help others, and never cheat.
What you’ll discover
- A name to earn Follow a son whose actions must prove what his famous surname seems to promise.
- Rivalry on the field Enter a world of school and sports where honest effort matters as much as victory.
- Loyalty under pressure Discover a heroic code that puts helping companions beside courage and success.
- Fair play comes first Explore an adventure where winning by dishonest means has no place in a hero's life.
- A brisk, direct adventure Enjoy short scenes, fast action, and clear sides that keep the story moving.
Who will love it
Readers who enjoy old-fashioned American adventure, baseball scenes, loyal friends and clear-cut heroes, and anyone who likes a story that mixes mystery, romance, comic relief and a big game.
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- A baby with a star is born
- The nurse has a secret to keep
- A sad guest finds his old self on the ball field
- Berlin recognizes the girl he lost
- A child is taken and a father makes a promise
- The old flock gathers to cheer a friend
- Love, jealousy and a danger at the lake
- Old uniforms bring old friends onto the field
- Rival feelings follow the players to the stand
- What the story is really about
Who’s who
- Frank MerriwellThe calm, fair minded hero who runs a school for boys and wants to raise his newborn son well.
- Inza MerriwellFrank's wife and the mother of little Frank, who senses early that something is wrong around her child.
- Bessie KingA disguised girl who has used the name Lizette, the daughter of a cattle thief, and she is torn between her past and love.
- Berlin CarsonFrank's gloomy old college friend, who has never forgotten the girl he lost and wants to find her.
- Ephraim GallupA shrewd Vermonter with a quick temper, who joins the reunion with his wife Teresa.
- Greg CarkerA long haired socialist speaker who preaches against wealth but is caught between two women.
- Casper SilenceThe backer of the Rovers, a gambler who wants to win a large wager on the big game.
- Hans DunnerwurstA round, flute playing German friend whose jokes and mix ups bring comic relief.
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What would you do if the baby in your nursery looked almost right, but the birthmark was gone? Burt L. Standish opens this Frank Merriwell novel with a proud father, a newborn son and a nurse who is hiding something.
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A baby with a star is born
The story opens with a happy birth. Frank Merriwell and his wife Inza welcome a son and name him Frank Hodge Merriwell, giving the boy the middle name of Frank's most faithful friend, Bart Hodge. Frank promises to make an athlete of the child and to give him chances he never had himself.
A French nurse named Lizette shows the family a small pink star with five points on the baby's left shoulder. Elsie Bellwood says it feels as if the boy is marked by fate. Bart has news of his own. Frank has made him a one third owner of the San Pablo mine, and Bart uses his new security to get a marriage license. The next day he and Elsie marry in Inza's room.
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What is Frank Merriwell's Son about?
It follows Frank Merriwell and his friends as a baby is born with a star shaped birthmark, a disguised nurse hides a secret, old friends gather, and baseball brings the friends onto the field together.
Who is Lizette in Frank Merriwell's Son?
Lizette is the French nurse at Merry Home. Berlin Carson thinks she is Bessie King, the daughter of a cattle thief he once loved, and the story follows how she hides that identity.
What does the star birthmark mean?
The pink five pointed star on the baby's left shoulder makes his parents and friends feel he is marked for greatness. It also becomes the clue that tells his parents something is wrong.
The author
Burt L. Standish
1866–1945 · American adventure writer
Burt L. Standish was a pen name of Gilbert Patten, an American writer born in Corinna, Maine, in 1866. He wrote the Frank Merriwell stories, which began appearing in Tip Top Weekly in 1896. His books included Frank Merriwell’s Bravery and Frank Merriwell Down South. He died in California in 1945.
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