"Tom!" No answer.

I like to read old-timey kid-and-teen books--or, as they were simply and sweetly known back in the day, "boys' books". They were, essentially, YA before YA was invented. The British ones were about how great boarding school is, and the American ones were about how great skipping class is. Which just goes to show you.

I've noticed that a lot of protagonists are named Tom. Between Tom Sawyer, Tom Brown, Tom Playfair, Tom Swift and Tom Denniston, it's all a little confusing.