Show All Tags

Rags-To-Riches Stories

Displaying stories 11 through 20 of 43

11 Play Ball! by Ernest Bywater

Due to family matters a teen boy moves to the USA, where he learns to play, and like playing, baseball. He works hard and enjoys his baseball. To him it's a fun sport, but he can't resist when they offering him good money to play professional baseball. However, there's one problem, few paid ball players are true professionals. He must choose between playing in a situation he doesn't like, or walking away from good money, and playing where he likes to play for the fun. 76,000 words
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Workplace, Rags to Riches, Sports, Baseball
Downloads: 14493 Votes: 430 | Score: 9.00
Size: 381KB | 77,605 words | Posted: Concluded:

12 Playing by Ear by Lumpy

Country Roads
After spending his young life traveling with his musician father, Charlie Nelson has roots for the first time. Living with his mother in a small Appalachian town in western North Carolina, Charlie struggles to find his place in this new world, which isn't without challenges. Living in poverty, dealing with bullies, and having no friends, Charlie's new life is anything but a fairytale. If it were up to Charlie, he'd stay at home and play his guitar... but life doesn't always give us what we want
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: General
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Drama, School, Music, Rags to Riches, Baseball
Downloads: 25845 Votes: 263 | Score: 8.99
Size: 902KB | 181,764 words | Posted: Concluded:

13 Lucky Jim 4--Prequel by FantasyLover

This tale begins in southwest Virginia in "the colonies" a few years before the American Revolution. For my readers in Britain, sorry 'bout that. It follows James through being a long hunter, starting a new estate in North Carolina, and his involvement fighting against the British.
[More Info]

Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Historical
Tags: Historical, War, Rags to Riches, Fantasy
Downloads: 1675 Votes: 69 | Score: 8.99
Size: 223KB | 41,260 words | Posted: Concluded:

14 Jason's Story by Writer 406

An unlikely tale of one of societies outcasts
[More Info]

Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Coming of Age
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Politics, Historical, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 965 Votes: 22 | Score: 8.98
Size: 56KB | 9,919 words | Posted: in progress

15 Gunslinger by R. Michael Lowe aka The Scot

A star high school football quarterback loses his father, his girlfriend and his career, all in the same explosion. Now, he goes back in time to get the ones who did this, as well as saving the United States from being destroyed. What he finds on his one way trip is 'home.' - 42,200 words.
Premier members only
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Western, Rags to Riches, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Downloads: 9852 Votes: 481 | Score: 8.98
Size: 220KB | 42,590 words | Posted:

16 Escape From Lexington by FantasyLover

In 1843 16-year-old Lewis Clark kills one of the two sons of Mr. Tyler, the richest man in Fayette County. He also takes the blame for killing his other son. Given Tyler's reputation as a vengeful and violent man, Lewis flees for his life. This is the story of his escape and his adventures. Another of my fantasy histories.
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Western
Tags: Coming of Age, Historical, Western, Rags to Riches, Fantasy
Downloads: 11199 Votes: 202 | Score: 8.96
Size: 894KB | 171,005 words | Posted: Concluded:

17 Dissonance by Lumpy

Country Roads
Everything is going Charlie's way. He's survived his first year at public high school, has made lifelong friends, and has a brand new record deal that will, hopefully, launch his music career for real. As always seems the case, misfortune strikes whenever things are going too well. Charlie’s life is turned upside down and his future plans are put in to jeopardy when a problem from his past returns. Can Charlie keep his life together or will it all come falling down around him?
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Drama
Tags: Coming of Age, School, Rags to Riches, Young Adult
Downloads: 10545 Votes: 105 | Score: 8.94
Size: 1038KB | 210,049 words | Posted: Concluded:

18 Flames of Life by Ernest Bywater

A Rivers Region Story
A young man has a major change of lifestyle forced on him. He becomes a writer, and then something else again. First we read two of his stories about himself, then we follow him as he makes another change to his life and changes the lives of many others in the Rivers Region. In the process he unexpectedly meets his own destiny as well. Set in Australia.
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Drama
Tags: Violence, Workplace, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 19800 Votes: 470 | Score: 8.91
Size: 434KB | 86,878 words | Posted: Concluded:

19 From the Top by Lumpy

Country Roads
After the loss of both his parents and his music career, Charlie gets a second chance when he lands a spot on a hit music competition, The Stage. But his journey of redemption is paved with heartbreak, betrayal, and ambition.
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Drama
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Drama, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 5799 Votes: 67 | Score: 8.90
Size: 896KB | 177,622 words | Posted: Concluded:

20 Fanfare by Lumpy

Country Roads
Music, Baseball and Bullies. Charlie's life is busier than ever as he continues to put down roots in his community, making friends and enemies, and explore who he wants to be. Charlie decides to follow the two things he always loved when he was a kid, music and baseball. Joining the school team and forming his first band both pull him in different directions, adding to the pressures he already faced with school, bullies, making friends, and trying to become his own man.
[More Info]

Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: General
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, School, Rags to Riches, Sports, Baseball
Downloads: 19677 Votes: 191 | Score: 8.90
Size: 1053KB | 213,283 words | Posted: Concluded:
* Not enough votes to show score yet