Charles certainly had more than enough troubles in life for a boy his age. After all, how many of us would adjust easily to being orphaned at a young age? So it was that his rebellious ways began, as Charles resisted the control of any rules in his life.

But Charles was favored with the privilege of being adopted by a kind, godly woman, though his adoptive father did not care at all about knowing God. Time and again, Charles falls into the same rebellious habits, and time and again, he regrets these failures-until some real guidance from wise and godly friends enters his life and he is changed forever. Children will see themselves in Charles' weaknesses, struggles, and temptations.

This volume is one of the eleven titles in the "Children's Character-Building Collection", our popular reprints of 19th-century Christian books for young children.