Seventeen by Booth Tarkington

"Seventeen" by Booth Tarkington is a humorous novel published in 1916. The story follows seventeen-year-old William Baxter through a transformative summer when he falls hopelessly in love with Lola Pratt, a flirtatious visiting belle. William's infatuation leads him into a series of ridiculous situations as he pursues his first love, while his family—especially his mischievous ten-year-old sister Jane—constantly embarrasses him. This gentle satire of adolescent romance became a bestseller and explores the awkward, passionate world of youth with both comedy and insight. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946
Title Seventeen
A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family, Especially William
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_(Tarkington_novel)
Credits Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject First loves -- Fiction
Subject Teenage boys -- Fiction
Subject Families -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 1611
Release Date
Last Update Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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