Penrod by Booth Tarkington
"Penrod" by Booth Tarkington is a collection of comic sketches published in 1914. The book follows eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield through a series of misadventures in pre-World War I Midwestern America. From suffering through a pageant as "The Child Sir Lancelot" to organizing backyard shows, feuding with local tough kids, and navigating the perils of dancing class, Penrod embodies boyhood mischief and imagination. His escapades—involving tar, birthday parties, and hero-worship gone wrong—paint a
humorous portrait of childhood rebellion and the gap between adult expectations and youthful reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 |
|---|---|
| Title | Penrod |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrod |
| Credits | Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Boys -- Fiction |
| Subject | Middle West -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 402 |
| Release Date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 924 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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