TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tarkington,Booth
TI  - Penrod
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Humorous stories
KW  - Bildungsromans
KW  - Boys -- Fiction
KW  - Middle West -- Fiction
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrod; Release date is 2006-03-15; Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/402
ER  -