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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aTarkington, Booth,
_d1869-1946
245 1 0 _aPenrod
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrod
500 _aRelease date is 2006-03-15
508 _aProduced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous stories
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aBoys -- Fiction
653 _aMiddle West -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/402
999 _c42530
_d42530