Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington
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"Penrod and Sam" by Booth Tarkington is a novel published in 1916. This sequel to "Penrod" follows the misadventures of young Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams in pre-World War I America. From dangerous war games and loaded guns to secret societies and stray horses, the boys stumble through one scrape after another. Their schemes include starting a motion picture project, dealing with embarrassing letters, and surviving disastrous birthday parties,
capturing the spirited chaos of boyhood friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 |
|---|---|
| Title | Penrod and Sam |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrod_and_Sam_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Ken Smidge, 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 | Male friendship -- Fiction |
| Subject | Middle West -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1158 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 745 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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