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Penrod and Sam
Contributor(s): Tarkington, Booth (Author)

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 ISBN: 1548402052     ISBN-13: 9781548402051
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $6.84  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.40 lbs) 130 pages
 
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The Penrod series of novels deal with the daily life and trials of a boy of eleven and twelve in turn of the century Indiana. The humor is found in the petty hypocrisies of the adults and the naoveti of the children and how those two things intertwine. Penrod is not alone in his travels in this volume he is accompanied by his loyal yet aging dog Duke, his best friend Sam Williams, and two African Americans across the alley, Herman and Verman. Contents: Penrod and Sam; The Bonded Prisoner; The Militarist; Bingism; The In-Or-In; Georgie Becomes a Member; Whitey; Salvage; Reward of Merit; Conscience; The Tonic; Gipsy; Concerning Trousers; Camera Work in the Jungle; A Model Letter to a Friend; Wednesday Madness; Penrod's Busy Day; On Account of the Weather; Creative Art; The Departing Guest; Yearnings; The Horn of Fame; The Party; and The Heart of Marjorie Jones.
 
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