{"product_id":"penrod-paperback","title":"Penrod - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBooth Tarkington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Yardley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timeless novel in the spirited tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most popular American authors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Pulitzer Prize winner Booth Tarkington was acclaimed for his novels set in small Midwestern towns. \u003ci\u003ePenrod\u003c\/i\u003e tells of a boy growing up in Indianapolis at the turn of the twentieth century. His friends and his dog accompany him on his many jaunts, from the stage as \"the Child Sir Lancelot,\" to the playground, to school. They make names for themselves as \"bad boys\" who always have the most fun. Nearly a century after it was first published to incredible popularity and acclaim, \u003ci\u003ePenrod\u003c\/i\u003e remains wildly funny and entertaining to adults and children alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewton Booth Tarkington\u003c\/b\u003e (1869 - 1946) was an enormously prolific novelist, playwright, and short story writer who chronicled urban middle-class life in the American Midwest during the early twentieth century. He is best known for his novels \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Ambersons\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlice Adams\u003c\/i\u003e, and is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Yardley\u003c\/b\u003e is the book critic of and a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include biographies of Ring Lardner and Frederick Exley. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1981.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.72 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750587400480,"sku":"9780143104858","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bc248d3ed47cbddd46f95a584a7d364b.webp?v=1779953978","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/penrod-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}