{"product_id":"penrod","title":"Penrod","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if every plan to win admiration only gives the grown-ups another reason to shake their heads?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenrod Schofield wants to be a hero, not a model child. In Booth Tarkington’s comic novel, this restless schoolboy turns life in a small Midwestern town into a string of schemes and scrapes. With Sam Williams beside him and his loyal dog Duke nearby, he chases glory while trying desperately not to become a laughingstock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt home, Mr. and Mrs. Schofield struggle to understand their son, while his older sister Margaret has little patience for him. Beyond the house wait schoolrooms, backyard adventures, rivals, and the puzzling attractions of Marjorie Jones. Each episode brings another collision between Penrod’s private rules and adult expectations, told with affection and an amused eye for his mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlory meets bad judgment\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a would-be hero whose grand ambitions keep turning into trouble.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily life under strain\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet loving parents who find their son's restless imagination both baffling and exhausting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFriends, rivals, and dares\u003c\/strong\u003e – Join Sam Williams and Penrod as friendship gives their schemes room to grow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe awkward first crush\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Marjorie Jones stir feelings that leave even this bold dreamer puzzled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA town seen from childhood\u003c\/strong\u003e – Wander through porches, alleys, and backyards with a narrator alert to boyhood's strange logic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy gentle, observant comedy, early twentieth-century American small-town life, and memories of being a boy or raising one, though some period attitudes may jar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet a boy whose dreams are always bigger than his judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58289320100188,"sku":"LOA-C677-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook — Coming soon","offer_id":58289320132956,"sku":"LOA-C677-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58289320165724,"sku":"LOA-C677-PB","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58289320198492,"sku":"LOA-C677-HC","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-top-00677-en_a5f936b8-ca6b-41d3-b9fd-a6e1d31ee749.jpg?v=1792697425","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/penrod","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}