Penrod

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American children's literature work children's novel humorous novel novel

Penrod is a humorous 1914 novel by Booth Tarkington that follows the mischievous adventures of a young Midwestern boy and is considered a classic of American children's literature.

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Label Occurrences
Penrod canonical 2
Penrod stories 2
Penrod (film) 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American children's literature work ⓘ
children's novel ⓘ
humorous novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Booth Tarkington NERFINISHED ⓘ
considered classic of American children's literature ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depicts Midwestern small-town life ⓘ
firstPublicationForm book ⓘ
follows mischievous adventures of a young boy ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
coming-of-age fiction ⓘ
humor ⓘ
hasSequel Penrod Jashber NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penrod and Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th-century American literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Penrod Schofield NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
protagonistAge 11 years old ⓘ
publicationYear 1914 ⓘ
publisher Doubleday, Page & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingLocation Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
young adults ⓘ
themes childhood ⓘ
growing up ⓘ
middle-class American life ⓘ
mischief ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century ⓘ

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Booth Tarkington → notableWork → Penrod ⓘ
Booth Tarkington → adaptationOfWork → Penrod ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penrod (film)
On Moonlight Bay → basedOn → Penrod ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penrod stories
Penrod’s Double Trouble (1938 film) → hasMainCharacter → Penrod ⓘ
Penrod’s Double Trouble (1938 film) → isAdaptationOf → Penrod ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penrod stories