Penrod Jashber

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Summary: funny stuff
Review: I read this book, along with Penrod, and Penrod and Sam, to my two younger brothers, ages 13 and 11. They loved all of them! they thought these books were hilarious, and they still talk about them every once in awhile. There are a lot of big words, and the way Tarkington says stuff is old-fashioned, but that makes it all the more interesting, and at times, all the more funny.

Rating:
Summary: funny stuff
Review: I read this book, along with Penrod, and Penrod and Sam, to my two younger brothers, ages 13 and 11. They loved all of them! they thought these books were hilarious, and they still talk about them every once in awhile. There are a lot of big words, and the way Tarkington says stuff is old-fashioned, but that makes it all the more interesting, and at times, all the more funny.

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Summary: Last of the Penrod Series
Review: The finale in the Penrod series. Not as funny as the previous two books, but good for a few chuckles. The title comes from Penrod's ambition to become a detective -- naming himself George Jashber. He and the neighborhood boys decide to "shadow" a stranger in town -- suspecting danger. However, nothing could be further from the truth, however the adventures of the boys are thus chronicled.

The stories were pretty good and it was entertaining. The cultural elements of being a boy in the 1910's are captured perfectly. It is a shame that this series ended here.