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Penrod and Sam

by Booth Tarkington

Level C1 · AdvancedChildren's24 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
24 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

Dive into the rambunctious world of childhood as two friends lead daring games of make-believe cavalry battles, where wooden swords and wild imagination turn neighborhoods into thrilling battlegrounds filled with laughter, strategy, and unexpected alliances.

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Contents

24 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER II. THE BONDED PRISONER
03CHAPTER III. THE MILITARIST
04CHAPTER IV. BINGISM
05CHAPTER V. THE IN-OR-IN
06CHAPTER VI. GEORGIE BECOMES A MEMBER
07CHAPTER VII. WHITEY
08CHAPTER VIII. SALVAGE
09CHAPTER IX. REWARD OF MERIT
10CHAPTER X. CONSCIENCE
11CHAPTER XI. THE TONIC
12CHAPTER XII. GIPSY

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