Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam is the sequel to Penrod, a humorous novel about the misadventures of an eleven-year-old boy growing up in the Midwest USA before World War I. This second book in the series centers on the relationship between Penrod, the hero of the first novel, and his best friend, Sam. This classic and episodic novel of American literature is written in the great tradition of books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.