Boys' troubles of Peng Luode-(Illustrated Edition of World Children's Literature Classics)-(Illustrated Edition of World Children's Literature Classics)

Author: Bruce Titan
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: A boy named Penrod, who is about to turn twelve, secretly writes novels, imagining the adventurous life of a forest bandit; raises rabbits in a box filled with sawdust, founding the "Squeaky Rabbit Company"; starts a "pharmacy" with old medicine bottles collected from his friends, mixing up potions; puts on a circus exhibition, posting large posters, and acting as his own narrator, fully embodying the demeanor of a theater manager. However, for some reason, everything Penrod does always angers his teachers, worries his parents, and annoys his neighbors. He is even seen by the neighbors as the "worst boy in the city." He doesn't understand why every single thing he does ends up being a crime in the eyes of adults, nor does he understand why adults always make him do those boring and utterly tedious things. Penrod is thus confused and troubled.