About the book
An \"enormously entertaining\" portrait of \"a Bronx Tom Sawyer\" (San Francisco Chronicle), City Boy is a sharp and moving novel of boyhood from Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk.
A hilarious and often touching tale of an urban kid's adventures and misadventures on the street, in school, in the countryside, always in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the girls who torment and fascinate pubescent lads of eleven.
Editions of City Boy
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780316955119
- EBook
- ISBN 9780316077002
Read an Excerpt
An \"enormously entertaining\" portrait of \"a Bronx Tom Sawyer\" (San Francisco Chronicle), City Boy is a sharp and moving novel of boyhood from Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk.
A hilarious and often touching tale of an urban kid's adventures and misadventures on the street, in school, in the countryside, always in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the girls who torment and fascinate pubescent lads of eleven.
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What is City Boy about?
An \"enormously entertaining\" portrait of \"a Bronx Tom Sawyer\" (San Francisco Chronicle), City Boy is a sharp and moving novel of boyhood from Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk.
A hilarious and often touching tale of an urban kid's adventures and misadventures on the street, in school, in the countryside, always in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the girls who torment and fascinate pubescent lads of eleven.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in City Boy?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of City Boy?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780316955119
Who is/are the Author/s of the book City Boy?
Herman Wouk
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
City Boy is available as paperback(ISBN 9780316955119) and ebook(ISBN 9780316077002)
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