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Title details for City Boy by Herman Wouk - Available

City Boy

The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder

by Herman Wouk
Peter Berkrot
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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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  • Release date

    February 23, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705254233
      • File size: 369102 KB
      • Duration: 12:48:57

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Peter Berkrot narrates this delightful timeless tale. Herbie Bookbinder is an overweight, clever, and eternally optimistic denizen of the Bronx in 1928. All he wants from life is to be a regular guy with his pals and to win the affections of Lucille, his red-haired crush. Berkrot's narration has a faintly old-fashioned style that suits both the era and the episodic nature of the audiobook. His slyly witty interpretation of Herbie will make listeners groan in sympathy when his imagination gets him into trouble and cheer him on when he triumphs over disaster. Deftly filling out the large cast of eccentric characters with broad accents and humorous vocal tics, Berkrot keeps listeners wondering what Herbie's next adventure will be. N.M. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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