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The Story of a Bad Boy [Hardcover]

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (Author)

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Publisher: Goldsmith (1945)
ASIN: B000TB8MC8
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars a must-read for Tom Sawyer fans!, July 29, 2000

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This review is from: The Story of a Bad Boy (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England) (Paperback)

The Story of a Bad Boy is one of my favorite books. It's interesting, humorous, and touching, and gives you an inside look at the life of a boy in Massachusetts in the early 1800s. I love the author's style of writing. It seems to make the story all the more humorous, and brings you back to those olden days. I also love this book because it's a true story, and this kid led a life full of adventures and mishaps. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Tom Sawyer because these two books are similar, and the two boys have the same type of mischievous personalities. Yet in spite of similarities, Bad Boy is unique because it's true.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A New England boyhood, February 18, 2005

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This neat little novel is written in the tradition of Tom Sawyer, though it appeared 5 years earlier than Twain's classic. It's about all the mischief, chivalry, loyalty, and pluck of a young boy's life. Aldrich is in love with his material and revels in all the antics his characters get involved in. The snowball fight is a gem. The boyhood dialogue is excellent and rings true.

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5.0 out of 5 stars very pleased, February 4, 2009

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A real boyhood classic, perhaps the first realistic novel of American boyhood. Was a bit disappointed that none of the original illustrations, by A.B. Frost, were included.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read, entertaining short book
I really liked the short story. It is a fun read, no complicated underlying themes, good writing style, fun story. Nothing really special but for sure worth spending time on. Read more

Published 11 months ago by D de Kerf

5.0 out of 5 stars The book changed my life
I read "The Story of a Bad Boy" in the mid 1950s when I was the age of the characters in the book. The story showed me that there really wasn't much difference between boys in the... Read more

Published 14 months ago by C. Wayne Cornell

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, boring story.
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That is probably why I absolutely hated this book. I read it for school, and had to write a book report on it. Read more

Published 19 months ago by Emily A. Hopper

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The name of the story implies some good spoanking scenes. There were none in the whole book. I have no idea why this book was placed in the area of spanking stories. Read more

Published on November 27, 2009 by Isaac Michael

5.0 out of 5 stars Adventures and tribulations of a mischieveuos boy.
We live in a world of fantacy and of real life.This book gives you a glimpse into the life of a real American boy.

Published on August 4, 1999

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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Little Women (Young Readers' Classics S) by Louisa May Alcott in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Little Women. Louisa M. Alcott (Puffin Classics) by Louisa May Alcott in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Little Women (Great Illustrated Classics) by Lucia Monfried in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Bad Boy (Harlequin Temptation) by Roseanne Williams in Front Matter

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