Penny from Heaven

Penny from Heaven

Newbery Honorâ€“winning, New York Timesâ€“bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues--now with striking new cover art!Â
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Schoolâ€™s out for summer, and Penny and her cousin Frankie have big plans to eat lots of butter pecan ice cream, swim at the local pool, and cheer on their favorite baseball teamâ€”the Brooklyn Dodgers! But sometimes things donâ€™t go according to plan. Pennyâ€™s mom doesnâ€™t want her to swim because sheâ€™s afraid Penny will get polio. Frankie is constantly getting into trouble, and Penny feels caught between the two sides of her family. But even if the summer doesnâ€™t exactly start as planned . . . things can work out in the most unexpected ways!
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Set just after World War II, this thought-provoking novel also highlights the prejudice Pennyâ€™s Italian American family must confront because people of Italian descent were â€œthe enemyâ€ not long ago.
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Inspired by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holmâ€™s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about familiesâ€”about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together.
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Includes an authorâ€™s note with photographs and background on World War II, internment camps, and 1950s America, as well as additional resources and websites.
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"Holm's deft storytelling is at once rosy, rounded, and realistic." --San Francisco Chronicle
Country USA
Brand Yearling
Manufacturer Yearling
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780375836893
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2007-12-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375836893

Country	USA
Brand	Yearling
Manufacturer	Yearling
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780375836893
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2007-12-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375836893

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