New York Times
Library Recommend
Penny from Heaven
by Jennifer L. Holm
Details
Pages
304
Word Count
46792
Lexile
730L
AR
4
Grade Level
G3 - G4
Genre
Historical Fiction
Summary
It’s1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing’s that easy in Penny’s family. For starters, she can’t go swimming because her mother’s afraid she’ll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her Nonny cries every time her father’s name is mentioned. And the two sides of her family aren’t speaking to each other!
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