This book is about a girl named penny who lives with her mom and grandparents. Her dad passed away and she tries to deal with it and her families rivalry. She is having a great summer untill something happens. If you want to find out more read it! I just finished it and it was great! I highly reccomend it!
Penny from Heaven (Newbery Honor Book)
By Jennifer L. Holm
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | T | 4 | 46792 |
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!
Inspired by Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm’s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America’s history, not all that long ago, when being Italian meant that you were the enemy. But most of all, it’s a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. And Holm tells it with all the richness and the layers, the love and the laughter of a Sunday dinner at Nonny’s. So pull up a chair and enjoy the feast! Buon appetito!
Inspired by Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm’s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America’s history, not all that long ago, when being Italian meant that you were the enemy. But most of all, it’s a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. And Holm tells it with all the richness and the layers, the love and the laughter of a Sunday dinner at Nonny’s. So pull up a chair and enjoy the feast! Buon appetito!
Publisher: Yearling
Published on 1/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Book Reviews (13)
This book is great ! It's about a girl named Penny and about her life in New Jersey. The timing of this book is in 1953. I only read 75 pages and it has been really good so far! Penny lives with her Mom her Me-Me and her Pop-Pop. Her mom has a few rules for Penny. One rule is that Penny is not allowed to go to the pool because she is afraid she will catch polio.Her uncle lives in his car. Penny's life is somewhat hard. Her uncle lives in his car and her Nonny crys when she hears Penny's dad's name.
This book is really good! So far I've only read 75 pages and so far It has been GREAT! It's about a girl named Penny and how she spends her life in New Jersey and the timing of this book is in 1953. Penny lives with her Mom her Me-Me (Grandmother) and her Pop-Pop (Grandfather) Her mother has a few rules for Penny. One example is that her mom wont let her swim in the pool because she is afraid that Penny will catch Polio. Penny's life is somewhat hard because her uncle lives in a car, Her Nonny cries every time she hears Penny's dad's name. Also, her mom's side and her dad's side are like rivals so they won't speak to each other.