| Penny from Heaven Contributor(s): Holm, Jennifer L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375836896 ISBN-13: 9780375836893 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: 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! "From the Hardcover edition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005013896 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.36" W x 7.62" (0.44 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Ethnic Orientation - Italian - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 108040 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery Honor-winning, New York Times-bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues--now with striking new cover art School'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 team--the Brooklyn Dodgers But sometimes things don't go according to plan. Penny's mom doesn't want her to swim because she'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 doesn't exactly start as planned . . . things can work out in the most unexpected ways Set just after World War II, this thought-provoking novel also highlights the prejudice Penny's Italian American family must confront because people of Italian descent were "the enemy" not long ago. Inspired by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm's own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about families--about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together. Includes an author's note with photographs and background on World War II, internment camps, and 1950s America, as well as additional resources and websites. Holm's deft storytelling is at once rosy, rounded, and realistic. --San Francisco Chronicle |