Penny from Heaven
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فرمت کتاب
ebook
تاریخ انتشار
2007
Lexile Score
730
Reading Level
2-3
ATOS
4
Interest Level
4-8(MG)
نویسنده
Jennifer L. Holmشابک
9780375849268
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
20tkustwan - 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.
August 28, 2006
Newbery Honor author Holm (Our Only May Amelia
) conjures a nostalgic 1953 New Jersey summer in this novel with a plucky 11-year-old narrator at its center. Penny divides her time between two extremes: her overprotective single mother (who is "afraid of just about everything that involves fun") and the maternal grandparents with whom she lives, and her deceased father's colorful Italian family. Despite her passion for the Brooklyn Dodgers and gentle comic voice, Penny emerges primarily as an observer witnessing the antics of her more zany relatives, including her favorite uncle Dominic who lives in his car, her scheming cousin Frankie (who doubles as her best friend) and her perennially black-clad grandmother Nonny, who lives to feed people and feuds with her daughter-in-law, an ex-Rockette. In the conflict between Penny and her mother's beau, the narrative offers a fresh take on a familiar plight. The relaxed pace picks up after an accident lands Penny in the hospital and she overhears a rumor about her father. Holm includes telling historical details, including information about WWII Italian internment camps and how Penny's mother will not allow her to swim in a public pool or visit a movie theater because of the risk of polio. Readers will enjoy observing Penny's growth, how she mediates a peace among her family members and offers a glimmer of heaven. Ages 8-12.
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