Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Penny Dreadful By Abigail Halpin


Penny Dreadful
Author:  Abigail Halpin
Publisher:  Random House    Year:  2010
ISBN:  978-0-375- 86199-4
Genre: Fiction/ Realistic
This book is for Ages: 8 up
AR Points:      8.0
Subjects/Themes: Family Life, Rural Neighborhood, Friends

Plot Summary: Penny has never been to school.  She has always had private tutors.  She lives in a big house with someone to cook and clean.  Her Dad and Mom are almost never around.  One day, Dad comes home and announces that he has quit his job.  When the family can’t afford their big house anymore and mom inherits a house from her great –great aunt Elsbeth in East Tennessee the family packs up and starts a new life.  Penny has a lot to learn about making friends and living in a small town and what makes a person truly rich.  

Review:  Abigail Snyder’s book explores important questions the ideas of wealth in her wonderful book full of spunk and spirit Penny is anything but dreadful.  A fun story for today’s young people. 

If you like this book you may also like: The Penderwicks a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy by Jeanne Birdsall

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