Penny from Heaven
Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Jennifer Holm’s New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor Winner is the story of a summer of adventures and secrets that will change everything, at a time in America’s history, just after World War II, when being Italian-American meant confronting prejudice because you’d been the enemy not that long ago .It’s 1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ic….Read More
9 Books Similar to Penny from Heaven
Hope Was Here
Hope is a 16-year-old girl, living a nomadic lifestyle with her aunt Addie. Addie is a chef and restaurant manager, and Hope works as a waitress. They're always moving from… Continue Reading Posted in: Politics, Practical, United States, Young Adult Fiction
Wonderstruck
Ben and Rose secretly wish for better lives. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook.… Continue Reading Posted in: Families, Graphic Novels United States, Juvenile Fiction
Fish in a Tree
“Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid.”Ally has been… Continue Reading Posted in: Children Conduct Of Life, Dyslexic Children
The Fourteenth Goldfish
Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer.Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far? Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's Stories, Grandfathers
Wonder
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love… Continue Reading Posted in: Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Literature, Parent And Child
Number the Stars
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages,… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's Military Fiction, Children's Values Books, Copenhagen, English Fiction, United States
Turtle in Paradise
Life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple.She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending.… Continue Reading Posted in: Adventure Stories, Families
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.