Holm, Jennifer L.

Penny from heaven / Jennifer L. Holm. - New York, N.Y. : Yearling, 2007, c2006. - 274 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.

Newbery honor award, 2006.

ISBN: 9780375836893 (pbk.) 0375836896 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2005013896

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Family life--New Jersey--Fiction.
Italian Americans--Fiction.
Secrets--Fiction.
Children's literature--2008.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Jersey--History--20th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction--2008.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.H732226 / Pen 2006

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]