I primarily recommend this book to families of all ages.

I give Penny from Heaven 4 out of 5 stars, that means people might start loving it. It made me think about me and my relationship with my family by reflecting on those we have lost and how lucky I am to have such a big family. The overall themes for the book are growing up and letting go of the past. This book represents a girl and her relationship with her family. I just finished reading a fantastic book called Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L Holm. This entry was posted in Realistic Fiction by kidsbookblog. Believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything. It taught me that miracles aren’t just in fairy-tales, they can happen in real life too. You can get through the roughest times even if they seem impossible to get through, you just need to be happy. It also taught me that even though the times may be rough doesn’t mean that it can’t get better. I loved this book! It taught me that your family doesn’t have to be perfect to maintain a good life. Will Penny’s summer ever turn out as planned? Will Frankie and Penny find the money that was hidden? Will Penny’s two families ever be friends again? Read this book to find out. Also Frankie thinks that one of the uncles has money hidden somewhere in their house. He comes every day to sell milk to them and she always sees her mom trying to flirt with him.

But worst of all, Penny’s mom is dating the milkman. Her Nonny, who only speaks Italian, cries every time she hears Penny’s dad’s name. Also she can’t go swimming because her mom is afraid that she will catch polio at the pool.

She and her cousin, Frankie, have to get jobs at Falucci’s Market.

But her summer isn’t coming out the way she planned. He also gets to listen to the Brooklyn Dodgers games and usually invites Penny to come along with him to listen. He says it’s more comfortable and he can wear his pajamas and slippers all day. All her uncles are great, but who she really likes is Uncle Dominic. They always are the ones who give her things. She also has so many uncles she can hardly count. Everyone loved her dad so they want to help cheer her up. Eleven-year-old, Penny has always been given so many gifts because her father died when she was just a baby.

Penny from heaven by jennifer l holm