Penny Dreadful

Author Laurel Snyder Illustrated by Abigail Halpin

Grades 3-7 Ages 8-12

From the author of Any Which Wall, comes another story of magic and how it can change you. In Penny Dreadful the magic is small, but the transformation is big. Penelope Grey is a lonely, wealthy child in a nothern big city who, by a  twist of fate, becomes Penny: a happy, poor child in the rural south. Rich with unusual and appealing characters, Penny Dreadful asks readers to think about who they really are and what they really want. For fans of Polly Horvath, Lemony Snicket, and Kate diCamillo!

Available Formats

Trade Paperback 9780375861697
eBook 9780375893469

Awards

Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award - NOMINEE 0

Random House Children's Books Teachers and Librarians