![]() ![]() The author’s style of writing is colloquial and full of dialogue. This adds to the believability of the storyline. To add to the authenticity of the novel, Holm uses real names of items specific to that time including make-up, cars, comic books, and perfume. ![]() It is no wonder that the characters are so believable since they are based on real people and even share the same names. The author’s note in the back gives her family history and contains many family photographs. ![]() She based this novel on her Italian-American family. historical fiction novel by Jennifer Holm is set in New Jersey during the early 1950’s. When something small turns into something life threatening, Penny must look for the silver lining behind the clouds where she discovers a secret that has remained hidden for many years. ![]() Her deceased father’s Italian-American family and her mother and grandparents are estranged which causes Penny difficulties as she maneuvers between the two. She must walk a tightrope between the two sides of her family. However, her summer does not go how she dreams it will. Penny wants what many eleven-year old kids want in summertime in 1953: ice cream, swimming, and baseball. New York: Random House Children’s Books, 2006. ![]()
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