Penny Draws a School Play

Name: Penny Draws a School Play
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Sara Shepard
ISBN: 9780593744468

Author: Sara Shepard

Series: Penny Draws #2

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Unabridged: 2 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 09/05/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

The second book in the humorous, heartfelt series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard.

Halfway through the fifth grade, Penny Lowry is discovering that things are actually going . . . okay! With her friends Maria, Kristian, and Rocco on her side, and her lovable dog Cosmo, she can make it through anything. And when her anxiety comes back, there's always her doodling, or talking to Mrs. Hines, the Feelings Teacher. But big change is around the corner: Penny's family is moving to a new house, her mom is about to give birth to twins, and most stressful of all, she's been tapped for a role in her class play!

Rolling with life's surprises isn't Penny's strength. But she's learning . . . one doodle at a time!

About The Author

Sara Shepard is the author of two New York Times bestselling series, Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game, as well as the series The Perfectionists. Penny Draws a Best Friend is her middle grade debut. She graduated from New York University and has an MFA from Brooklyn College.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Spasticnontastic on March 14, 2025

Reads with the little. We’ve both been enjoying this series and the characters. Penny has anxiety and it’s shown in a positive way. ❤️......more

Goodreads review by Bob McBob on August 26, 2024

Who would have guessed that the one and only fabulous Sara Shepard would deliver another adorable book? I sure didn’t and that totally isn’t sarcasm! Anyway, this book still maintains its important lessons and relatable characters. I said everything I wanted to in my first review of the series so I......more

Goodreads review by Mehsi on October 14, 2024

The second book in the series and I could finally read it! A schoolplay, new friends, worries, and more! So in November 2023 I read Book 1, then in March 2024 I was able to read book 3 (which I thought was Book 2, imagine that surprise), and now I am finally able to read the missing book 2! Because m......more

Goodreads review by Ignacia on March 28, 2025

Gracioso pero no como el 1......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on March 01, 2024

I am loving this young middle grade series! Penny is really honest and always learning from what she experience each day. She’s one young character who’s learning to accept herself as she is as she goes on learning new things, learning from her past experiences which are both good and bad. I love th......more

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Praise for Penny Draws a School Play:

"Readers will feel seen and validated . . . A helpful story about a young anxiety sufferer navigating the unexpected.” —Kirkus Reviews