Summer of the Gypsy Moths

Name: Summer of the Gypsy Moths
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Sara Pennypacker
ISBN: 9780804121255

Author: Sara Pennypacker

Narrator: Jenna Lamia

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 07/09/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

From Clementine author Sara Pennypacker, this is a poignant middle-grade novel about two foster children who must find a way to work together in order to survive.

Eleven-year-old Stella misses her (unreliable) mom, but she loves it at great-aunt Louise’s house. Louise lives on Cape Cod, where Stella hopes her mom will someday come and settle down. The only problem? Angel, the foster kid Louise has taken in. The two girls live together but there’s no way they’ll ever be friends.

Then Louise suddenly passes away one morning—and Stella and Angel decide not to tell anyone. Now they have to depend on each other for survival. Now they are forced to trust each other with the biggest secret ever.

With great empathy and humor, Sara Pennypacker tells the story of two very different girls who unexpectedly become each other’s true family.

About The Author

Sara Pennypacker, born in Massachusetts, is an author of children's literature. She has received many awards for her books including the Christopher Award for Clementines's Letter and the Golden Kite Award for Pierre In Love. She has written fourteen children's books, including Summer of the Gypsy Moths, and those in the Clementine and Stuart' series. Ms. Pennypacker travels widely to speak about literacy and to encourage reading and writing. She is the founder of the ShareOurBooks.org program which lends books provided by authors for community reads.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on July 10, 2012

As a librarian I'm always on the lookout for good middle grade books I can booktalk to kids. Often you don't need an exciting cover or title to sell a book to kids. Heck, sometimes you don't even need to show the book at all. Yet in the case of Sara Pennypacker's debut middle grade novel Summer of t......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on April 12, 2013

So many readers have already written reviews of this book that I want to add just a few comments. Those who find the basic situation hard to believe may not be aware of just how desperate kids can become and how clever and independent they can be. Most middle class children have closely supervised l......more

Goodreads review by Aeicha on April 15, 2012

THREE WORDS: A Stunning Surprise MY REVIEW: Sara Pennypacker’s Summer of the Gypsy Moths surprised me in the most delicious way! Surprised me with its poignancy, humor, beauty and, most of all, with the way its story gripped my heart and still hasn’t let go. Eleven year old Stella, armed with her coll......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on July 11, 2012

I might have liked this okay if it didn't feel so very heavy... doughy or leaden comes to mind. There's no levity, and a surprising lack of sense of adventure. Usually I eat up "kids keeping house" books with a spoon. But in this, Stella's love of housekeeping/cleaning is pretty obviously pathologic......more

Goodreads review by Barb on May 26, 2012

If you like a character-driven story then you can savor this emotional waltz through the eyes of Stella. If you are more of a shake 'n shimmy type person, then you might want a little more action. Personally? I'm a shimmy up the tree type person but I found the plot intriguing enough to suck me in f......more