Bibliograph

Moonpenny Island, Tricia Springstubb ; illustrations by Gilbert Ford

Type

Label

Moonpenny Island, Tricia Springstubb ; illustrations by Gilbert Ford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Moonpenny Island

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

871965637

Responsibility statement

Tricia Springstubb ; illustrations by Gilbert Ford

Summary

Moonpenny is a tiny island in a great lake. When the summer people leave and the ferries stop running, just the tried-and-true islanders are left behind. Flor and her best, her perfect friend, Sylvie, are the only eleven-year-olds for miles and miles -- and Flor couldn't be happier. But come the end of summer, unthinkable things begin to happen. Sylvie is suddenly, mysteriously, whisked away to school on the mainland. Flor's mother leaves to take care of Flor's sick grandmother and doesn't come back. Her big sister has a secret, and Flor fears it's a dangerous one. Meanwhile, a geologist and his peculiar daughter arrive to excavate prehistoric trilobites, one of the first creatures to develop sight. Soon Flor is helping them. As her own ability to see her life on this little lump of limestone evolves, she faces truths about those she loves -- and about herself -- she never imagined

Target audience

pre adolescent

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Moon-penny IslandPinch of paradise

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