Synopses & Reviews
Sixteen-year-old Penelope Yeager only wants a few things in life: get out of high school, get her driver's license, fall in love, forget what happened ten years ago, and see her mother happy. Shes figured out how to get out of school a year early. If she can figure out the rest, maybe shell actually be happy. Unfortunately, the rest isnt nearly as easy.
“Jahn-Cloughs prose is infused with startling flashes of beauty”—Horn Book
"Fast-paced, well-written story."—School Library Journal
Synopsis
The road to independence has never been easy, but sixteen-year-old Penelope Yeagar is determined to get there no matter what.
About the Author
Lisa Jahn-Clough has written and illustrated a number of books for young children, including Alicia Has a Bad Day, My Friend and I, Missing Molly, Simon and Molly Plus Hester, and On the Hill, as well as her debut young adult novel Country Girl, City Girl. She is the chair of the illustration program at Maine College of Art and also teaches at the Vermont College Writing for Children and Young Adults program. She lives in Portland, Maine.