From: Hilleshiem, Jodi <HilleshiemJ>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:15:44 -0500

I just finished reading Jennifer L. Holm's "Penny From Heaven" today on my lunch break. What great characters! I loved Penny's extended family & thought several of the characters were very well done, including Pop-Pop, the belching grandpa, Nonny, the strong matriarch of her Italian-American family, and Uncle Dominic , who has never been "quite right" since losing a sibling. I found the author's notes fascinating, especially since the story/characters were based on people in her own family. I'm always envious of such rich family stories, and find myself wishing I had made more of an effort to learn some of my own family's stories before my grandparents were gone.

Jodi Hilleshiem Assistant Director of Library Services Henderson-Wilder Library Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA 52142 563-425-5356 hilleshiemj at uiu.edu<mailto:hilleshiemj at uiu.edu> Research means that you don't know, but are willing to find out - Charles F. Kettering
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