Summer of the Gypsy Moths

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.

Author: Sara Pennypacker
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/23/2013
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780061964220

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151049 / Summer of the Gypsy Moths

Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee

About the Author
Pennypacker, Sara: -

Sara Pennypacker is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pax; the award-winning Clementine series and its spinoff series, Waylon; and the acclaimed novels Summer of the Gypsy Moths and Here in the Real World. She divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Florida. You can visit her online at www.sarapennypacker.com.