Penny Maybe
Subtitle: A Novel
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Sumach Press
Published: September 13, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781896764214
Subjects: Fiction dealing with family issues; Juvenile Fiction; Fiction - General; General; Fiction / General; Family - Adoption
Description: "It's a name I chose because I am never really sure of anything or anyone, especially myself.""--BOOK JACKET. "So says Penny Maybe, a vulnerable but gutsy teenager who has spent most of her life in and out of foster care."--BOOK JACKET.

"As the story opens, Penny is on the threshold of what promises to be yet another tragedy. She's been placed in a foster home with a warring couple and she's fallen in love with a young man who is certain to reject her. Undeterred, Penny salvages her spirit by focusing on an impossible challenge: swimming Lake Ontario."--BOOK JACKET.

"In this novel, readers will find themselves cheering on Penny as she struggles to meet both the challenges of the lake and of life itself. Her many foibles and ironic insights, filtered through a surprisingly mature sensibility, provide an entertaining and humorous read."--BOOK JACKET.