Penny Draws a Class Trip by Sara Shepard, Text Publishing, ISBN 9781922790712
REVIEWED BY AASHI, 10, VIC
The publisher provided a review copy of this book.
Sara Shepard has written a great story about Penny Lowry, a girl who loves drawing and writing. Penny is 11 years old and in 5th Grade. She was delighted to find out that her class is going to meet and work with a best-selling author, Billy J Plumberry.
Penny is thrilled that she will be spending the weekend in the big city. Penny is also nervous about the different things in the city like falling pianos or aggressive pigeons.
The thing that worries Penny most is being Violet’s buddy. This means she will have to spend the whole trip with Violet. Violet Vance is her ex-best friend.
The story is very funny and heartwarming. I loved how Sara wrote the story through Penny’s eyes and how the doodles connect with the words.
I would recommend this book for 7–12-year-olds. I think this would also be a good class novel. I hope you read the book.
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