Eleven and Holding
Mary Penney
- Macy
- Hollinquest
- is
- eleven
- years
- old,
- and
- don’t
- count
- on
- her
- to
- change
- that
- anytime
- soon.Her
- birthday
- is
- just
- days
- away,
- but
- she
- has
- no
- intention
- of
- turning
- twelve
- without
- her
- dad
- by
- her
- side.
- He’d
- promised
- to
- be
- there
- for
- her
- big
- day,
- and
- yet
- he’s
- been
- gone
- for
- months—away
- after
- his
- discharge
- from
- the
- army,
- doing
- some
- kind
- of
- top
- secret,
- “important
- work.”So
- Macy’s
- staying
- eleven,
- no
- matter
- what—that
- is,
- until
- she
- meets
- Ginger,
- a
- nice
- older
- lady
- who
- is
- searching
- for
- her
- missing
- dog.
- Ginger’s
- dog
- search
- is
- the
- perfect
- cover
- for
- Macy’s
- attempt
- to
- locate
- her
- dad.
- But
- her
- hunt
- puts
- her
- on
- a
- path
- to
- a
- head-on
- collision
- with
- the
- truth,
- where
- she
- discovers
- that
- knowing
- can
- sometimes
- be
- a
- heavy
- burden.
- And
- that
- change,
- when
- finally
- accepted,
- comes
- with
- an
- unexpected
- kind
- of
- grace.Mary
- Penney’s
- earnest,
- heartfelt
- story
- of
- change,
- loss,
- and
- new
- beginnings
- will
- resonate
- with
- young
- readers
- on
- the
- cusp
- of
- new
- beginnings,
- and
- stay
- in
- their
- hearts
- long
- after
- it’s done.
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