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Author:

Prior, Hazel, author.

Title:

How the penguins saved Veronica / Hazel Prior.

Edition:

First large print edition.

Publisher:

Thorndike Pressa part of Gale, a Cengage Company

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

517 pages (large print) ; 23 cm

Subject:

Older people--Fiction.
Grandmothers--Fiction.
Antarctica--Fiction.
Penguins--Fiction.
Grandsons--Fiction.
Scientists--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Large type books.

Summary:

"A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be in this rich, heartwarming story from the acclaimed author of Ellie and the Harpmaker. Eighty-five-year-old Veronica McCreedy is estranged from her family and wants to find a worthwhile cause to leave her fortune to. When she sees a documentary about penguins being studied in Antarctica, she tells the scientists she's coming to visit-and won't take no for an answer. Shortly after arriving, she convinces the reluctant team to rescue an orphaned baby penguin. He becomes part of life at the base, and Veronica's closed heart starts to open. Her grandson, Patrick, follows Veronica to Antarctica to make one last attempt to get to know his grandmother. Together, Veronica, Patrick, and even the scientists learn what family, love, and connection are all about"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1432881345
9781432881344

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1183787527

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SXPC124 -- Greene Public Library (Greene)

ZXPC675 -- Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library (Mapleton)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

XZPB787 -- Walnut Public Library (Walnut)