Reviews for Penguin Comes Home

The average rating for Penguin Comes Home based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-07-15 00:00:00 Austin Creswell I have read this middle grades novel three times now, in an effort to make myself love it. I mean, it's set in Halleluia, Mississippi, with characters named Miss Eula and Miss Mattie. I keep thinking it's going to be the preteen version of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE. It's not; but it's not fair that I have that expectation of it, either. It's an okay story. Really, it is. Your precious preteens may enjoy it more than mine did. My daughters asked me, politely, to stop with the "third time's the charm" business and call it a day. (Or, at least stop reading it to them). I can't help it. I'm a sucker for sweet tea and cornbread and I have high hopes, always, about falling in love in the South.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-06-10 00:00:00 Noemi Paciorek I loved, loved, loved this book! And it was made even more special because of reading it along with my nine-year old granddaughter! The close relationship between Ruby and Miss Eula, her grandmother, is heartwarming and tender. Ruby is quite unique for her age and her life without Miss Eula, who travels to Hawaii to visit a new grandbaby, is both achingly sad and laugh out loud funny. The supporting cast of small town characters enhances the whole story and we really wish there was a sequel!