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It’s 1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing’s that easy in Penny’s family. For starters, she can’t go swimming because her mother’s afraid she’ll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her dog, Scarlett O'Hara, is sick. Her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her best friend is turning into a criminal. And no one will tell Penny the truth about how her father died.

《天堂里的佩妮》是曹文轩推荐。纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖作品。詹妮弗·霍尔姆《天堂里的海龟》系列作品。
夏天，11岁的佩妮像其他女孩一样，期待着游泳、棒球、黄油核桃冰激凌，然而身在一个意大利裔美国家庭，事情却没有这么简单。母亲与奶奶不断发生冲突，心爱的小狗生了病，最喜欢的叔叔要搬出去住，好朋友成了罪犯……更重要的是，没有人告诉她父亲去世的真相。