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Myracle, Lauren

Incredibly Penelope

304 pp. | Walker US/Candlewick | August, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9781536206067 $18.99
(3) 4-6 Myracle reimagines Burnett’s A Little Princess with a contemporary nine-year-old protagonist at a Savannah boarding school whose mother and celebrity godmother go missing. Sara Crewe’s perspectives are effectively updated as reflections on privilege. Secrets about Penelope and family’s past are revealed, making for scenes of emotional connection. Characterizations (particularly of the school’s villainous headmistress) and plot twists add humor and excitement, and the engaging voice is well-pitched for intermediate readers.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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