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Author Prior, Hazel, author.

Title How the penguins saved Veronica [large print] / Hazel Prior.

Publication Info. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Large Print  LP F Prior    ---  Available
Edition First large print edition.
Description 517 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
text txt rdacontent.
unmediated n rdamedia.
volume nc rdacarrier.
Physical Medium large print rdafs.
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.
Subject Older people -- Fiction.
Grandmothers -- Fiction.
Penguins -- Fiction.
Grandsons -- Fiction.
Scientists -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Antarctica -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Humorous fiction.
ISBN 9781432881344 (lg. print)
1432881345 (lg. print)

 
    
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