Gingersnap

Name: Gingersnap
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
ISBN: 9780385361323

Author: Patricia Reilly Giff

Narrator: Olivia Campbell

Unabridged: 3 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 01/08/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories

Synopsis

It's 1944, W.W. II is raging. Jayna's big brother Rob is her only family. When Rob is called to duty on a destroyer, Jayna is left in their small town in upstate New York with their cranky landlady. But right before he leaves, Rob tells Jayna a secret: they may have a grandmother in Brooklyn. Rob found a little blue recipe book with her name and an address for a bakery. When Jayna learns that Rob is missing in action, she's devastated. Along with her turtle Theresa, the recipe book, and an encouraging, ghostly voice as her guide, Jayna sets out for Brooklyn in hopes of finding the family she so desperately needs.

About The Author

PATRICIA REILLY GIFF is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books. Several of her novels for middle-grade readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan's Song, a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor books Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily's Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. Her most recent novels are R My Name Is Rachel, Storyteller, Eleven, and Wild Girl; her books for younger readers in the Zigzag Kids series include Number One Kid, Big Whopper, and Flying Feet.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex on January 24, 2013

It is 1944 and Jayna's big brother Rob, the only family she has, is a cook in the Navy. Jayna and Rob were separated for years, placed in separate foster homes after the automobile deaths of their parents. But when Rob turned 18, he got custody of Jayna. Only now Rob has received his orders to repor......more

Goodreads review by Joy H. on August 17, 2018

Added 8/14/18. (first published January 1st 2013.) Read by Olivia Campbell Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books [URL not allowed] This was a sweet story to listen to. I would have preferred less recipes but that was part of the story. The n......more

Goodreads review by Laura on August 04, 2013

Jayna and her brother Rob have finally created a peaceful life after their parents were killed in a tragic accident. When Rob is shipped out on a Navy ship during World War II, a kindly but difficult neighbor takes Jayna in. During this time, Jayna cares for a turtle in her pond and seeks help from......more

Goodreads review by KayKay on May 01, 2022

"Gingersnap" was such a quick, sweet book about WWII targeting young readers. Definitely age appropriate for the targeted age group. I truly enjoyed reading it even as an adult.......more

Goodreads review by Paulette on March 17, 2020

I am all for Historical Fiction, even a little helps me understand. Great read!......more

Quotes

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2012:
“Jayna’s journey is a memorable one.”