Penina Levine Is a Hard-boiled Egg

by Rebecca O'Connell

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With only her best friend to lean on, forthright Penina celebrates Passover while she contends with a bratty younger sister and a seemingly unsympathetic sixth-grade teacher.

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prkcs 1,332 reviews

With only her best friend to lean on, forthright Penina celebrates Passover while she contends with a bratty younger sister and a seemingly unsympathetic sixth-grade teacher.

Apr 13, 2007

HandelmanLibraryTINR 1,097 reviews

Penina Levine has a bossy best friend, a tattletale sister, crazy parents, and a big, fat zero on her school assignment.

Oct 22, 2020

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