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Gr 5 Up—Penney continues her heartfelt exploration of the middle grade years from her first novel, Eleven and Holding, in this new coming-of-age chronicle. Abraham "Ham" Hudson is the source of much local gossip in his small hometown of Muddy Waters, CA. As an infant he was abandoned inside a decorative Nativity scene, only to be adoptedby the beloved parson at the parsonage. For the next 13 years the church is his home and his school, but a sudden "cardiac event" makes it clear that Ham's mother can no longer devote herself to her congregation and his education. Even with the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More