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A review by lizaroo71
No Matter the Distance by Cindy Baldwin
4.0
Penny is a young girl that has cystic fibrosis. But she tries not to let that define her. When her teacher announces there will be a poetry contest, she continues to wonder about the prompt: What makes Penny Penny? That answer is provided as Penny navigates her flare ups and dealing with being eleven.
Penny and her sister discover a dolphin in the lake behind their house. Penny forms an immediate bond with the dolphin and names her Rose. The dolphin shouldn't be in this water. She is alone and too far from the ocean. What happens over the next few weeks is Penny (with the help of her father and his marine biologist friend) attempts to save Rose and lead her home.
The information on cystic fibrosis and dealing with the symptoms is insightful. This is written in verse which makes it a quick read.
Penny and her sister discover a dolphin in the lake behind their house. Penny forms an immediate bond with the dolphin and names her Rose. The dolphin shouldn't be in this water. She is alone and too far from the ocean. What happens over the next few weeks is Penny (with the help of her father and his marine biologist friend) attempts to save Rose and lead her home.
The information on cystic fibrosis and dealing with the symptoms is insightful. This is written in verse which makes it a quick read.