Green Eyes and Ham

· HarperCollins
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448
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Acceptance, understanding, and hope shine through in this heartfelt coming of age story by Eleven and Holding author Mary Penney, perfect for fans of Lindsey Stoddard and Lisa Graff.

After a lifetime of being homeschooled, Ham Hudson is hoping that a new year in a new school will help make him a whole new Ham. Instead, he’s saddled with an archnemesis to avoid, a confusing and exhausting social sphere to navigate, and a whole host of insecurities to add to his old ones.

But then Ham meets Micah. Sympathetic and effortlessly cool, Micah quickly becomes a lifeline in a strange world. Ham wants Micah to think he belongs—to want him around as much as Ham wants to be around him.

The more that Ham tries to fit in, the less he recognizes himself. When things start to unravel, Ham has to decide—is fitting in worth changing who he wants to be?

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5.0
1 review
Trio Reviews
April 13, 2022
I am thoroughly impressed! Beautifully written, this story grabbed me from the opening scene, and is an absolute delight. Centered around the life of a thirteen year old boy, Mary Penny’s Green Eyes and Ham is a compelling novel for everyone from middle school to adult. Ms. Penny cleverly works issues like adoption, single parenthood, peer conflicts, and self identity into the story. As Ham navigates these challenges, the tension mounts, and the relationships between the characters grow. Moments of humor and heartbreak, are interspersed as Ham learns about life and his place in it. Mary Penny is a new author to me, and I’ve got all my fingers crossed that we've only seen the start of this talented author’s writing career.
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About the author

Mary Penney thinks eleven-year-olds ought to be given special medals for surviving one of the toughest years of childhood. She feels certain she ate her body weight in peanut M&M’s that year just to cope. She says that when she was eleven-and-a-half, she began shape-shifting from a reasonable-looking child to an awkward creature with arms, legs, ears, and teeth all pointing in different directions. She wants you all to know that awkward stage passes eventually and very cool things happen next. Just hang on!She is a US Army veteran and works full-time for the Department of Veteran Affairs. Mary lives in Santa Barbara with her four-legged children who love to sleep, play practical jokes, and throw up hairballs. Mary loves to swim (badly), practice yoga (stiffly), and walk (into lots of things). Despite all that, she is deeply grateful for all her Irish good luck, and especially for being able to write novels for kids.

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