Gingersnap

Patricia Reilly Giff
3.54
1,325 ratings 253 reviews
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 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.
Genres: Historical FictionHistoricalMiddle GradeFamilyJuvenileFictionChildrensAudiobookWorld War IIYoung Adult
160 Pages

Community Reviews:

5 star
218 (16%)
4 star
440 (33%)
3 star
526 (40%)
2 star
119 (9%)
1 star
22 (2%)

Readers also enjoyed

Other books by Patricia Reilly Giff

Lists with this book

Counting by 7s
Doll Bones
Navigating Early
Newbery 2014
120 books471 voters
The Woman in Black
The Thirteenth Tale
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
Historical Ghost Fiction
213 books335 voters
Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror from the Black Ship
Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth
Number the Stars
The War That Saved My Life
The Hundred Dresses