Glass Castle

Penelope: Book #2



In the wake of the Halifax Explosion of 1917, Penny's father makes a difficult decision, one that will alter all their lives. Faced with the difficulty of caring alone for his three motherless daughters and worried by the constant threat of disease, Papa reluctantly sends Emily and Maggie to his sister's home in Toronto. Penny is sent to live with Grandmama in Montreal.



Penny is devastated. Not only has she been separated from her sisters and her papa, but life in Montreal is unlike anything she has ever known. It is the life of a princess -- and Penny is definitely not a princess!