Penny Dreadful Is a Magnet for Disaster cover

Penny Dreadful Is a Magnet for Disaster

Author: Nadin, Joanna

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 6.1
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 9734
Points per Word 0.000205
Page Count 133
Points per Page 0.015038

Description

The book follows Penelope "Penny Dreadful" Jones, a middle school student who believes she is a "Magnet for Disaster" because her well-intentioned plans often go hilariously wrong. The collection contains three short stories where Penny attempts to become a hairdresser, adopts a stray dog, and navigates a school inspection. Her misadventures include accidentally covering her cousin in superglue and teaching a stolen dog to speak Russian.