Some interesting facts about Penelope Crumb...

She has:

A brother so awful he MUST be an alien.
A mum who draws body parts (ewww!).
Her grandpa's nose ... but no grandpa. Her family haven't seen him since her dad died.

So Penelope and her friend Lizzie Maple set off across town to find Grandpa Felix, skipping school, taking trains and calling every F. Crumb in the phone book.

But what if Grandpa Felix doesn't want to be found?

One last fact about Penelope: she doesn't take no for an answer.

This is book 1 in Penelope Crumb .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Shawn Stout has held many jobs, including ice-cream scooper, dog-treat baker, magazine editor, and waitress. Shawn received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her family in Maryland.