''The Penny'' is a book authored by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford. It was the first time either of the best-sellingwww.cbn.com
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/ref> authors had co-authored a book. Although the book is fictional, it is based on the early life experiences of the co-author, Joyce Meyer, who was abused by her parents when she was a child. The novel was published by

Hodder & Stoughton Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint (trade name), imprint of Hachette (publisher), Hachette. History Early history The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged 14, with Messrs ...

Plot summary

The main character in the story is Jenny, a 14-year-old girl. Jenny and her sister are badly abused by their father.Book Review
/ref> The book is religion based, and is about how Jenny comes to know Jesus through her best friend Aurelia. At the time the book is based, 1950, many people would have frowned upon Jenny, a white girl, becoming friends with a black skinned girl.

Film

The book has been optioned for a movie, and Joyce has been quoted as being very excited about this; she hopes the film "will help people understand that God is available to everyone and works in our everyday life." The rights to create a film about the book were sold to

Weinstein Company The Weinstein Company (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in March 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America prior ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Penny American Christian novels Hodder & Stoughton books 2007 American novels