The Penderwicks of Gardam Street
In the second book about the Penderwicks, the sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn't quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick's sister has decided it's time for him to start dating – and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster.
Enter the Save Daddy Plan – a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. But in the meantime, they have some other problems to deal with. Rosalind can't seem to get the annoying Tommy Geiger out of her hair – and she can't stand him, really. Skye loses her temper on the soccer field in a most undignified manner. Jane's love of creative writing leads her into deep waters. And Batty's getting into mischief spying on the new next-door neighbor. As for Hound, he's always in trouble.
Cuffie Award for Best Sequel (2008); Texas Bluebonnet Award (2009); The Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature Honor (2009)
About the Penderwicks Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy(2005)
- 2.The Penderwicks of Gardam Street(2008)
- 3.The Penderwicks at Point Mouette(2011)
- 4.The Penderwicks in Spring(2015)
- 5.The Penderwicks at Last(2018)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Meet the Penderwicks, four different sisters with one special bond. There's responsible, practical Rosalind; stubborn, feisty Skye; dreamy, artistic Jane; and shy little sister Batty, who won't go anywhere without her butterfly wings.
When the girls and their doting father head off for their summer holiday, they're in for a surprise. Instead of the tumbledown cottage they expected, they find themselves on a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon the girls are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the most wonderful discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.
The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will – won't they? One thing's for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.