The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy


by Jeanne Birdsall (Author)

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Pages: 288
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The Penderwicks: four sisters, as different as chalk from cheese, yet as close as can be.

The eldest, Rosalind, is responsible and practical; Skye, stubborn and feisty; dreamy, artistic, budding novelist, Jane; and shy little Batty, who doesn't go anywhere without her butterfly wings. And not forgetting Hound, their large lumbering lovable dog.

The four girls and their absent-minded father head off for their summer holidays, but instead of the cosy tumbledown cottage they expect, they find themselves on a huge estate called Arundel, with magnificent gardens ripe for exploring. It isn't long before they become embroiled in all sorts of scrapes with new-found friend, Jeffrey – but his mother, the icy-hearted Mrs Tifton, must be avoided at all costs. Chaotic adventures ensue, and it soon becomes a summer the sisters will never forget...

Recognition: National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2005); School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2005); BookBrowse Sapphire Award - Most Popular Debut (2005); Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (2008)

Penderwicks Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Penderwicks
Reading level: 8+
Books in series: 4
Read in order? Yes
Tags: family  friendship  girls  nature  animal 

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