The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
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Birdsall, Jeanne. 2005. The Penderwicks. Ill. by David Frankland. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN: 0-375-83143-6. Anything can happen in three weeks - if you spend them with the Penderwicks! Birdsall has beautifully captured the innocence of summer, infused it with inevitable growing pains, then entangled it with a troupe of light-hearted sisters and host of other lively characters - both two-legged and four-legged. The sisters' personalities are as varied as the flowers in Mrs. Tifton's extravagant gardens and entice troubles of all different sorts. But to the Penderwicks, family trumps all else and their love for each other is refreshingly evident through and through. With problems enough to keep the story moving and solutions enough to appease, the family tackles one last obstacle before heading home from Arundel Cottage - saving Jeffrey from the ills of his mother - the insufferable Mrs. Tifton. Birdsall has conceived a laudable feel-good story full of summer's simple childhood pleasures and raucous family dynamics - a treat in every aspect!
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