The Penderwicks
by Jeanne Birdsall
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With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.
This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they 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 best 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.
Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.
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Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
2024, Random House Children's Books
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The Penderwicks
2013, David Fickling Books
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A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
2009, Random House Children's Books
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
2007-03, Yearling
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Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
2007, Random House Children's Books
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Rodzina Penderwicków : Wakacyjna opowieść o czterech siostrach, dwóch królikach i pewnym interesujacym chłopcu
2007, Nasza Księgarnia
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The Penderwicks : Library Edition: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Jul 01, 2007, Random House
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The Penderwicks
January 24, 2006, Listening Library (Audio)
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
August 23, 2006, Thorndike Press
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The Penderwicks
2005, Alfred A. Knopf
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The Penderwicks: a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy
2005, Alfred A. Knopf
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy is a children's novel by Jeanne Birdsall, published by Knopf in 2005. This was Birdsall's first book published and it inaugurated the Penderwicks series, whose fifth and final volume was published in 2018. Both The Penderwicks and its sequel The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (Knopf, April 2008) were New York Times Best Sellers.The remaining books in the series are The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, The Penderwicks in Spring, and The Penderwicks at Last.
The Penderwicks won the annual U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature (United States).
In 2012 The Penderwicks was ranked number 29 on a list of the top 100 children's novels published by School Library Journal.
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- blog.mugglenet.com/2013/01/book-review-the-penderwicks-by-jeanne-birdsall/
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