The Penderwicks
by Jeanne Birdsall
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Meet the Penderwicks: Rosalind, Skye, Jane and Batty. Four sisters, as different as chalk and cheese.
When the girls, their father and Hound the dog head off on holiday, little do they know that this summer will change their lives. They're soon exploring their beautiful new surroundings, discovering the magic of the sprawling gardens and treasure-filled attic. Best of all, they make a friend, Jeffrey.
But the girls also gain an enemy: the icy-hearted owner, Mrs Tifton. She gives them dire warnings to stay out of trouble — something that proves impossible for the Penderwicks ...
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The Penderwicks
2013, David Fickling 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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in English
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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
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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