The Penderwicks
A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Readers rate it 4.1 (81 on Hardcover)
262 pages · Released Mar 1, 2007 · Yearling
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The Penderwicks is a warm, gentle family story centered on four sisters navigating a summer vacation with themes of sisterhood, loyalty, and personal growth. The book contains no violence, profanity, or mature content, making it ideal for middle-grade readers. It earned a National Book Award and consistently ranks among the best children's literature, offering wholesome entertainment with genuine emotional depth and relatable characters.
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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 i... 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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- family
- siblings
- friendship
- social themes
- girls & women
- juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Juvenile fiction
- Single-parent families
- Fiction
- Vacations
- Sisters
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ISBN 9780440420477 · Yearling