It's been ten years since we first met the Penderwick sisters in the award winning story about family, a vacation
adventure and the kinds of small mysteries that can seem very
important. The Penderwicks continues to be popular, because of it's
timeless and charming feel and because of the emotional depth of the
four girls who range in age from four to eleven and who have such
fascinatingly different characters.
The newest Penderwicks book was
published last month, it's called The Penderwicks in Spring and it
focuses on Batty, who is now eleven and her younger siblings Ben and
Lydia. Of course, the older sisters still play a vital role in the
story, but most of them are away at college or behaving in
unintelligibly teenage ways. Batty is trying to find out where she
fits in this enormous family. Her self-confidence is at a low ebb and
she does get quite sad, but the book still proves to be fresh, funny
and eventually redemptive.
I loved this book, it made me laugh and cry. So much beautiful writing and insightful character. A truly lovely book with a very wide appeal.
Published by Knopf Books, March 24, 2015
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