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The Penderwicks

A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

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The Penderwicks

By: Jeanne Birdsall
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
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With more than one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times best seller 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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Critic reviews

“Problems are solved and lessons learned in this wonderful, humorous book that features characters whom readers will immediately love, as well as a superb writing style. Bring on more of the Penderwicks!”—School and Library Journal, starred
Heartwarming Family Story • Engaging Character Development • Delightful Summer Adventures • Relatable Sibling Relationships
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This book is my favorite I love the whole series.♥️♥️ I enjoyed it because it’s so realistic

The best book ever

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It sounds just like my sisters and I. It is such a great comfort story!

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Dog boy is the best thing ever I love you so much and I miss you so much and I can’t wait to see you tomorrow

The sisters

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great family book. listened to this on a 10 hour family road trip! kids loved it 13 year old and 10 year old girls.

family friendly road trip book!

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My girls and I enjoyed this book last summer and have since gone on to listen to the 2nd and 3rd books this summer. Both of my girls LOVE these books and are now loving to re-listen to them again on their own. It is a sweet story of the family bond of sisters, specifically 4 sisters who lost their mother to cancer and are being raised by their loving father. This book is about their summer vacation and all the adventures that ensued. We are looking forward to listening to the rest of the series this summer!

Such a Fun Family Summer Book

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My two daughters ages 10 and 7 really enjoyed the fun adventures of the four girls. It also kept my attention as we all snuggled every night listening to the story.

A fun book.

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What made the experience of listening to The Penderwicks the most enjoyable?

well it tells you about four girls lifes without a mother and it is a really good plot and great characters

What did you like best about this story?

i like the four gilrls it actually resembles my familey im a bit of Rosolen but a lot of Sky my sisters are to there is a twist my forth sib is a boy but still like Batty

What does Susan Denaker bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

more felling and i know what the voices sound like

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

it would be............................... i really don't know

Any additional comments?

yes tell someone else to listen or read this book and write a review to
WOW this is like such a good book i cant belivei how good this is

this is so good

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very entertaining and perfect for young kids. Happy we stumbled across this book I hope everyone else enjoys it too

my 8 and 10 year old daughters loved the story.

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I love it bot it repetitive repetitive repetitive repetitive repetitive repetitive



Ps I am not s good speller

I love it my name is lily

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Loved it! I’d recommend this to anyone 6-16. A great performance by
Susan Denaker

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁😁GREAT

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