Jeanne Birdsall
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When Jeanne Birdsall picked up
a pen for the very first time at the age of 41, she never imagined that her first novel, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, would go on to win the 2005 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and become a New York Times bestseller. Critics hailed the debut as “timeless” (Publishers Weekly, starred), “rollicking fun” (School Library Journal, starred) and “marvelously appealing” (Booklist, starred), and compared Birdsall to literary luminaries Elizabeth Enright and Edgar Eager. Educators, parents and children alike adored the novel’s old-fashioned sensibility and affectionate humor.
Now, back by popular demand, the Penderwick family returns with all new adventures in THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers / on sale April 8, 2008 /$), Jeanne Birdsall’s delightful sequel that is every bit as magical as the first. Rosalind, Skye, Jane and Batty are home from summer vacation and ready to begin the new school year—when disaster strikes. The widowed Mr. Penderwick has begun to date again, and the girls are terrified. What are they to do? The hilarity, heart and high-jinks that follow are everything that Penderwick fans have been waiting for.
In THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET, readers will learn lessons about honesty, integrity, and the unexpected possibilities that life can afford—with a few laughs along the way!
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