The Penderwicks
by Jeanne Birdsall
Taste attributes: familycomedydramawholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionscomplex relationshipcoming of age
Boxlist takeA warm-hearted family novel that is accessible, simple and contained. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Jeanne Birdsall
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 262
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