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The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy
Record details
- ISBN: 9780440420477 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0375931430 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0375831436 (trade)
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Physical Description:
262 p. ; 22 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2005.
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| Subject: | Vacations Fiction Single-parent families Fiction Sisters Fiction |
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- 1 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J BIRDS J (Text) | 33126012647008 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J BIRDS J (Text) | 33126012647016 | JFiction | Checked out | 05/03/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | J BIRDS J (Text) | 33126024533535 | JFiction Paperback | Checked out | 04/29/2024 |
| Independence Branch | J BIRDS J (Text) | 33126013294784 | JFiction | Checked out | 05/16/2024 |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2008 April #2
Also making an appearance are a lonely young boy and a dependable yet dopey dog. Birdsall excels in developing characters, and her motley crew grows and develops in intriguing ways in this deeply enjoyable story of family and friendship. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2005 July
Gr 4-6-This enjoyable tale of four sisters, a new friend, and his snooty mother is rollicking fun. The girls' father is a gentle, widowed botany professor who gives his daughters free reign but is always there to support or comfort them. Rosalind, 12, has become the mother figure. Skye, 11, is fierce and hot-tempered. Jane, 10, is a budding writer of mysteries who has the disconcerting habit of narrating aloud whatever is occurring around her. Batty, four, is an endearingly shy, loving child who always wears butterfly wings. The family dog, Hound, is her protector. The tale begins as the Penderwicks embark on a summer holiday in the Berkshire Mountains, at a cottage on the grounds of a posh mansion owned by the terribly snobbish Mrs. Tifton. Her son, Jeffrey, is a brilliant pianist, but her heart is set on him attending a military academy like her beloved father. The action involves Rosalind's unrequited love for the 18-year-old gardener, Skye's enmity and then friendship with Jeffrey, Jane's improvement in her melodramatic writing style, and Batty's encounter with an angry bull whom she rather hopefully calls "nice horsie." 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!-B. Allison Gray, John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.