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The Penderwicks a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy

While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Birdsall, Jeanne
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Sisters > Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction. Vacations > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
Physical Description:	262 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0375831436 (trade) 0375931430 (lib. bdg.) 9780440420477
Author Notes:	Jeanne Birdsall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1951. Before becoming a children's author, she worked as a photographer. Some of her photographs are included in the permanent collections of museums, including the Smithsonian and the Philadelphia Art Museum. She didn't start writing until she was forty-one years old. Her first book, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, was published in 2005. Her novels about the Penderwick family have collected several honors, including the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She also writes picture books for younger children. (Bowker Author Biography)