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The Penderwicks in spring

As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.

Main Author: Birdsall, Jeanne (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2015]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Families > Massachusetts > Juvenile fiction.
Surprise > Juvenile fiction.
Money-making projects for children > Juvenile fiction.
Birthdays > Juvenile fiction.
Singing > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Massachusetts > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary: As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.
Item Description: Sequel to: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette.
Physical Description: 339 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780307930989
030793098X
9780375870774
0375870776
9780375970771
0375970770
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.

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