The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, Jeanne Birdsall
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, Jeanne Birdsall
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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

Author: Jeanne Birdsall

Narrator: Susan Denaker

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2008

Synopsis

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It’s high jinks, big laughs, and loads of family warmth as the Penderwicks triumphantly return.

About The Author

Jeanne Birdsall lives in Massachusetss with her husband, four cats, a rabbit, a puppy, and a pet snail. She is working on another book about the Penderwick sisters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kat on February 08, 2023

which penderwick sister someone identified with as a child tells me more than their silly little zodiac sign ever could......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on September 19, 2008

I can't exactly remember what it was that kept me from reading The Penderwicks of Gardam Street the minute it came out on bookstore and library shelves. As a children's librarian I certainly enjoyed Ms. Birdsall's previous title, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Ve......more

Goodreads review by emma on March 22, 2022

summery childhood favorite reads about sisters going on vacation...i want to reread this book and also live inside it. part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago......more

Goodreads review by Kristin Hackett on April 19, 2019

The Penderwicks at Gardam Street is a really solid follow up to The Penderwicks. I love the relationship between the four sisters and I always look forward to the MOOPS meetings they hold. This installment was particularly funny because Mr. Penderwick's sister has decided that it's time for him to s......more

Goodreads review by Cam (Lana Belova) on October 17, 2023

"And so the days slid by, each better than the one before, and everyone thought that their perfect vacation at Arundel would last forever and ever and ever." Ooh, how I missed the Penderwick family! Their stories are my perfect reads for the summertime. I've been re-reading the first three books of t......more

Quotes

Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2008:

"This is a book to cherish and to hold close like a warm, cuddly blanket that you draw around yourself to keep out the cold."

Starred Review, Booklist, May 1, 2008:

"Just the sort of cozy fare that's missing in today's mean-girl world."

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, April 28, 2008:

“It's sheer pleasure to spend time with these exquisitely drawn characters, girls so real that readers will feel the wind through their hair as they power down the soccer field.”
Review, San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2008:
"Birdsall writes with amazing grace."
Review, Parade, June 22, 2008:
"[A]n old-fashioned (in a good way) read with well-drawn characters, warmth, and humor."
Review, The New York Times Book Review, July 13, 2008:
"Birdsall's second novel . . . offers comforting comedy."

Awards

  • Amazon Best of the Year
  • Amazon Best of the Year So Far
  • Book Sense Children's Pick List
  • Maine Student Book Award
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award
  • Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year
  • Texas Bluebonnet Master List
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