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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
  4.07 avg rating — 9,395 ratings
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2004
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28 editions
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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
4.16 avg rating — 4,154 ratings
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2008
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20 editions
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The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)
4.24 avg rating — 1,771 ratings
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2011
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12 editions
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Flora's Very Windy Day
by Jeanne Birdsall, Matt Phelan   3.95 avg rating — 311 ratings
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published
2010
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2 editions
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Lucky and Squash
by Jeanne Birdsall, Jane Dyer 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
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2012
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Nancy and Plum
by Betty MacDonald, Mary GrandPré , Jeanne Birdsall 4.22 avg rating — 167 ratings
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1952
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9 editions
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“...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons.
- Mr. Penderwick”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
- Mr. Penderwick”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
“Jane,' she said, climbing down from the chair. 'Remember last year when I built that model wind tower for you and you wrote those poems for me?'
And you said you'd never switch homework assignments with me again.'
For good reason. My teacher had a hard time believing I wrote Tra-la the joy of tulips blooming, Ha-ha the thrill of bumblebees zooming. I'm alive and I dance, I'm alive though death is always looming. When I finally convinced her that I had, she asked me if I needed to talk to the school counselor.”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
And you said you'd never switch homework assignments with me again.'
For good reason. My teacher had a hard time believing I wrote Tra-la the joy of tulips blooming, Ha-ha the thrill of bumblebees zooming. I'm alive and I dance, I'm alive though death is always looming. When I finally convinced her that I had, she asked me if I needed to talk to the school counselor.”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
“And I don't know if Batty's gotten over it yet,' said Skye.
Mr. Penderwick looked out the window to where Batty was playing vampires with Hound. Hound was on his back, trying to wiggle out of the black towel Batty had tied around his neck. Batty was leaping over Hound's water bowl, shrieking, 'Blood, blood!'
She looks all right,' he said.”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Mr. Penderwick looked out the window to where Batty was playing vampires with Hound. Hound was on his back, trying to wiggle out of the black towel Batty had tied around his neck. Batty was leaping over Hound's water bowl, shrieking, 'Blood, blood!'
She looks all right,' he said.”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
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