{"id":14788,"date":"2025-09-09T14:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com\/?p=14788"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:57:27","slug":"the-penderwicks-by-jeanne-birdsall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/the-penderwicks-by-jeanne-birdsall\/","title":{"rendered":"The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The Penderwicks<\/em>, first in a series, delightfully introduces readers to the four Penderwick sisters, their widowed father, and a hound named Hound.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44517 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;width:300px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks.jpg 800w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/penderwicks-96x96.jpg 96w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-penderwicks-a-summer-tale-of-four-sisters-two-rabbits-and-a-very-interesting-boy-by-jeanne-birdsall-knopf-2005-262-pages\"><strong><em>The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy<\/em>, by Jeanne Birdsall. Knopf, 2005. 262 pages.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reading Level<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/category\/book-reviews\/middle-grades\/\">Middle Grades<\/a><\/strong>, ages 8-12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recommended For<\/strong>: ages 8-10 and up, especially girls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From its understated cover to the silhouetted chapter headings, everything about this book shouts, &#8220;Throwback!&#8221; A throwback to an earlier era of children&#8217;s literature, that is, which of course is no bad thing. Leave out the occasional mention of a computer or video game, and it could have happened any time within the last sixty years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premise is classic: with their widowed father and a hound called Hound, the four sisters travel to a cottage in the Berkshires for summer vacation. Their personalities are different but complementary: Rosalind is sensible and thoughtful, Skye is impulsive and tomboyish, Jane is imaginative and literary, and Batty is the baby, cute and shy, who never goes anywhere without her butterfly wings. The Interesting Boy lives next door\u2014or more accurately, in the lavish home of his wealthy single mother who never listened to him much and listens to him even less now that she has a caddish boyfriend. Mother is determined that the Interesting Boy (okay, his name is Jeffrey) follow in the footsteps of his illustrious grandfather, General Framley. But Jeffrey is a musician in his heart and soul. Will he be forced to go to military school? Or will the Penderwicks help him change his all-but-certain destiny?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plot may seem a little quaint, but it&#8217;s well told and most of the characters are nicely developed (Jeffrey\u2019s mother and her boyfriend are a bit stereotypical). Like<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/the-enduring-appeal-of-little-women\/\"> Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy<\/a><\/strong>, the girls\u2019 personality quirks occasionally raise hackles among themselves, but they nevertheless accept and value each other for those very quirks. Jeffrey&#8217;s family, where everyone is expected to be someone they aren&#8217;t, makes an unhappy contrast. The Penderwicks cheerfully stir up their friend\u2019s static household, and it&#8217;s not giving too much away to say that the story ends happily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Penderwicks<\/em>, Ms. Birdsall&#8217;s first novel, won the National Book Award for children&#8217;s literature in 2005. It\u2019s in stark contrast to other winners of that award, which are chosen for their edginess or literary verve. Some might even qualify as experimental fiction (like the 2006 winner, <em>Octavian Nothing<\/em>). Children don&#8217;t necessarily like experiments, though, nor do they ask to be experimented on. <em>The Penderwicks<\/em> is sound, clean, funny, and likable\u2014a breath of fresh air, with characters worth meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Considerations<\/strong>: Language (an occasional misuse of God\u2019s name, especially from Jeffrey\u2019s mother)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong>: <em>The Penderwicks<\/em>, first in a series, delightfully introduces readers to the four Penderwick sisters, their widowed father, and a hound named Hound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-reading-from-redeemed-reader\">Related Reading from Redeemed Reader:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reviews:<\/strong> More Penderwicks fun! <a title=\"The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall\" href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/the-penderwicks-on-gardam-street-by-jeanne-birdsall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Penderwicks on Gardam Street<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a title=\"The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall\" href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/the-penderwicks-at-point-mouette-by-jeanne-birdsall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Penderwicks at Point Mouette<\/em><\/strong>,<\/a> <a title=\"The Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne Birdsall\" href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/d-the-penderwicks-in-spring-by-jeanne-birdsall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Penderwicks in Spring<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/the-penderwicks-at-last-by-jeanne-birdsall\"><strong><em>The Penderwicks at Last<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reviews:<\/strong> Other realistic fiction stories that Penderwicks fans may enjoy include <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/how-to-tell-a-true-story-by-tricia-springstubb\/\">How to Tell a True Story<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (starred review!), <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/gus-and-glory-by-sarah-guillory\/\">Gus and Glory<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (for those on the younger end of the Penderwicks age range), or, for the boys in the group, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/snoop-by-gordon-norman\/\">Snoop<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Gordon Korman.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> Janie and Betsy <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/the-charm-of-the-penderwicks-janie-and-betsy-and-discuss\/\">discuss the charm of the Penderwicks<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#c6dadf\"><em>We are participants in the Amazon LLC affiliate program; purchases you make through affiliate links like the one below may earn us a commission.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/2019\/11\/disclosure-policy\/\"><em>Read more here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may purchase <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3VHg63O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>The Penderwicks<\/em> from Amazon<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Penderwicks, first in a series, delightfully introduces readers to the four Penderwick sisters, their widowed father, and a hound named Hound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4014,4015,3,4020,13],"tags":[23912,166,175,528,674,1225,1334,1401,23831,2150,2296,2425,2596,2821,3101,3230],"class_list":["post-14788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-c-ages-8-10","category-d-ages-10-12","category-book-reviews","category-family-read-alouds","category-middle-grades","tag-23912","tag-ages-10-12","tag-ages-8-10","tag-book-reviews-2","tag-character-values","tag-family-read-alouds","tag-friendship","tag-girls","tag-listable","tag-loyalty-and-faithfulness","tag-middle-grades","tag-national-book-award","tag-parent-child-relationships","tag-realistic-fiction","tag-siblings","tag-summer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - 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