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cassroberts89's review against another edition
4.75
I was a little nervous going into this book knowing that we were going to be down a few Penderwicks from the get go. However, we really enjoyed watching Skye blunder through (and ultimately nail!) being the OAP for a while. Rosalind got a much needed vacation! Jane is as lovely and spacey as ever, Batty is too stinking cute, and we got a nice surprise from/for Jeffrey that we weren’t expecting. Did we have to suspend disbelief a little bit? Sure. But it didn’t detract from our enjoyment at all. We will wait a while to read the next book (which works out well because all the kids age a few years in the interim anyway), but I am so looking forward to it.
joeyfrench's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
katieproctorbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Another very sweet and fun installment of the Penderwick family!
rialowenschuss's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Penderwicks never miss
crystal_reading's review against another edition
4.0
This is another well-written, sweet, old-fashioned sibling story. I enjoyed the tale, but did find the extraordinary coincidence at the end a little hard to believe. Of course it felt like the perfect ending, but it jolted me out of the story since it was difficult to imagine this scenario actually happening. I like reading the stories and my only complaint for all of them is believability. It seems like it should almost be considered a fantasy world rather than realistic fiction.
bookowl88's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is the third Penderwick book in the series and this one focuses on Sky, Jane, Batty, Jeffery and Aunt Claire as the family splits up and vacations separately. I loved this one and enjoyed Jane’s foray into romance, Skye’s struggle to be the best OAP and keep everything together, Jeffery’s startling new discovery and Batty’s new found interest in music. So sweet!
krislars08's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bak8382's review against another edition
4.0
This third edition of the Penderwicks series finds them getting ready to vacation separately! Rosalind is off to New Jersey with her best friend, their father new stepmother and stepbrother are off to England for research, and the rest of the sisters and Aunt Claire head to Point Mouette, Maine. Luckily Jeffrey is coming along as well. With Rosalind gone it falls to Skye to take charge as the OAP (Oldest Available Penderwick); a job she's not so sure she can handle, especially after incidents involving bad dogs and skateboarding heart breakers. In the meantime they make new friends, Batty discovers a new talent, and Jeffrey's life is changed forever.
Once again [a:Jeanne Birdsall|155829|Jeanne Birdsall|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1244144306p2/155829.jpg]'s book is delightful and wonderfully narrated by Susan Denaker. The adventures are at turns both humorous and heartbreaking, and Birdsall proves that a present day realistic fiction novel can be written without adding references that will date the novel prematurely. While Jeffrey's life changing event is a little too coincidental, everything else is pitch perfect, and it's a perfect book for the last few weeks of summer.
Once again [a:Jeanne Birdsall|155829|Jeanne Birdsall|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1244144306p2/155829.jpg]'s book is delightful and wonderfully narrated by Susan Denaker. The adventures are at turns both humorous and heartbreaking, and Birdsall proves that a present day realistic fiction novel can be written without adding references that will date the novel prematurely. While Jeffrey's life changing event is a little too coincidental, everything else is pitch perfect, and it's a perfect book for the last few weeks of summer.
claireadtea's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0