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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
pagesofpins's review against another edition
3.0
The Penderwick family charm still holds fast, but several things made this installment not quite as good as the first two:
-We already had a dose of romance in the last book, and now we have yet ANOTHER with Jane mooning over Dominick, Aunt Clare reminiscing her past loves, and Jeffery wondering who he'll marry. Kids really don't need that much romance in their reading, and we hardly need to marry off every Penderwick there ever was.
-Jane's new obsession with courtly love was eyeroll worthy, all the way through.
-Alec and Jeffery: that's a pretty unbelievable coincidence.
-We already had a dose of romance in the last book, and now we have yet ANOTHER with Jane mooning over Dominick, Aunt Clare reminiscing her past loves, and Jeffery wondering who he'll marry. Kids really don't need that much romance in their reading, and we hardly need to marry off every Penderwick there ever was.
-Jane's new obsession with courtly love was eyeroll worthy, all the way through.
-Alec and Jeffery: that's a pretty unbelievable coincidence.
aknas22's review against another edition
5.0
This is another wonderful book by Jeanne Birdsall about the Penderwicks. It made me laugh and it even made me a bit teary eyed. I enjoyed every bit of it and so did my little sisters. That is part of the beauty of this book, and the ones that came before, people of all ages can enjoy them.
graceevalyn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
3.5
I've realized that this is probably my least favorite Penderwick book - but because it's a Penderwick book it is still of course an enjoyable read. It just doesn't hold my interest quite as much as the previous ones, and without spoiling anything, I've never really felt that certain character dynamics and reactions are explained enough.
dixiet's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it, but for me this was the least engaging of the three Penderwicks books I've read so far. Still lots to enjoy though.