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A review by michellewatson
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
5.0
This is such a pure, sweet story. It feels comfortable—a warm place where kids can escape from the cold world. I looked back in my book journal from 2019, and this wasn't in there, so I'm assuming I read it sometime in 2018. Since I'm reading the third in the Penderwick series right now, I wanted to log the previous installments.
Honestly, I wasn't enthralled by this, but I'm not a 12-year-0ld girl, either. I'm thinking this would've been much more relatable if I'd read it as a kid—but it wasn't written yet. ;-) But, this is such a great book to give to a middle-grade girl because it's just so dang cute. It's about girls, but it's got boys, too. And it's totally clean with nothing questionable, so you can gift it without hesitation. Not much to entice a middle-grade boy, so I'd definitely peg this as a girl read.
Honestly, I wasn't enthralled by this, but I'm not a 12-year-0ld girl, either. I'm thinking this would've been much more relatable if I'd read it as a kid—but it wasn't written yet. ;-) But, this is such a great book to give to a middle-grade girl because it's just so dang cute. It's about girls, but it's got boys, too. And it's totally clean with nothing questionable, so you can gift it without hesitation. Not much to entice a middle-grade boy, so I'd definitely peg this as a girl read.