A review by kailey_luminouslibro
Five Little Peppers Midway by Margaret Sidney

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0

The five Pepper siblings have a lovely life living with Mr. King in his mansion. They are all studying hard, but Polly studies harder than anyone, practicing her music so she can be a music teacher someday. When Mr. King's cranky relation Mrs. Chatterton comes to stay, she makes trouble for the whole family. She is rude to Polly, treating her like a servant. She complains that Mr. King's grandchildren will learn dirty habits from the Pepper boys. Finally, she convinces little Phronsie to run errands for her, resulting in a disaster that affects the whole family.

This is such a sweet and wholesome story! I love all the cute little Pepper children. The writing is charming, and the story is simple but interesting. I especially liked hearing about the preparations for Mrs. Pepper's wedding. Mr. King wants a big wedding with a huge party for all their friends, but Polly insists that a smaller wedding would make her mother and her new stepfather happier. It's just like Polly to think of her mother's happiness before anybody else's.

I also liked that storyline about Phronsie and her two-hundred dolls! How any child could accumulate so many dolls is utterly ridiculous, and she says that she doesn't have time to play with them all anyway. I liked the scene where she gives them away to poor children, but her brothers can't believe it!