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  <title><![CDATA[The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy]]></title>
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  <default-description>This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel&#8217;s sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel&#8217;s owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.
The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will &#8211; won&#8217;t they? One thing&#8217;s for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.
Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.
&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2005</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jeanne Birdsall]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely one of the best books I have ever read!!!  My heart is so full, having just finished the book--it really touched me deeply and I absolutely love it!  After just a few pages, I knew I the Penderwicks were destined to become my dear book-friends (like the March sisters and Anne and Emily of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22309556">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Apr 11 20:31:10 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I knew before I started reading that this would be one of those books that I should've read a long time ago. My mom got this for me for my 30th birthday last September. I don't know what took me so long, but I'm glad I finally got to it. <br/><br/>There was a great essay in the special girls/boys ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17908554">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22786712">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ann]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone!]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Katie - thanks for the treasure!]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 22 19:23:50 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 25 16:24:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a wonderful treasure!<br/>I really couldn't tell you exactly what it was about this book that made me want to come back to it at every spare moment.  It's not like there is some huge climax, or that I'm waiting to see if my favorite character makes it to the end of an adventure alive - it's no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22786712">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27623729">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Young Readers Looking for a Fun Summer Read / Noel Streatfeild Fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jul 18 10:33:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story of four sisters who go on vacation with their widowed botanist father, <u>The Penderwicks</u> is one of those charming books in which little seems to happen, and whose appeal is therefore difficult to critique. Here are no &quot;bells and whistles,&quot; and the reader should not expect much in t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27623729">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28411438">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 27 05:18:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 08 15:25:25 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A perfect book for summer--charming, fun, and light, but with lots of heart! A highly pleasant tale of, as the title suggests, four sisters' vacation and ensuing adventures at a beautifully described cottage. Also, I listened to the audio version, read by Susan Denaker, and she did a wonderful job o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28411438">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="29015003">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Aug 09 12:29:39 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent summer book! It was such fun reading about the Penderwicks and their summer adventures. Each of the sisters was well developed, and I came to really care about them before the end of the book. I really enjoyed the writing style as well.]]></body>
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    <review id="41791155">
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    <name><![CDATA[Chandra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a pleasant way to spend a flight home.  It was also rather refreshing to read a children’s book whose plot doesn’t rely on magic. Not a lot happens, but I enjoyed this sweet slow moving little story about 4 sisters on summer vacation with their father. I am glad to add it to my per...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41791155">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9619587">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Oct 01 14:11:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fantastic book for children, ages 9-12.  It is a story about a family (a father and 4 daughters, ages 4, 9, 11 and 12) who go on vacation and stay at a cottage on a property that has a large mansion on it.  The girls meet a boy who lives there and the book is their story of the fun they ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9619587">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15540496">
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    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A lovely set-up for a book, but the characters never felt real.  Somehow all the ages felt off--Batty talked like someone much older than 4, I had to keep reminding myeslf that Rosalind was only 12, and Mrs. Tifton seemed like she was in her 50s, not early 30s.  I just never fell in love with the ch...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15540496">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23000220">
    <user id="87106">
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[oh god, i can't believe i let my love of the cover stop me from reading this book for so long! i read it on my back porch on a sunny morning before work, with hot tea and oatmeal at my side. suddenly i wanted my mommy: i wished i could have listened to her read it when i was ten.]]></body>
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    <review id="26134722">
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  <date_added>Wed Jul 02 12:05:12 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my favorite book of all time.  I thought that this book taught me about team work.  I loved that a lot of events happened.  The Penderwicks had fun and emotion.  Each of the charaters had their own personalities.  This was my favorite book I have ever read in my life.<br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="39747839">
    <user id="99508">
    <name><![CDATA[Erin]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Jan 07 19:59:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Charming, charming, charming.  I don't read a lot of recent YA books because I don't want to read about blogging or cliques or cell phones (all of these are things I encounter in my day-to-day life, but I want them out out out of my YA!).  Maybe this is because I was raised on a steady diet of Narni...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39747839">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22974570">
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    <name><![CDATA[Beth]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon May 26 08:36:30 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this to my daughter (age 7) last summer.  It's a great summer book (since the characters are on their summer vacation), but not fluffy in the least.  Though it's a modern novel, there's an innocence and timelessness to the sisters and their situation.  There's no encroachment of pop culture r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22974570">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22641247">
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  <read_at>Mon May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall chronicles the summer time adventures of the four Penderwick sisters: practical Rosalind, quick tempered Skye, imaginative Jane, and shy Batty. The story begins when their summerhouse is unexpectedly sold and the Penderwicks must find somewhere else to vacation (af...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22641247">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1317029">
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat May 19 19:07:19 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The four Penderwick sisters have adventures with their neighbor, a boy with a very strict mother, while on vacation. The characters are well-developed and lovely. Each Penderwick sister has a very different personality and they're all very likeable in their own way. They have a very close bond and i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1317029">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[a friend]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book that me a big lesson to me...<br/>it was about friendship and more...<br/>There are four sisters...<br/>Their mother died and they were on vacation.<br/>They met a boy and the boy's mom was strict<br/>and the boy's dad passed away.<br/>So, the mom got a boyfriend and the mom and the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14952330">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anyone and EVERYONE should read this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you ever have someone looking for a clean read for ages 9 -13, this book would be a good choice.  It’s similar in ways to <em>Anne of Green Gables</em>, <em>The Secret Garden</em>, and the <em>Narnia</em> books.  The Penderwicks are a family of 4 sisters, Mr. Penderwick (their father), and Hound (breed never identified) ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49157433">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a beautiful modern book with a slow, old-fashioned feeling to it. If it weren't for one mention of a computer toward the latter half of the book, it could easily have taken place in any point in much of the 20th century. It has all the feel of lazy summer adventures like I had during certain...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48103156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book at through a review at www.bookslut.com. It is the exact sort of book that I would have adored when I was growing up. It is the story of four sisters who go with their father on vacation to the Berkshires and the adventures they have while there. It reminds me of a modern version o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42888269">more...</a>]]></body>
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