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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

By Jeanne Birdsall

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By Jeanne Birdsall

By Jeanne Birdsall

By Jeanne Birdsall
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By Jeanne Birdsall
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Paperback $8.99

Mar 23, 2010 | ISBN 9780440422037 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $8.99

Apr 08, 2008 | ISBN 9780375849619 | 9-12 years

Audiobook Download $17.00

Apr 22, 2008 | 461 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

    This series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. Over one million copies sold, now with a bright new look!

    The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It’s high jinks, big laughs, and loads of family warmth as the Penderwicks triumphantly return.

    About The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

    With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

    The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It’s high jinks, big laughs, and loads of family warmth as the Penderwicks triumphantly return.

    About The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

    With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

    The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It’s high jinks, big laughs, and loads of family warmth as the Penderwicks triumphantly return.

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    Also by Jeanne Birdsall

    Teaflet and Roog Make a Mess
    The Penderwicks Complete Collection
    The Penderwicks at Last
    My Favorite Pets
    The Penderwicks in Spring
    See all books by Jeanne Birdsall

    About Jeanne Birdsall

    Jeanne Birdsall is the National Book Award–winning author of the children’s book The Penderwicks and its sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, both of which were also New York Times bestsellers. She grew up in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, where she attended… More about Jeanne Birdsall

    About Jeanne Birdsall

    Jeanne Birdsall is the National Book Award–winning author of the children’s book The Penderwicks and its sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, both of which were also New York Times bestsellers. She grew up in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, where she attended… More about Jeanne Birdsall

    About Jeanne Birdsall

    Jeanne Birdsall is the National Book Award–winning author of the children’s book The Penderwicks and its sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, both of which were also New York Times bestsellers. She grew up in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, where she attended… More about Jeanne Birdsall

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Mar 23, 2010 | 336 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780440422037

    Category: Children’s Classics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Apr 08, 2008 | 336 Pages | 9-12 years | ISBN 9780375849619

    Category: Children’s Classics | Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $17.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 22, 2008 | 461 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780739365007

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    Praise

    Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2008:

    "This is a book to cherish and to hold close like a warm, cuddly blanket that you draw around yourself to keep out the cold."

    Starred Review, Booklist, May 1, 2008:

    "Just the sort of cozy fare that’s missing in today’s mean-girl world."

    Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, April 28, 2008:

    “It’s sheer pleasure to spend time with these exquisitely drawn characters, girls so real that readers will feel the wind through their hair as they power down the soccer field.”
    Review, San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2008:
    "Birdsall writes with amazing grace."
    Review, Parade, June 22, 2008:
    "[A]n old-fashioned (in a good way) read with well-drawn characters, warmth, and humor."
    Review, The New York Times Book Review, July 13, 2008:
    "Birdsall’s second novel . . . offers comforting comedy."

    Awards

    Amazon Best of the Year WINNER 2008

    Amazon Best of the Year So Far WINNER 2008

    Book Sense Children’s Pick List WINNER 2008

    Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year WINNER 2008

    Texas Bluebonnet Master List WINNER

    Maine Student Book Award NOMINEE

    Massachusetts Children’s Book Award NOMINEE

    Judy Lopez Memorial Award HONOR 2009

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