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The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy Cover Image Book Book

The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy / Jeanne Birdsall.

Birdsall, Jeanne, (author.).

Summary:

While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four young sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780375831430
  • ISBN: 0375831436
  • ISBN: 9780375931437
  • ISBN: 0375931430
  • ISBN: 9781428720701
  • ISBN: 1428720707
  • Physical Description: 262 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2005]
  • Distributor: New York : Distributed by Random House.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book... "--Title page verso.
Sequel: The Penderwicks on Gardam Street.
Formatted Contents Note:
Boy at the window -- Tunnel through the hedge -- Moops -- Apology -- New hero -- Rabbits and a long ladder -- Borrowed finery -- Birthday dinner -- Shocking news -- Bold escape -- Another rescue -- Sir Barnaby Patterne -- Piano lesson -- Midnight adventure -- Shredded book -- Runaway -- Next-to-last day -- Good-bye for now.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 8.0 88005.
Accelerated Reader LG 4.7 8.0.
Awards Note:
National Book Award, 2005.

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