The Penderwicks. A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Boy Who Wasn’t Boring

Meet the Penderwick family. Dad is a botany professor, and he has four daughters: Rosalinda (the oldest and most responsible), Skye (who has the most explosive temperament), Jane (you’ll hear about her soon! Well, at least you’ll read her first... book.), and Betty (the youngest, the quietest and shyest, who never goes anywhere without wearing butterfly wings on her back). They also have a dog - it’s clear that when you have four daughters, you simply cannot do without a dog!
The Penderwicks are a family that simply cannot avoid getting into a story. Right now, as they are heading off for summer vacation in Massachusetts, they have no idea what adventures await them. A beautiful Georgian mansion instead of a modest cottage, a garden full of wonders, a family of rabbits, an attic stuffed with real treasures, and also neighbors, or rather, the owners of the mansion: the cold and haughty Mrs. Tifton and her son Jeffrey, who will become a true friend to the Penderwick sisters. No matter what surprises and adventures await the heroes, one thing is for sure - this summer they will never forget. And you will love them as if these four girls and one boy were your best friends.
The book by Jeanne Birdsall "The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Girls, Two Rabbits, and One Boy Who Wasn’t Boring" has been translated into 18 languages. It received the Newbery Medal - the most prestigious award in children's literature. And it stayed in the The New York Times Books Review rankings for a whole fifty weeks!
For middle school age.