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 his four daughters are: Rosalind (the oldest and most responsible), Skye (she has the most explosive personality), 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 putting 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 can't help but get into a story. And now, as they head off on summer vacation to 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 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. Whatever surprises and adventures await the characters, one thing is for sure – they will never forget this summer. And you will love them as if these four girls and one boy are your best friends. The book by Jean Birdsell "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 was on The New York Times Books Review charts for a whole fifty weeks!