Author(s): Jeanne Birdsall

Adventure and Real Life Stories

The finale you've all been waiting for- The Penderwicks at Lastis the final, flawless installment in the modern classic series from National Book Award winner and New York Timesbestselling author Jeanne Birdsall!

Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are the things that have shaped Lydia's journey since readers first met her in The Penderwicks in Spring.

Now it's summertime, and eleven-year-old Lydia is dancing at the bus stop, waiting for big sister Batty to get home from college.

This is a veryimportant dance and a veryimportant wait because the two youngest sisters are about to arrive home to find out that the Penderwicks will allbe returning to Arundel this summer, the place where it all began. And better still is the occasion- a good old-fashioned, homemade-by-Penderwicks wedding.

Bursting with heart and brimming with charm, this is a joyful, hilarious ode to the family we love best. And oh my MOPS--Meeting of Penderwick Siblings--does Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks at Lastcrescendo to one perfect Penderwick finale.