The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (Penderwicks, Book 2)
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Bought this at a library used book sale.
I adored the first Penderwicks book, so I eagerly began reading this one. Unfortunately, on the second-to-last disc, the audio started skipping too much and I had to wait a few weeks to get another copy and finish it. It was worth it, though it feels like two separate books in my mind now.
It's an adorable story. Mr. P's wife died of cancer when the girls were still young (just after the youngest was born) and she left a missive to require Mr. P to start dating. The problem is, he doesn't want to date. And the girls don't want him to. So they launch the "Save Daddy" plan to set him up with horrible women he won't like and who won't be their new stepmom. Meanwhile, the sisters have a bit of a romance problem of their own. There's a boy in the neighborhood who loves one of them but not the one who has a crush on him, naturally, and then the boy runs off and gets a terrible girlfriend no one approves of. Meanwhile, Batty sees a scary "bug man" and ropes the new neighbor's adorable toddler and Hound into a neighborhood watch campaign. Meanwhile, Skye and Jane switch homework assignments and while Jane gets a great grade on "her" science paper, the play Skye turns in is so good her teacher decides the whole grade will perform it in front of the school... with Skye, the supposed writer, playing the lead.
With so much going on, it would be easy to have a story that's all over the place. Except it wasn't. It was just as charming as the first Penderwick book. School assignments, Halloween, dear friends, a caring aunt, sports, baking, a red wagon, new neighbors (complete with a new cat), traditions, bedtime stories, and trying to keep their mother's memory alive. Every sister got time in the spotlight. And, as a reader, I wanted them all to be successful and happy at the end, even Mr. P (despite being totally on board with the Save Daddy Plan. LOL). And though I saw the ending coming a mile away, that didn't make it any less satisfying.
It was great seeing the family at home on Gardam Street, instead of off on vacation. It was neat seeing what normal's like for this adorable, creative, loveable, dramatic family.
I adored the first Penderwicks book, so I eagerly began reading this one. Unfortunately, on the second-to-last disc, the audio started skipping too much and I had to wait a few weeks to get another copy and finish it. It was worth it, though it feels like two separate books in my mind now.
It's an adorable story. Mr. P's wife died of cancer when the girls were still young (just after the youngest was born) and she left a missive to require Mr. P to start dating. The problem is, he doesn't want to date. And the girls don't want him to. So they launch the "Save Daddy" plan to set him up with horrible women he won't like and who won't be their new stepmom. Meanwhile, the sisters have a bit of a romance problem of their own. There's a boy in the neighborhood who loves one of them but not the one who has a crush on him, naturally, and then the boy runs off and gets a terrible girlfriend no one approves of. Meanwhile, Batty sees a scary "bug man" and ropes the new neighbor's adorable toddler and Hound into a neighborhood watch campaign. Meanwhile, Skye and Jane switch homework assignments and while Jane gets a great grade on "her" science paper, the play Skye turns in is so good her teacher decides the whole grade will perform it in front of the school... with Skye, the supposed writer, playing the lead.
With so much going on, it would be easy to have a story that's all over the place. Except it wasn't. It was just as charming as the first Penderwick book. School assignments, Halloween, dear friends, a caring aunt, sports, baking, a red wagon, new neighbors (complete with a new cat), traditions, bedtime stories, and trying to keep their mother's memory alive. Every sister got time in the spotlight. And, as a reader, I wanted them all to be successful and happy at the end, even Mr. P (despite being totally on board with the Save Daddy Plan. LOL). And though I saw the ending coming a mile away, that didn't make it any less satisfying.
It was great seeing the family at home on Gardam Street, instead of off on vacation. It was neat seeing what normal's like for this adorable, creative, loveable, dramatic family.
This book will be released at the Gaithersburg Book Festival!
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KateKintail gave me this at today's BCinDC meetup in Fairfax because I enjoyed the first one. Thanks!
The Penderwick sisters' father is reluctantly re-entering the dating scene, two sisters swap homework assignments with unexpectedly major consequences, and the eldest learns a bit about love. My description sounds trite but these really are charming books. I love how the family embraces each daughter's unique interests and personality. I'll have to check out the later books in the series as well.
Journal Entry 5 by 
Melydia
at Noodles & Company - Congressional Plaza in Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, January 19, 2019
Melydia at Noodles & Company - Congressional Plaza in Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, January 19, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (1/19/2019 UTC) at Noodles & Company - Congressional Plaza in Rockville, Maryland USA
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Bringing this to today's BCinDC meetup.
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Thank you so much for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry here on this page if you haven’t already done so to let me know that this book has found a good home. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (it is entirely free). If you choose to join, please consider using any previous reader of this book, or me, melydia, as the member who referred you.
I really hope you enjoy the book you found! When you’re done reading it, you can make another journal entry with your comments here to let me know what you thought of it. You can keep the book forever and ever or pass it on to someone else. If you’re giving it to someone directly, make another journal entry saying so. If you choose to leave it somewhere “in the wild” for anyone to catch, make release notes that indicate where you left it. If you register, you will be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Then you can track this book as it goes on its journey!
Journal Entry 6 by KateKintail at LFL - Monroe St (800) Dogwood Park #66110 in Rockville, Maryland USA on Monday, January 21, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (1/19/2019 UTC) at LFL - Monroe St (800) Dogwood Park #66110 in Rockville, Maryland USA
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I picked this up at the BCinDC meetup today and took it with me to leave in a little free library nearby. I hope it's enjoyed by a new reader!
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