Friday, October 26, 2018

The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall - ADVISABLE


The Penderwicks at Last (Penderwicks, #5) by Jeanne Birdsall, 294 pages.  Alfred A. Knopf (Random House), 2018.  $17.  

Content: G.  

BUYING ADVISARY: EL – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE   

Lydia, who is the youngest Penderwick, has grown up among all the memories of the older Penderwick girls, so she is excited when she gets to visit the much loved Arundel herself.  Rosaline is planning her wedding at Arundel, and Lydia and Batty are going early to get started on setting up.  Lydia finds a new friend in Cagney’s youngest daughter, Alice, and they have many fun adventures together.  

I love the Penderwick series because it is sweet and reads like any good classic novel.  This book is my least favorite of the five books because it is slow at times and I cared more about what would become of my favorite characters from previous books instead of Lydia’s eleven-year old adventures.  That said, I’m glad I read it and if you have readers who enjoy this series they will want this book as well.  

C. Peterson

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