The four Penderwick sisters couldn’t be more different. There’s responsible Rosalind, tomboy Skye, imaginative Jane, and shy, baby sister Batty. But nothing brings these girls together like the dreadful, controlling Mrs. Tifton and her son, Jeffrey, whose desire to go to music, not military, school becomes the sisters’ summer project. In between rescuing Jeffrey, the girls find plenty of adventure on the Tiftons’ rambling estate in the Berkshires—from Rosalind’s crush on the 18-year-old gardener to Batty’s dramatic run-in with a bull. One thing’s for sure for the Penderwick sisters: Summer vacation has never been so exciting.
Genre: Fiction (Tween) Jenny’s rating (out of 5 stars): 4.5 You’ll like this book if: You like old-fashioned stories about happy families. You won’t like this book if: Sweetness and wholesome hijinks make you gag.