Title: The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
Author: Jeanne Birdsall
Category: Fiction, Children’s
Rating: 4/5
Summary: As their father starts dating again, the four Penderwick sisters band together to save their family from the horrible fate of adding a stepmother to the mix.

Review: This is the sequel to The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, which I loved. And as with the first book, I was sad to finish this book and have to say goodbye to the characters.

The book is told in third person, but I love how the author switches perspectives among the four girls, even the youngest girl Batty, who is probably 4 or 5. She captures perfectly their four distinct ages and personalities.

A plot inconsistency regarding carpooling stuck out like a sore thumb, but in the end it didn’t really matter to me because it’s just so much fun to spend time with this family!

If you haven’t read The Penderwicks, you should. And if you love the Penderwick family as much as I do, you’ll want to continue on to this sequel. It’s worth it.