The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

by Jeanne Birdsall

Return to the place where it all began for a Penderwick wedding--and the finale to a National Book Award winning and New York Times bestselling series!

Lydia's older sister Rosalind is getting married and in the most perfect setting--Arundel! Now, the entire family is going back to the spot where they met their "honorary brother" Jeffrey and had endless adventures!

And sure enough, the adventures do not stop. There are close calls involving almost too many dogs to count, dances at bus stops. and the reappearance of a longtime enemy. But most of all, there are six siblings with a bond that's as unshakeable as ever.

The Penderwicks at Last may be the end of a cherished series, but the family we love will never be forgotten.

• ISBN10: 0385755694
• ISBN13: 9780385755696
• Publish Date: 14 May 2019 (first published 15 May 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 9 September 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Format: Paperback (US Digest)
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780385755696

Reviews

[alisoninbookland]

If you've never read the Penderwick books, you're missing out. It's the story of a widowed father raising four daughters. I fell in love with the series a few years back. I loved how the book felt like old kid's books I read back in the day (kids getting into shenanigans) but in a modern setting. Over the course of four novels, the family grew to include a stepmother, stepbrother, and half-sister. Here we are years later and the girls are all grown up. I was so looking forward to revisiting my beloved Penderwicks. The book allows me to visit them but not in the way I was hoping for. The story focuses on baby Lydia who is now 11 years old. I understand that tweens/kids reading the books want to read about kids their age not women in their twenties. In that respect, the book was underwhelming for me. Then the story takes on a serious Little Women turn and I'm not a fan of that. Oh well, I'm glad to have the series finished up.