The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

by Jeanne Birdsall

The finale you've all been waiting for: The Penderwicks at Last is the final, flawless installment in the modern classic series from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Birdsall!

Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are the things that have shaped Lydia's journey since readers first met her in The Penderwicks in Spring.

Now it's summertime, and eleven-year-old Lydia is dancing at the bus stop, waiting for big sister Batty to get home from college.

This is a very important dance and a very important wait because the two youngest sisters are about to arrive home to find out that the Penderwicks will all be returning to Arundel this summer, the place where it all began. And better still is the occasion: a good old-fashioned, homemade-by-Penderwicks wedding.

Bursting with heart and brimming with charm, this is a joyful, hilarious ode to the family we love best. And oh my MOPS--Meeting of Penderwick Siblings--does Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks at Last crescendo to one perfect Penderwick finale.

• ISBN10: 0385755678
• ISBN13: 9780385755672
• Publish Date: 15 May 2018
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 14 September 2020
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English

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.