The Penderwicks in Spring

By Jeanne Birdsall

Subjects: Siblings, Single-parent families, Family life, fiction, Birthdays, fiction, Families, Social Issues, Family, Singing, fiction, Birthdays, Singing, Massachusetts, fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues), General (see also headings under Social Issues), JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship, Surprise, Fiction, Moneymaking projects, Children's fiction, Money-making projects for children, Single-parent families, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Moneymaking projects, fiction, Family life, Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings

Description: As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray. Batty is saving up her dog-walking money for an extra-special surprise for her family, which she plans to present on her upcoming birthday. But when some unwelcome surprises make themselves known, the best-laid plans fall apart. Book #4