The Penderwicks in Spring

By Jeanne Birdsall

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

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