The Penderwicks at Point Mouette / Jeanne Birdsall / 295 pages

Ah, I love the Penderwicks! If you want to read a book that makes you feel good and that all is well with the world, pick up any of the books about the Penderwicks. In this 3rd story about the family, they are off to Point Mouette, Maine for a 2 week vacation and Skye must stand in as the OAP (oldest available Penderwick) since Rosalind is on vacation with her friend Anna at the Jersey shore. Here you have a story about a contemporary happy family....not as easy to find as you might think. Love the Penderwick books because they include the books the Penderwick sisters like to read, the girls love sports & are very good at them, Skye loves science & math, their friend Jeffrey loves music, and most all of the adults are wonderfully wise, loving and understanding. Read these as a family, use in an intergenerational book discussion, hand to any younger precocious reader, buy them and keep them in your family collection.