Awards

• Winner of Amazon Best of the Year 2008
• Winner of Amazon Best of the Year So Far 2008
• Winner of Book Sense Children's Pick List 2008
• Winner of Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year 2008

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Reviews

@lt;b@gt;Starred Review, @lt;u@gt;School Library Journal@lt;/u@gt;, March 2008: @lt;br@gt;@lt;/b@gt;@lt;br@gt; This is a book to cherish and to hold close like a warm, cuddly blanket that you draw around yourself to keep out the cold. @lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;b@gt;Starred Review, @lt;u@gt;Booklist@lt;/u@gt;, May 1, 2008: @lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;/b@gt; Just the sort of cozy fare that's missing in today's mean-girl world. @lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;b@gt;Starred Review, @lt;u@gt;Publishers Weekly@lt;/u@gt;, April 28, 2008: @lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;/b@gt; It's sheer pleasure to spend time with these exquisitely drawn characters, girls so real that readers will feel the wind through their hair as they power down the soccer field. @lt;br@gt;@lt;b@gt;Review, @lt;u@gt;San Francisco Chronicle@lt;/u@gt;, April 27, 2008: @lt;br@gt;@lt;/b@gt; Birdsall writes with amazing grace. @lt;br@gt;@lt;b@gt;Review, @lt;u@gt;Parade@lt;/u@gt;, June 22, 2008: @lt;br@gt;@lt;/b@gt; [A]n old-fashioned (in a good way) r

Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2008: This is a book to cherish and to hold close like a warm, cuddly blanket that you draw around yourself to keep out the cold. Starred Review, Booklist, May 1, 2008: Just the sort of cozy fare that's missing in today's mean-girl world. Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, April 28, 2008: It's sheer pleasure to spend time with these exquisitely drawn characters, girls so real that readers will feel the wind through their hair as they power down the soccer field. Review, San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2008: Birdsall writes with amazing grace. Review, Parade, June 22, 2008: [A]n old-fashioned (in a good way) read with well-drawn characters, warmth, and humor. Review, The New York Times Book Review, July 13, 2008: Birdsall's second novel . . . offers comforting comedy. From the Hardcover edition.

<b>Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2008: This is a book to cherish and to hold close like a warm, cuddly blanket that you draw around yourself to keep out the cold. <b>Starred Review, Booklist, May 1, 2008: Just the sort of cozy fare that's missing in today's mean-girl world. <b>Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, April 28, 2008: It's sheer pleasure to spend time with these exquisitely drawn characters, girls so real that readers will feel the wind through their hair as they power down the soccer field. <b>Review, San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2008: Birdsall writes with amazing grace. <b>Review, Parade, June 22, 2008: [A]n old-fashioned (in a good way) read with well-drawn characters, warmth, and humor. <b>Review, The New York Times Book Review, July 13, 2008: Birdsall's second novel . . . offers comforting comedy. <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>

Author Information

Jeanne Birdsall lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband and a large assortment of animals. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street is her second novel.

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