

And they've reconnected with lifelong friend Jeffrey. Lydia, who was a baby in the last book, is now 11 years old. In "The Penderwicks At Last," the story takes place in the Berkshires at a big old house called Arundel. The four older sisters are in their late teens and early 20s.

She says the Penderwicks start out in the first book with "a father, four sisters and a very loyal dog."

It's Birdsall's fifth and final book in "The Penderwicks" series, which for more than 15 years has been telling the tales of a growing family who live in the fictional town of Cameron, Massachusetts.īirdsall said the town is based on a mix of Amherst, Northampton, and the Pennsylvania town she grew up in. Our back-to-school book series for younger readers begins with Northampton, Massachusetts, writer Jeanne Birdsall and her book, "The Penderwicks At Last."
