The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a father at… — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
Donit kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey. — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice cabinet was full of Ben's toy trucks, and Jane couldn't spot a cookbook anywhere. This is the kitchen of a Thinker, she decided, and promised herself… — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share
“Is this his eye or his tooth?” asked Aunt Claire, waving around another puzzle piece.” — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
“Jane,' she said, climbing down from the chair. 'Remember last year when I built that model wind tower for you and you wrote those… — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
“All the stories are wonderful, except maybe the ones about Dominic.” — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
“I've been going insane reading my students' papers. Apparently several of them think the Hubble Space Telescope is used to search the universe for… — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
“CHAPTER ONE A Boy at the Window FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THAT SUMMER, the four Penderwick sisters still talked of Arundel. Fate drove… — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
“She knew that hearing bad things about yourself is one of the punishments for eavesdropping.” — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
“Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey.” — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
