“CHAPTER ONE A Boy at the Window FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THAT SUMMER, the four Penderwick sisters still talked of Arundel. Fate drove us there, Jane would say. No, it was the greedy landlord who sold our vacation house… — 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 poems for me?' And you said you'd never switch homework assignments with me again.' For good reason. My teacher had a hard time believing I wrote Tra-la the joy of tulips blooming, Ha-ha the thrill of… — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share
“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
