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What it's about: "It's summertime, and 11-year-old Lydia is dancing at the bus stop, waiting for big sister Batty to get home from college. This is a very important dance and a very important wait because the two youngest sisters are about to arrive home to find out that the Penderwicks will all be returning to Arundel this summer, the place where it all began. And better still is the occasion: a good old-fashioned, homemade-by-Penderwicks wedding."

Ages it's aimed at: 8-12 years

The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall ($12, originally $17)