First published 2018
Eleven-year-old Lydia Penderwick dances at the bus stop, eager for college student Batty to come home. The youngest Penderwick sister has big news to share. The entire family will spend summer at Arundel, the magical place where their adventures first began years ago. This return carries special meaning. The Penderwicks are planning a wedding, and they're making everything themselves. Lydia has grown up surrounded by five older siblings, beloved family dogs, and countless adventures over nine years. Now she faces the most important family gathering yet. The siblings will reunite for what Birdsall calls a Meeting of Penderwick Siblings. Summer at Arundel promises joy and chaos in equal measure as the family comes full circle. This final book in the modern classic series captures the humor and warmth that made readers fall in love with the Penderwick clan. Lydia's story brings the beloved family saga to its perfect conclusion.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
Setting: Arundel
Period: Summer
294 pages · Hardcover · Knopf Books for Young Readers