Comments on: The Penderwicks – Vintage Kidlit Summer Week #12

By: Constance

Constance — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:02:52 +0000

I enjoyed The Penderwicks when it first came out but didn’t love it enough to continue with the series, but I like the idea of knowing the later books are there if I am in the right mood.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 21:31:52 +0000

I chose “The Star That Always Stays”. The Nelson family had their problems. Norvia is one of the Nelson children. When her mother remarries after divorcing her husband,things get better. Norvia has a hard time in her new school. The girls snub her including her best friend Helen. The other parents do not accept that Mrs. Nelson is divorced. Virgil Ward,Norvia’s step- father is doing everything to make Norvia and her siblings welcomed. Norvia adjusts and follows her dreams and desires.
Marilyn

By: Marion

Marion — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:23:45 +0000

I chose “The star That always Stays”. Norvis is the main character in the book. Life for her and her family was not easy. The family kept it a secret that they were half French Indian The father kept telling the children “you don’t need to further your education ,you are part Indian. When the mother remarries the step father treats the children to a world of books and a better life. I especially liked how Norvis survived prejudices and rejection to keep her ambitions and dreams .
Marion