THE PENDERWICKS: A SUMMER TALE OF FOUR SISTERS, TWO RABBITS, AND A VERY INTERESTING BOY
by Jeanne Birdsall
Knopf;ISBN: 0375831436;$15.95;2005

Four sisters and their father rent a vacation cottage on an estate owned by snooty Mrs. Tifton. To her chagrin, her son Jeffrey adores the girls and turns to them when his mother threatens to remarry and ship him off to boarding school.

Suggested for ages 7 - 13
Subjects: National Book Award | Single-parent families | Sisters | Vacation

TOASTING MARSHMALLOWS: CAMPING POEMS
by Kristine O'Connell George
illustrated by Kate Kiesler
Clarion;ISBN: 061804597X;$15;2001

Told from a child’s point of view, these inviting poems chronicle a family camping trip to the mountains and are funny, thoughtful, and evocative. Vibrant paintings contribute to the idea that it is magical and exciting to be someplace new.

Suggested for ages 7 - 10
Subjects: Brothers | Camping | Siblings | Sisters | Vacation