The plan is going as planned.īut Batty overhears a conversation that wasn’t intended for her ears, and there is no unhearing it. So she sets off to start a business and soon finds herself walking a couple of dogs in the neighborhood. And Batty – now that she has learned to sing – has planned a special surprise for Skye’s birthday party, where Jeffrey has promised to make an appearance.īut first, Batty is going to need singing lessons. With spring comes Nick Geiger’s return home from Afghanistan. The calendar says it’s here, but the snow is holding on and seems to be keeping everything frozen. Spring can’t get to Gardam street soon enough. The Penderwicks in Spring is Batty’s story, though. And let’s not forget Lydia, the newest Penderwick age two. Mostly, the three of them remain on the peripheral of the story. Rosalind is off to college, and Jane and Skye are in high school doing high school things. The characters have shifted a bit, it’s true. You needn’t worry about any risk on picking up The Penderwicks in Spring. And wouldn’t you agree that it’s quadruply true for the fourth book in an already superb series? This is true, I have found, regardless of the success and/or fabulousness of previous books in the series. It’s always risky business picking up a sequel.

How is the Penderwick family going to manage to make it through this icy storm and thaw this kind of hurt? Review But when Batty overhears something she shouldn’t have she retreats to her closet and hides within her own broken heart. In The Penderwicks in Spring, Batty Penderwick is in the fifth grade and has just discovered she can sing! She quickly comes up with a way to surprise her family with the exciting news and sets to work on the plan.

The penderwicks in spring