Quotes by Jeanne Birdsall

About Jeanne Birdsall:

Jeanne Birdsall is an American writer of children's books. She is known mainly for the "Penderwick sisters", whose third chronicle was published in 2011. The first, which was her debut novel, won the 2005 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
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Donit kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey.

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[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice cabinet was full of Ben's toy trucks, and Jane cou...

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The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a father at all.

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...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick

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Not everyone is fodder for books,' said Rosalind.

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Author Bio

  • NameJeanne Birdsall
  • DescriptionAmerican children's writer
  • Born1951
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter
  • WorksThe Penderwicks