Reading order · Kids & middle grade
The Penderwicks Reading Order
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall has 5 main books (2005–2018). Start with The Penderwicks (2005) and read the numbered books in order.
The Penderwicks books in order
Your reading speed
- 4 h 35 min
- 5 h 30 min
- 5 h 36 min
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- 5 h 56 min
- 5 h 19 min
Main books together: 1,539 pages, about 26 h 56 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Penderwicks: common questions
- How many books are in the The Penderwicks series?
- There are 5 main books in The Penderwicks. The most recent main book listed here is The Penderwicks at Last (2018).
- What order should I read The Penderwicks in?
- Read The Penderwicks in its numbered order: The Penderwicks, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, The Penderwicks in Spring, and so on.
- What is the first The Penderwicks book?
- The first book is The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall, published in 2005.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Penderwicks series?
- The 5 main books add up to about 1,539 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 27 hours of reading, or about 54 days at 30 minutes a day.