Title: The Penderwicks in Spring
Description: As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.

Batty is saving up her dog-walking money for an extra-special surprise for her family, which she plans to present on her upcoming birthday. But when some unwelcome surprises make themselves known, the best-laid plans fall apart. Book #4
Subjects: Families, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, Juvenile fiction, Birthdays, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship, Single-parent families, Family life, Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues), Surprise, Moneymaking projects, Singing, Family, General (see also headings under Social Issues), Siblings, Social Issues, Friendship, Money-making projects for children, Children's fiction, Family life, fiction, Moneymaking projects, fiction, Birthdays, fiction, Singing, fiction, Single-parent families, fiction, Massachusetts, fiction
Places: Massachusetts