It’s been five years since the Penderwicks took their vacation to Maine. Batty and her stepbrother Ben are older now, and ready for their own adventures to take center stage! It’s almost spring, and it’s time for new things: new rocks for Ben’s collection, a new talent for Batty, and a new princess crown for two-year-old Lydia, the baby of the family. One thing it is NOT time for is a new dog. Now that the ever-loyal Hound is gone, Batty doesn't even want to look at another animal. Until she gets roped into walking the neighbor’s overweight pooch, Duchess, and quickly--if by accident--seems to have set up her very own dog-walking business. Filled with hilarious high jinx, The Penderwicks in Spring is about fun and family and friends, but it’s also about secrets--good secrets and secrets that hurt. And finding out what happens when you bring what’s hidden into the bright light of the spring sun. Hardcover.