Yeah, I dunno about that title I just wrote. It’s not mine, actually. That’s the PR coming straight out of Random House Children’s Books about the fact that Jeanne Birdsall, creator of the monumental Penderwicks series, has a new title out. The alternative they’ve been using is, “A Must-Read for a New Generation” which, in hindsight, might be a bit better. Then again, I’m the kind of person who gets attached to terms like “triumphant return”. Even when it feels like the author in question ne...