The Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Although this is much older than the Penderwicks books, it reminds me of them.  It is bit too sweet, reminiscent of a different era, where children played outside without supervision, wrote plays and performed them at home, were nice to all of the members of their families, and were supported by everyone in the community.  It makes me a bit nostalgic.  But, perversely, I also long to see a little orneriness here and there, too.  I guess it is a bit of orneriness in myself that can't help thinking, it can't always be that good, can it?



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