Pine Island Visitors -- Polly Horvath, Hardcover

By the Newbery Honor author, Polly Horvath, comes a sequel to her popular Pine Island Home about orphaned sisters who find a way to make a new family.

Fiona, Marlin, Natasha, and Charlie McCready have been adopted by their unlikely guardian, Al, and finally settled into their new home on Pine Island in British Columbia. Fiona is struggling under the weight of trying to keep everything together, not to mention worrying about expenses, while Marlin tries to adjust to her new high school while facing rejections for her cookbook, Thirty Meals a Twelve-Year-Old Could Make and Did!. Natasha is still keeping to herself but is looking forward to learning how to play the violin when school starts. And Charlie is dreaming of what kind of dog she would like. It's been an adjustment, but they are loving being with each other and having Al next door.

Then they receive a letter from Mrs. Witherspoon who took care of them after their parents died and she is coming to visit for three months--an inordinate amount of time for a houseguest. Accommodating a fifth person in the tiny house is hard enough, but to their horror, Mrs. Weatherspoon arrives with a companion, her childhood friend, Jo.

Jo has opinions about everything--what they should eat, how they should behave--and she doesn't hesitate to express them. And sweet Mrs. Witherspoon seems to have fallen under her spell. When she and Jo announce that they are going to extend their stay even longer, Fiona and Marlin are beside themselves. Fiona hates rocking the boat, but there must be a way to get rid of these grown-up bullies so she and her sisters can have the life they wish to lead.

Author: Polly Horvath
Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books
Published: 10/10/2023
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780823452958
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/14/2023
Booklist 08/01/2023 pg. 53
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2023 pg. 75
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2023

About the Author
Polly Horvath has written many books for children including Everything on a Waffle, a Newbery Honor Book; The Canning Season, a National Book Award winner; and The Trolls, a National Book Award finalist. She lives in British Columbia with her family. Visit her at www.PollyHorvath.com.