Five Little Peppers Grown Up

The beloved Pepper children have grown up, and so have their readers. Ben is now a successful doctor, Polly a poised young woman, Joel finding his way in the world, David pursuing his artistic passions, and little Phronsie transformed from the youngest Pepper into a young lady with her own dreams. Together with the Kings, the Whitneys, and friends both old and new, the Peppers navigate the complicated terrain of adult life: romance, ambition, loss, and the enduring power of family. What makes this book matter is its gentle insistence that the qualities that made the Peppers lovable as children, their kindness, their resilience, their devotion to each other, carry them through every trial of adulthood. For readers who grew up with the original Five Little Peppers books, this is a tender reunion. For new readers, it is a warm, old-fashioned story about the ways love between siblings and friends becomes the foundation for everything good in life.