TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horvath,Polly
TI  - Pine Island visitors
SN  - 9780823452958
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Holiday House
KW  - Sisters
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Orphans
KW  - Hospitality
KW  - Eccentrics and eccentricities
KW  - British Columbia
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "Margaret Ferguson Books."; Ages 9-12; Holiday House; Grades 4-6; Holiday House
N2  - The McCready sisters have just settled into their new home on Pine Island when they get word that an unwelcome houseguest is coming to visit for months; "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. Then they receive a letter from Mrs. Witherspoon who took care of them after their parents died telling them that 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" --
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