Yawn! Something might happen again in the Penderwick's house where Rosalind, Skye, Jane and Batty can be found. But when her widowed father starts dating strange women, this is not quite the kind of diversion the enterprising sister quartet had in mind. The four of them come up with a surefire papa rescue plan. Before it starts to take effect, each of the likeable girls has their own adventure to go through: Rosalind can't get rid of the annoying Tommy Geiger, Skye loses her temper on the football field, Jane devotes herself to writing with unexpected consequences and Batty gets into trouble when she spies on her new neighbour. And Hound attracts trouble like a magnet attracts iron anyway.