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Title: Pennington's Seventeenth Summer by K.M. Peyton ISBN: 1-85089-970-3 Publisher: ABC-CLIO Pub. Date: September, 1989 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (4 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Pennington, 24 years on.....
Comment: I too read the Pennington trilogy many years ago at school. I have recently chased them up again after 24 years and have once again enjoyed them immensly. (...) The relationship that evolves between Pat and Ruth is dealt with wonderful understanding on K M Peyton's part. Patrick Pennington's handling of his talents and the traumas of youth are masterfully portrayed and I have every intention of giving these books to my daughter to read. How I wish they were back in schools, as though times have changed, the angst of growing up has not altered very much at all, and triumph of spirit is timeless after all!

Rating: 1
Summary: Memorable, for all the wrong reasons.
Comment: This book was assigned as our reading assignment for school when I was 13 years old. It has stood out in my mind ever since, because it was the first book I ever hated.

A born reader, since I was a small child I had read everything that came to hand, and could never afford to be fussy about the material - there simply weren't enough books around for that! At the time Pennington was assigned to my class, I was just happy to have something new to read. However, as the most boring book in the history of the world, Pennington was somewhat of a disappointment to me.

Probably the biggest problem was that I had no common experiences shared with Pennington. He was a boy, I was a girl. He was 17, I was 13. He lived in England, I lived in Australia. He was always in trouble, I was polite, quiet and well behaved. I think this book was an inappropriate choice for our class.

To be forced to read this book was absolute torture, and I gleefully disposed of my copy the second my assignment was complete. I have never forgotten the title, although most of the plot has long since disappeared from my memory. The long hours of boredom working on this in class and the feeling of dismay when I realised for the first time that I hated a book have always stayed with me.

The best bit about this book: The end. Because that's where it finished.

The worst bit about this book: The words. The author has assembled them in such a way that they are capable of turning any child off reading.

Rating: 5
Summary: One of my all-time favourites!
Comment: I read this book when I was 15 and it still brings back good memories every time I think about it. I am quite sad that it is out of print - it is essential 'young adult' reading! Pennington's story was compelling and I really loved the fact that this big, strong 'lout' could play the piano so brilliantly. I finished the book in one sitting and didn't want it to end. It is also very very funny in some parts. If you want a humourous and heartwarming story about a 17-year-old boy (whose genius at playing the piano gets him out of almost all his scrapes) and his friends, then hunt this book down and enjoy it!