Rolled the door shut, and then it really began to rain.
Mountain is a general store. The men give you poles and a lunch and directions. They always
Looked up. Benny was not reading any more. He was looking straight ahead. But he was not looking at anything. What’s the matter, Ben? asked Mr. Alden.
Will all you children come and visit and tell me more about the house?If you’d like, Jessie said. Someday maybe Grandfather will bring you to your old home so you can see it again.That would be my ple...
While the mystery element is central to each of Miss Warner’s books, she never thought of them as strictly juvenile mysteries. She liked to stress the Aldens’ independence and resourcefulness and thei...
Watch lay down again, beside Jessie, as if to say, Well, I don’t care. After all, I’m Jessie’s dog.
That year I was going to take you up in the Rockies. No more of that. We’ll have to choose Old Flat Top because I don’t want Violet getting all tired out with a long climb. And I don’t want me getting...
One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.
Just as she said this, the children heard a horse and cart coming up the road.
If you are a Clown, Be on the lookout For things in a crown.
How can you think of cheesecake now? Daisy asked. I can always think of cheesecake, said Aunt Judy. Me too, chimed in Benny. Aunt
Haven’t you any old birds’ nests and stones and model airplanes? asked Maggie. Oh, can I keep that kind of things? cried Mike. Certainly, said Aunt Jane. There’s no good living here, if you can’t have...
Enough for two more dinners, said Henry, very pleased, and more will grow. Now I will
Doesn’t that look like Mr. Mason from behind?Henry grabbed the glasses. I think it is him. I recognize the red hat he had on yesterday. If he had a motorboat, why did Hilda tell us they didn’t have ti...
Benny was not reading any more. He was looking straight ahead.
Baker Brooks —can get dogs to follow him —said that selling stolen dogs is easy money —was around Dog Gone Good when Grayson was stolen —accused Roxanne of stealing Boxcar, then changed his mind The t...
After a long bike ride, the Aldens finally came to Skeleton Point. Just as the children slowed down, a familiar dog bounded from the bushes and barked. Then he began to sniff around.He smells our ham...
A lady at the general store said the Walking Skeleton takes arms and hands from the statues so it can turn into a person again!That’s one of the tales going around, but, of course, it’s just a story,...
Where they had come from. The baker’s wife saw them first, as they stood looking in at the window of her store. The little boy was looking at the cakes, the big boy was looking at the loaves of bread,...
They went up the steps of the small caboose, Benny said in a low voice to his brother, Did Mr. Carr say history or mystery? He said history, said Henry, laughing. But I’m sure you’ll think there is a...