The woman. Well, he never came to see us, said Henry. He
Hello to her? Oh, yes, the children said. The Game Spot was located right in the middle of the mall, between Lake’s Jewelry Store and an empty storefront. There was a drugstore at one end of the mall,...
Extended from the top of each pole to a peg. Okay, he said. Time to put up the tent.
Enjoying juice, milk, and a basketful of warm cranberry and banana muffins and sweet rolls,
Violet and I love dressing up, and scarves are the perfect detective accessories. Women working as spies during World War II got double duty out of the fashionable fabric. The scarves of course protec...
They say he has made a fortune selling lobsters and renting houses to the summer people.
There was a full-sized seated skeleton in front of them on the steps. The Walking Skeleton! Benny said.Henry chuckled. No, I guess you’d have to call it the Sitting Skeleton. It’s just sitting there a...
The boat was coming in. Suddenly the boat stopped and turned around and went out to sea again. Well, well, thought Benny. Whoever he is, he
The Butterfly Book, said Jessie. The Shell Book, said Violet. The Flower Book, said Henry. Oh, these three books must belong to a set.
THE HIDDEN PAINTING THE AMUSEMENT PARK MYSTERY THE MYSTERY OF THE MIXED-UP ZOO THE CAMP-OUT MYSTERY THE MYSTERY GIRL THE MYSTERY CRUISE THE DISAPPEARING FRIEND MYSTERY THE MYSTERY OF THE SINGING GHOST...
Stop, you boys, cried Henry. Don’t fight the minute you meet. Well, Mike started it, shouted Benny. I did not! You started it, shouted Mike. Boys! said Henry. Stop this minute. Aren’t you friends? We’...
She smiled politely at the woman, but the woman did not smile. She looked at Henry as he put his hand in his pocket for the money. She looked cross, but she sold him the bread. Jessie was looking arou...
Only this flat top is twice as big as a carrier. Benny
Mrs. Wood was indeed making pies. She was taking the third pie out of the oven. When she looked up and saw
Lunch was quickly eaten because everyone was so curious about the Indian in the woods.
I think some horse snot flew out and landed on me, yelled Benny. A
Hi, Cousin, she said to Larry, who came into the room.
He almost forgot all about the horse poop until a horse went by and did just that, though not on one of the Aldens’ squares. The crowd cheered as the horse went past. Benny noticed that they didn’t se...
Have you lived here a very long time? the young woman asked the man, who was wearing a fishing vest today. I’m trying to get information about those statues out at Skeleton Point. Nobody seems to know...
Grandfather, there’s something we want to talk to you about.Grandfather looked concerned. There’s nothing wrong, is there?It’s about the Roth house, Benny said. It’s a funny house.Funny? Grandfather a...