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...
Violet looked over at Grandfather. You’re right, she said. She is a great singer. Even better than she sounds in her kitchen singing about cows and soup. Grandfather
Watch lay down again, beside Jessie, as if to say, Well, I don’t care. After all, I’m Jessie’s dog.
Watch wagged his tail. Benny looked down at him. No, Watch, he said. Chocolate is not one of your favorite things. Chocolate is very bad for dogs, remember? You like dog biscuits
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...
Why would anyone steal a menu?
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...
You kids haven’t been touching these, have you? asked Dr. Snood.No, we-- Henry began.Make sure you don’t, said Dr. Snood in a stern voice. And make sure the lid on that coffin stays closed.Of course--...
Barked.
Coifee
Dishpan
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.
Make that
Man had blond hair, all right, and he smiled and showed all his teeth.
Rolled the door shut, and then it really began to rain.
That we Aldens always seem to have an exciting time on vacation no matter where we go.
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...
Underwear
Watched at the window. Very soon the boat turned around again and came in to the dock not far from the lighthouse. It looked like a man who jumped out. But Benny knew that the Cook boy was as big as a...
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...
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