The lake's deep...and dark...and dangerous.
Time doesn't run backward, you know, and things that have been done can't be undone, no matter how hard you wish.
Interested
Aunt Blythe went inside to check on Great-grandfather, but I sat on the front steps and watched the sun sink behind the trees across the highway. A little chill crept across my skin. Summer was almost...
Why don’t you and Ali set the table? The forks and knives and spoons are in that drawer. She pointed to the cabinet by the sink, and Emma began counting out the utensils—four of each.There’s only thre...
Stu asked me to marry him
People were so fragile, so easily broken, so hard to put back together. Mr.
As she said, our talents made us different from other people, but not strange.
At that moment, the back door opened, and Great-grandfather wheeled himself outside. Slowly and carefully, Hannah stepped through the door behind him. Aunt Blythe followed, balancing a tray loaded wit...
Do you know how to play? I asked.Hannah gave me one of her vexed looks. Goodness, Andrew, if it weren’t for me you wouldn’t know the first thing about marbles. Your brain is a regular sieve these days...
I was tempted to run down to the kitchen, but the memory of Dad’s words stopped me. Fearful, nervous, insecure--wasn’t that what he’d told Aunt Blythe? She’d already seen me behave like a baby once to...
What on earth prompted you to bother Grandfather?I just wanted to get away from you, I mumbled. I didn’t know he was in there. I tried to keep my voice from shaking but it quavered anyway. Great-grand...
In the sudden silence, Andrew grabbed my hand and shook it. I’ll miss you, Drew. You’ve been a regular gent.It was hard not to cry, but I was determined to show Andrew I could be as tough as he was. I...
I told you before--you mustn’t let Edward scare you. He’s a bully and a coward. What would Frank Merriwell do if he were you?Frank Merriwell--I was thoroughly sick of hearing that name.
The water is DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS
It must be a shock to see us so old, Hannah said. I’m afraid I couldn’t climb a tree or shoot a marble if my life depended on it. Neither could Andrew, but I doubt he’ll admit it.If I put my mind to i...
You look back on some little decision you made and realize all the things that happened because of it, and you think to yourself if only I'd known, but, of course, you couldn't have known.
I have to ask you something. Stumbling over words, I described my encounter with Edward. I have to meet him at the railroad trestle next week. I’m supposed to do something when I get there, but he did...
You aren’t worried about tomorrow, are you?What do you think?He propped himself up on his elbows and studied my face. You told me last spring it was the easiest thing in the whole wide world. You coul...
WHEN YOU'RE READING YOU SHOULD PRETEND YOU'RE REALLY THERE BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE BOOK MOR INTERESTING!
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