Benny packed his flashlight in his suitcase the next morning. I guess I dont need it anymore on this trip, he said. We had two adventures: the big sto...
At lunch the guests at the Black Dog Inn could talk of nothing but the museum robbery. If you ask me, one guest said, the police should question Miss ...
The next morning, in the dining room, Mrs. Pease bustled around the Aldens table like a mother hen. Now today I want you children to eat well and not ...
It was lunchtime when the Jonah docked. But the Aldens forgot all about being hungry. They couldnt wait to show Miss Coffin their discoveries. I just ...
The Aldens spent the next morning at the beach. Benny hunted on his hands and knees for sharks teeth. Violet searched for pretty beach glass and unbro...
The Aldens made their way slowly past the quaint shops that lined the cobblestone streets of Ragged Cove. They headed to a big white captains house wi...
Golden sunlight poured into the Crows Nest as the Aldens awakened. Jessie tiptoed to the big windows to feel the sun. She opened the doors that led to...
By six oclock in the morning, rays of sunlight squeezed through the shutters. It was warm in the sitting room. The heat was on again. Henry was sound ...
Jessie had been reading for fifteen minutes. Her throat was dry, but she couldnt stop. There were only a few pages left: In November 1869, there was s...
Four shivering children stood next to a big black stove. They were all wrapped up in white towels. I think my hat blew a-w-w-w-a-y, six-year-old Benny...
