Early the next morning, the children started their day at Dotties Pancake House. They wore the T-shirts that Violet had designed. Everyone in the smal...
The children found Mr. Hanson sitting in his shed at the back of the pier. There were tools all around him on his workbench, but he was not working. H...
After their ice cream, the children headed back down to the beach. They arrived just in time. Hurry! Jessie called. The tide had come in. Their blanke...
Hunter waved at the Aldens and at Will and Wendy with his one free hand. He was walking at the edge of the ocean. He had a surfboard and a boogie boar...
Henry, Jessie, and Violet heard Bennys shouting and rushed out onto the deck to find him. Even Grandfather and Mr. Hanson had jumped from their beds. ...
Violet ran across the amusement pier, but she did not see Benny. A few lights were on here and there, but all the rides and food stands were dark. Vio...
Captain Cookes pier was smaller than Hansons, but there were many exciting rides there. Look! Benny cried. He pointed to a very large pirate ship. The...
Jessie stood very still for a moment and listened. She could hear footsteps from somewhere inside the maze. She tried calling to Benny again, but he d...
After Grandfather left for his meeting, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny cleaned up the snack plates from the porch. The children could hear Wendy wal...
Henry shut down the lawn mower and suddenly everything was very quiet in Grandfathers front yard. It was so hot that the birds were not chirping. Henr...
