The next afternoon was bright and sunny as the children welcomed people to their party. Grandfather was there, of course, and so was Mrs. McGregor. To brought some delicious food along with him. Chad arrived with Mrs. Wickett. Watch growled at both o...
That evening, the children were in Jessies bedroom for notebook time. Notebook time was when they talked about their clues. Jessie, who loved making lists, wrote everything into her notebook. Talking things out always helped the children think more c...
The children stood just outside the gate to the recycling center. Ethan had gone back to work on the bags, and Kayla was in her studio. We know that Ethan didnt climb the fence and tip over the Other Stuff Dumpster, said Violet. Because his footprint...
The next morning, the children had a plan. After breakfast they got on their bikes and pedaled to Tos Tacos. There they bought six bottles of Doo-Dah Tea: three mint-flavored and three raspberry-flavored. When they reached the recycling center, they...
As the children worked, Mrs. Wickett left the recycling center and went home. Violet noticed that Mrs. Wickett was smiling. Just as the children finished hauling the last of the boxes into the center and sorting the recycling, they heard a huge boom...
The next morning, the children loaded Grandfathers car with recyclables, and he drove them to the recycling center. They unloaded the recyclables into the proper bins and said good-bye to Grandfather. Lets walk around the outside of the recycling cen...
That evening Grandfather and the children went out to Tos Tacos for dinner. Grandfather parked the car, and the five of them walked two blocks to the restaurant. Look, said Jessie as they neared the restaurant. Theres Jonahs Jewelry Store. Its right...
Jessie and Benny helped Chad pick up everything that had been dumped out of the Other Stuff bin. During the whole time they had helped, Chad had not spoken to them at all. Jessie noticed that each time she or Benny put something into the bin, Chad wa...
The next morning the children loaded their bikes with more recycling and pedaled to the Use It Again Recycling Center. Even though they had worked hard yesterday, they had enjoyed it. Helping other people felt good. And helping people recycle felt es...
Oh, said Violet. Mrs. McGregor needs help. Violet, who was ten years old and a bit shy, opened the screen door to let Mrs. McGregor into the sunporch. Thank you, Violet, said Mrs. McGregor as she squeezed through the opening, cradling a big green obj...