The porch swing creaked as Benny and Violet rocked back and forth in it. Curled in the corner, Watch yawned. It was late, long past dinner, on the last night of the Aldens visit to Elbow Bend. Mrs. Wade had made another special dinner, almost as good...
The crowd is just as big for Ms. Prattle as it was for the other storyteller, said Kate Frances. And nobody even knows her around here. She shook her head before hurrying away to help. Its because of the ghost stories. The ghost dog, said Henry. It w...
Bennys eyes grew wide. What? he gasped. Jessie didnt answer right away. They went outside and Benny hopped excitedly along next to her. We know Laineys not the one who did it, because she really is afraid of snakes, and we know Brad was with her the...
I dont have to work at the park this morning, so Im going to walk to town to do a little shopping, Lainey said the next morning after breakfast. Who wants to come with me? I do, said Benny. Me, too, echoed Jessie and Violet. Count me in, Henry said....
Some people jumped up to look. But most of the audience just stared as a small white doglike figure seemed to float through the dark shadows beneath the huge old trees at the far side of the clearing. And then it was gone. Everyone stay calm, said th...
The next morning, as the Aldens walked toward the Elbow Bend State Park visitors center, they saw Dr. Sage and Brad. Henry and Jessie had told Violet and Benny about the scientist, and Lainey and Kate Frances had promised to introduce them. But the t...
But Watch didnt howl anymore that night and when Benny woke up, sunlight was pouring in through the window. He jumped out of bed and got dressed as quickly as he could. As he and Watch hurried down the stairs, his nose told him that someone had alrea...
Applause broke out. The Aldens turned in surprise. They had been so interested in the story that Kate Frances was telling, they hadnt even noticed that a small crowd of people had also stopped to listen. Several of them were tourists, with cameras ar...
Ghost finder? Violets voice squeaked in spite of herself. You catch real live ghosts? Benny asked excitedly. But theres no such thing as a ghost. Is there, Grandfather? Jessie demanded. No. Of course not, Grandfather answered. Im not a ghost catcher...
Look! It looks just like a dinosaur! Six-year-old Benny Alden pointed out the window of the car. Henry, Jessie, and Violet Alden looked where their younger brother was pointing, and Watch, their dog, sat up and put his paws on the edge of the window....
