Vampires on the Run: A Quinnie Boyd Mystery

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bit jealous But then I got to know her And day by day little by little I found out she was okay In fact she was more than okay She became a true friend For one thing she helped me find my missing teacher Ms Stillford And when no one else believed my theories Ella stuck with me And even though Ben was following her around like a puppy she didn’t make a big deal out of it Ella and Quinnie was just as important to her as Ella and Ben Three weeks before Zoe was supposed to come home for the summer Zoe’s dad decided to stay over seas for another year The good news Ella’s dad liked Maiden Rock so much he bought the old Sprague place at the end of the beach Oh Ella will always be more of a New Yorker than a Maiden Rocker but that’s okay In fact I rely upon her New Yorkiness whenever I need an honest assessment of someone As Ella waits for Edgar and Ceil Waterman I’m waiting for the new people who are moving into Zoe’s house They have a thirteen-year-old boy which is exciting news since our vacation town is boy-bleak once the summer people leave after Labor Day The newbies son is named Dominic They have described him to my mom as studious Ella says that’s code for high geek factor Sigh My mom says the parents are professors of marine 3