BY SCARLET VARLOW ILLUSTRATED BY MARILISA COTRONEO CREATURE FEATURE blood and COOKIES
1 GRANDMA'S HOUSE You're going to have a blast Mom promised She turned off the main road and on to the long narrow path that eventually led to Grandma's house Grandma has missed you so much James looked out the window from where he sat in the front seat In the back his two year old sister Ruthie excitedly squealed waving
her arms and legs in her car seat like an overturned beetle Why couldn't Grandma come to our house instead he asked for the hundredth time since he heard that he and Ruthie would be visiting Grandma for a long weekend She always comes to our house Grandma's been sick lately Mom said That's why we haven't seen her for a while She's feeling better now but she wouldn't be able to make the drive so easily She asked if I could drop you two off
