Abby and the Book Bunch: The Mystery of the Golden Key
A Dog's Life Spring break Dakota sighed He stretched out on Abby Spencer’s front porch He stared at the blue sky and smiled No school for seven days I love it Abby headed for the porch swing She sat down and tucked one foot under her We only have two weeks until the library’s creative writing contest she said I haven’t written a thing yet Neither have I Sydney groaned flopping down beside her The swing swayed gently back and forth I was so excited when I signed up Now I don’t even have any ideas Who knew it was so hard to write a book 4
It doesn’t have to be very long Abby told her Mrs Mackenzie said we could write a short story Mrs Mackenzie was the children’s librarian at Evergreen Library Abby and her friends liked to help at the library after school Mrs Mackenzie always found fun things for them to do She called them Abby and the Book Bunch because they spent so much time helping at the library Dakota raised aised his head Here’s e’s a short story for r you he said The dog ate my homework You could write that in really big letters It might take up a whole page Abby giggled d Her golden retriever ver 5 55
Lucy was digging a hole in the yard She was halfway under a bush Dirt shot into the air Lucy was showering the yard with earth and stones Lucy did eat my homework once Abby said I didn’t think Mr Kim would believe me when I told him But he had met Lucy at the school festival last fall He said he wasn’t surprised Sydney laughed Everyone knows that Lucy eats all kinds of stuff Abby sighed She chewed up my dad’s favorite ball cap yesterday she said Sydney nodded He told me this morning when I came over She ate one of my shoelaces last week She ate my free cheeseburger coupon too Dakota added It was just like she stole food right out of my mouth Sydney pointed at Dakota Give us a break Abby’s dad bought you a 6
cheeseburger she reminded him So you still got a free one I was just saying that she ate my coupon Dakota grumbled He stood up and grabbed a red ball off the porch I really wish I had a dog He threw the ball high in the air Catch Lucy Lucy wheeled around Her tail wagged frantically Her nose and paws were covered with dirt She leaped through the air and caught the ball in her mouth Good girl said Dakota Now bring it here Lucy ran back toward the bushes where she had been digging She dropped the ball in the hole Her paws threw dirt in all directions She quickly covered up the ball Oh man she’s burying it Dakota groaned He ran down the steps to rescue the ball 7
