Abby and the Book Bunch: Presumed Missing

Abby and the Book Bunch: Presumed Missing — page 7 — Mrs Mackenzie laughed It must run in the family then Evan raced past them again He had a toy train clutched in his hands Slow down Evan Mrs Mackenzie warned You’ll fall and get hurt I don’t think he cares said Dakota Do you want me to catch him No said Mrs Mackenzie His mother is over there studying I thought libraries were supposed to be quiet Dakota said Mrs Mackenzie shook her head I’m afraid our library has never been very quiet There is always too much going on Abby laughed Sometimes Mrs Mackenzie’s programs were very noisy But no one seemed to mind Evan raced around the corner He spun the magazine rack and sent the 8

Abby and the Book Bunch: Presumed Missing — page 8 — magazines ﬂying They landed all over the ﬂoor Dakota groaned I hate Saturday mornings The library is so crowded I’ll go talk to his mother Mrs Mackenzie suggested Don’t worry said Abby We’ll clean this up I thought we were the Book Bunch Dakota grumbled No one said anything about magazines Be nice Abby whispered Mrs Mackenzie brought us doughnuts They have chocolate icing and sprinkles I saw them on her desk Well if there are doughnuts Dakota said I guess I can pick up a few magazines He grinned I’ll race you I bet I can pick up more than you can I’ll bet you can’t Abby said 9

Abby and the Book Bunch: Presumed Missing — page 9 — Dakota slid to his knees by the rack And the winner gets all the doughnuts he yelled No fair Abby said laughing The winner gets to shelve books The loser gets to watch Evan 10

Abby and the Book Bunch: Presumed Missing — page 10 — Jeremy Thomas On Monday at lunch a straw wrapper zoomed through the air It landed right in Abby’s lunch box Sydney picked it up with two ﬁngers She held it out Put it in the waste basket Zachary she demanded Zachary groaned He slid off the lunchroom bench Dakota started it he protested Then shoot it at Dakota Sydney replied Abby doesn’t want it Thanks Sydney Abby said with a smile Sydney straightened her sweater We don’t want their trash she said 11

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