BECKER'S WOODS NATURE PRESERVE THE POOL THE MARSH 9 ELLA'S 10 THE WAY TO PIDGIN BEACH MAIDEN ROCK MAINE
& ROOK RIVER THE YACHT CLUB RESTAURANT HUBERT MISS WICKMAN'S B B GUSTY'S MS STILLFORD'S MAIDEN ROCK ZOE'S TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL HOUSE CENTER
1 I sidestep a patch of creeping beach grass as I walk down Mile Stretch Road Green crabs catch my eye scurrying over nearby rocks Beyond them gulls stop shredding a piece of seaweed long enough to squawk at me and my friends for interrupting their meal We all have to share this place The crabs The gulls Me Quinnette Boyd Ben Denby scientist jock Ella Philpotts New York transplant and exotic painted bird Dominic Moldarto cap-wearing sci-fi expert and all-around nice guy And Maiden Rock’s summer tourists back in town for June Ninth grade in Rook River is over as of yesterday yesterday I survived After all those years of being tutored in Maiden Rock way out here on the rocky coast of Maine I was more than a little nervous going to a big school outside of town every day Having Ella Ben 1
