Bernice Peppercorn's imagination fills her mind and her notebooks with adventure and intrigue. She sees crimes where there are none and races to the local police station daily to fulfil her civic duty.When a real robbery is committed in town, Bernice dives into detective mode and stumbles across vital clues that could help find the thieves. No one believes her except Ike, a one-legged fisherman who lives down at the wharf.Bernice Takes a Plung...
Jackson is surrounded by accidents. When someone says don't, Jackson does. "His shoulders twitch and his fingers tremble. His skin quivers like a horse with flies. He squeezes his hands and narrows his eyes." Many children will identity with Jackson as he tries to do the right thing, but somehow, he doesn't. This wonderful and humorous story touches on the power of positive language.
