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208 pages, Paperback
First published July 26, 2005
Bernie and his wife Marion have a tendency to take in anything that needs a home.![]()
There was a cold wind. It smelled like snow.
His left ear hung down like a loose flap. He wasn't old, but he looked beaten up.Abby and Ben live with Bernie and Marion and are having a hard time adjusting without their parents - Ben especially.
The cat settled himself in his dignity and wrapped his tail tight around.And that story, changes their lives forever.
"Whittington is a person in history. He's in books"
"Sometimes the word he read didn't make sense, or it wasn't a real word at all. The marks didn't read for him the way they did for others."
"It was like coming in out of the dark. When I started, it was dark, there were shapes and things but nothing was clear. Then it was clear and I could see. It was like being born
"You can't get rid of somebody once he's part of the family. Whatever happens you're responsible. But who could say who belonged in our out of that family?"
"If you don't read, you don't get many adventure stories."