RKPJAM_Jamestown
1 All Wet! Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa had just landed at the airport in Norfolk, Virginia. It was the first day of summer; school was over. “Let VACATION begin!” Grant, age 7, squealed. Papa revved the Mystery Girl’s engines a little and pulled into a hangar. “Let the screaming stop,” he pleaded with his grandson. “Vacation, smaymation,” Mimi grumbled. “It’s always work, work, work for me.” Christina, her 10-year-old granddaughter, giggled. “Mimi, your work is your play! You write kids’ mystery books. Everywhere we go, you have a good time researching and writing and taking pictures. You know that’s true.” Mimi smiled. “Yes, I’m just teasing.” “Well, I’m not,” said Papa. “Let’s unload gear first, talk second.” 13
“Let’s eat first, unload second,” Grant suggested, rubbing his tummy. “Let’s all go in the air-conditioned terminal and let someone else unload,” begged Christina, wiping her sweaty forehead. “Let’s shop first, second, and third!” suggested Mimi. Suddenly, the entire family began to laugh. “Nothing silly about us!” said Mimi. Papa cleared his throat. “Nothing busy, either. I’ve unloaded everything while all you guys did was yak yak yak.” “Aw, Papa, you figured out our ruse,” teased Christina. Grant looked around. “I don’t have a ruse,” he disagreed. “I only have a backpack.” The others laughed. Grant frowned. Just because he was the youngest and didn’t always catch on to everything was no reason for them to laugh at him, he thought. “There’s no reason…” he began. “We know! We know!” the others interrupted. “We’re not laughing at you, Grant,” Mimi promised, giving her grandson a big hug. “We’re laughing with you.” 14
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- Page 42 and 43: explained. “Any artifacts are. Th
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- Page 52 and 53: 7 a trip to the mail room Alex was
- Page 54 and 55: “Thanks,” Courtney said. “Tha
- Page 56 and 57: “It means a false clue,” Christ
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“Let’s eat first, unload second,” Grant<br />
suggested, rubbing his tummy.<br />
“Let’s all go in the air-conditioned terminal<br />
and let someone else unload,” begged Christina,<br />
wiping her sweaty forehead.<br />
“Let’s shop first, second, and third!”<br />
suggested Mimi.<br />
Suddenly, the entire family began to laugh.<br />
“Nothing silly about us!” said Mimi.<br />
Papa cleared his throat. “Nothing busy,<br />
either. I’ve unloaded everything while all you guys<br />
did was yak yak yak.”<br />
“Aw, Papa, you figured out our ruse,” teased<br />
Christina.<br />
Grant looked around. “I don’t have a ruse,”<br />
he disagreed. “I only have a backpack.”<br />
The others laughed. Grant frowned. Just<br />
because he was the youngest and didn’t always catch<br />
on to everything was no reason for them to laugh at<br />
him, he thought. “There’s no reason…” he began.<br />
“We know! We know!” the others<br />
interrupted.<br />
“We’re not laughing at you, Grant,” Mimi<br />
promised, giving her grandson a big hug. “We’re<br />
laughing with you.”<br />
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