Mallory and the Trouble With Twins by Ann M. Martin

Author:Ann M. Martin [M. Martin, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2013-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

Kristy has said so herself: Her favorite sitting charges of all are David Michael, Andrew, and Karen. Well, I wouldn’t expect anything different. After all, they’re her little brother, stepbrother, and stepsister. Plus, they are awfully cute and fun. If I didn’t have so many brothers and sisters of my own, Kristy’s brothers and sister might be my favorite sitting charges, too.

Kristy was sitting because her two older brothers were out somewhere, and her parents had gone to another estate sale. That seems to be Mr. and Mrs. Brewer’s new hobby. An estate sale is like a very, very, very fancy yard sale. At an estate sale, the contents of a whole house are being sold, so instead of walking around someone’s front yard, looking at chipped plates and falling-apart couches, you walk through someone’s house, looking at all their furniture and valuable stuff. The big difference between a yard sale and an estate sale is how much everything costs. At a yard sale, you could probably get a lamp for two, maybe three, dollars. At an estate sale, things are in good condition and sometimes cost an awful lot of money.

Kristy’s mom and stepfather have started going to estate sales to find interesting things for their house and yard. Once, they came back with a birdbath. Another time, they found a chandelier. And another time, they got this big lampshade, that looks like it’s made of stained glass. Kristy thinks the things they find are weird. I think they’re fun. At any rate, the Brewers had gone off in search of wall sconces (whatever those are), and Kristy was left in charge.

Andrew and Karen only live with their father part-time — every other weekend, every other holiday, and for two weeks each summer. The rest of the time, they live with their mom and stepfather, who are also in Stoneybrook. Believe me, Kristy really looks forward to the weekends with Karen and Andrew. She loves them to bits — which I think makes David Michael a little jealous, since he’s so close to their ages. (She loves David Michael, too, of course.)

When Mr. and Mrs. Brewer had left, the three kids immediately began telling Kristy what they wanted to do that afternoon.

“I want to play with Hannie,” Karen announced.

Hannie Papadakis is Karen’s best friend when Karen is at her father’s house. Hannie lives across the street and a couple of houses down. Her older brother, Linny, is David Michael’s friend.

“And I want to play with Linny,” added David Michael.

“How about you, Andrew? What do you want to do?” Kristy asked.

“Daddy said I have to work on my part for the program.”

“The program?” Kristy repeated. “Oh, right. At school.”

Andrew’s entire preschool class was planning a program for the parents. Andrew did not want to be in it. He’s terribly shy. But every kid was supposed to be involved, so Andrew had some lines to learn. He was playing a roller-skating bear (on pretend skates) in a circus skit — and he wasn’t happy about it.

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