Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Author:Marguerite Henry [Henry, Marguerite]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781442488045
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2012-12-18T08:00:00+00:00


Toward morning, sounds pecked at her sleep. She dreamed she was riding Red Demon on an oyster-shell road, and the tattoo of hooves pinged sharper and sharper in her ears.

She awoke to the sound of hammer strokes. With sudden anxiety she was out of bed, dressing, hurrying to join Paul and Grandpa. The hammer strokes could mean but one thing. They were building a crate for Misty. She must get to them quickly—to see they built it big enough, strong enough.

“If I don’t have to eat any breakfast,” she pleaded with Grandma, “I’ll make up for it tomorrow. Honest I will.”

To Maureen’s astonishment Grandma agreed. “No griddle cakes this morning,” she said. “They’d stick in your throat and lump in your stummick. Only this tiny glass of milk.”



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