Ma and Pa Dracula by Ann M. Martin

Author:Ann M. Martin [Martin, Ann M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4532-9801-5
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2014-03-19T15:53:00+00:00

7

The Scariest Night of the Year

“NO FAIR! NO FAIR! No fair!” the kids in Jonathan’s room were chanting.

Miss Lecky rubbed her hands across her eyes. She looked tired.

Tobi remembered to raise her hand for once.

“Yes, Tobi?” said Miss Lecky.

“Well, I just wanted to say,” Tobi began, “that it really isn’t fair about our Halloween party—”

“I agree, Tobi—”

“But,” Tobi went on, “maybe we could do something about it. I mean, we don’t have to take this lying down.”

Jonathan looked around the classroom. Everyone was seated. He got prepared to lie down, but no one was moving. Hadn’t Tobi just said, “We don’t have to take this lying down”? Jonathan shook his head. Nearly every day, somebody said or did at least one thing he didn’t understand.

Everyone in Jonathan’s class was raising his or her hand. Miss Lecky called on someone else.

“We have never,” said Marion Safire, “had no Halloween party. One year, the PTO couldn’t hold it here at Littleton, but they gave it in the gym of the high school. We have never not had a Halloween party,” she said again.

“It’s especially not fair since we can’t go trick-or-treating,” added Rusty. “How can you go trick-or-treating in the country? There are miles and miles between our houses. Well, between some of them.”

“I know,” said Miss Lecky tiredly.

Jonathan frowned. He didn’t understand why his classmates were so upset. Maybe this was because he’d never been to a Halloween party, or to any other kind of party, for that matter. All he knew was that every year on Halloween night, Littleton Elementary held a huge party for all the Littleton students. The money for the party was raised by something called the Peeteeyo. The kids would dress up in costumes and come to the gym where they could play games, eat candy, march in a parade, and win prizes for their costumes.

But this year, the Peeteeyo didn’t have enough money for the party, so now there was nothing for the kids to do on Halloween night.

“I have the best costume of my life,” said Caddie Zajack. “I worked on it all summer. Now there won’t be any reason to wear it.”

“Boys and girls!” Miss Lecky held her hands up. “Quiet down for a few minutes, please. I know you’re upset. I understand that. I really do. So let’s think about what Tobi said. Maybe we could do something about it.”

“Raise enough money for a party for the whole school in just three weeks?” asked Tara Pushanski.

“No, I don’t think that’s possible,” replied Miss Lecky. “But what about having a class party of our own?”

“In school?” said Rusty.

“During the day?” said Caddie.

“With cupcakes and room mothers?” said Sharrod.

“No way!” exclaimed Tobi.

Miss Lecky sighed.

“We want to do something at night,” said Tobi. “Something really fun. Couldn’t we have a class party at someone’s house?”

“Mine’s too small,” said Tara.

“My parents wouldn’t let me,” said Sharrod.

“Mine probably would,” said Tobi, “but I bet my brothers would ruin everything.”

Timidly, Jonathan raised his hand.

“Yes?” said Miss Lecky.

“I—I think we could have the party at my house.

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