When Bobby Quinn got a beagle puppy for his eighth birthday, his whole life changed. Lucy helped him forget his shyness and make new friends. But now Lucy's taken off after a fat orange cat, and no one in the neighborhood has seen her anywhere. What will Bobby do if his best friend is gone for go...
This time they played a team called the Wasps. Their sting was pretty sharp. With ten minutes left in the game, Coach Morris said, “Bobby Quinn, I want you in as goalie. Stop those Wasps!” It was the longest ten minutes of Bobby’s life. He stood at the goal line hoping the ball would not come to ...
The Dreaded Oral Report “Lucy, look over here.” Bobby had his dad’s camera. He was trying to take Lucy’s picture for the contest on Saturday. Lucy was curled up on the couch. Mrs. Quinn didn’t like Lucy sitting on it. Bobby knew he should shoo her off, but this was the best chance he’d had for a ...
Sometimes he slept late. Sometimes he couldn’t find his books. Most of the time, though, he and Lucy took a short walk. Today, he smelled something good when he went downstairs. His father was drinking his coffee and his mother was frying bacon. Lucy thought the bacon smelled good, too. She looke...
He was shy. He had been shy as long as he could remember. He was very shy when he was three years old. His relatives came to the Quinns’ house for Thanksgiving that year. Bobby ran into his bedroom and crawled under his bed. ...