#17 Chapter 2 The girls followed Mrs. Carew into the kitchen and sat down at the table. “So, did you have a good day today?” Katie’s mom asked them. “Yeah!” Katie exclaimed. “Mr. Guthrie gave us the best news! Nellie Farrow is coming to our school!” “Nellie Farrow, the author?” Mrs. Carew asked. “That is exciting.” “Ms. Sweet told our class that, too,” Suzanne said between bites of her cookie. “She said we’re going to get to read the new book before anyone else.” “The whole fourth grade is going to do that. Not just your class,” Katie told her. “And it was Mr. Guthrie who got us the books. He knows someone who works at the publishing company. His friend is the one who sent us the books. We’re getting them before the stores do!” Suzanne shrugged and ate another cookie. “The book is called Only Orangutans Hang from Trees,” Katie told her mother. “I know,” Mrs. Carew said. “We’re getting a whole carton of them delivered to the store next week.
