Penny and Louise go to a nearby swamp to gather flowers for a banquet and manage to lose Louise's dog during the trip. They plan to go back, but first they learn of an escaped convict. Penny knows the convict would hide in the swamp, thus giving her another reason to search the swamp. While dodging dangerous animals, the girls discover Louise's dog, the convict, an illegal immigrant, and an illegal alcohol distillery in the swamp.
This volume assembles 15 complete novels by Mildred A. Wirt (writing as Mildred Benson). A rival to the Nancy Drew series (and created by one of the primary Nancy Drew writers), Penny is a plucky girl reporter whose nose for trouble always leads to a new mystery. Included in this volume are: DANGER AT THE DRAWBRIDGE BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR CLUE OF THE SILKEN LADDER THE SECRET PACT THE CLOCK STRIKES THIRTEEN THE WISHING WELL SABOTEURS ON THE RIVER GHOST BEYOND THE GATE HOOFBEATS ON THE TURNPIKE VOICE FROM THE CAVE GUILT OF THE BRASS THIEVES SIGNAL IN THE DARK WHISPERING WALLS SWAMP ISLAND THE CRY AT MIDNIGHT
Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is," Mrs. Benson said in 1993.
Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is," Mrs. Benson said in 1993.
Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is," Mrs. Benson said in 1993.
Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is," Mrs. Benson said in 1993.
Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is," Mrs. Benson said in 1993.
Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is." in 1993. In "Saboteurs on the River," when saboteurs dynamite a bridge, Burt Ottman is accused of the crime based on evidence supplied by Penny. But Penny remains convinced that Burt is innocent, so she searches for the real culprits. In her quest, she seeks the help of a man named Old Noah who lives in an ark filled with animals while he awaits a second great flood. Old Noah will plays a vital role in bringing justice to the case.
Penny Parker starred in a series of 17 books written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson and published from 1939 through 1947. Penny was a high school sleuth who also occasionally moonlighted as a reporter for her father's newspaper. Benson favored Penny Parker over all the other books she wrote, including Nancy Drew. Her obituary quoted her as saying, "I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is," Mrs. Benson said in 1993.
The Art of Shirret?, is a direct solution and make-able product for those concerned with the state of the global environment. You can have a positive impact, in a small but useful way! Shirret? found its origin in the 1930s in the mid-west near Indiana. During this time, Louise McCrady and her mother Katherine Benson discovered they could shirr, or load, sewing scrap fabrics onto an adapted crochet needle. They could also cut up old clothes, curtains, and household fabrics no longer suitable for their original purpose. In 1968 Louise improved upon the craft which she and her mother had heard dated back to before the Civil War. The women at the time gave up their steel needles to be melted down to support the war effort on both sides. The craft still being unnamed, Louise coined the craft, The Art of Shirret?; after each crochet stitch, a fold of fabric was pulled off. Doing this simple process repeatedly resulted in a fantastically colorful rug, beer and coffee cup cozy, door mat, bathmat, place mat, coaster or similarly useful item made from recycled materials.Little did they know, in the 21st century, Americans and citizens around the world, would find themselves looking for ways to contribute positively to environmental sustainability, a now pressing issue. Constantly being battered by bad news, and desperately needing a break from the 5th Netflix movie of the day, The Art of Shirret?, once again became a way to avoid the next highly confrontational political conversation. Makers of Shirret? can find themselves in an enjoyable meditative state, making something useful with materials that would normally end up in the trash. By practicing this old American tradition, waste clothing not suitable for donation is cut into strips, and loaded onto a Shirret? needle; after each crochet stitch, a fold of fabric is pulled off to build a recycled and useful item.We hope you'll enjoy Shirret? and find it as useful as seven previous generations have!
When Mildred married her first husband, she didn't know her second husband, Roy, was standing two feet away at the altar. But before the nuptials, the three and Roy's first wife were all friends from high school who were in each other's wedding parties and spent weekends together. They even performed alternative service for the draft in the same Denver hospital.As they grew older, Mildred and Roy's friends and spouses died in horrible accidents and natural disasters wreaked havoc on their homes. The two single classmates found comfort in the arms of one another. “Some may say that we made it through these hardships because of one another,” the authors said. “But the story shows that it was our shared faith in God that helped us through the deaths and disasters.”The couple acknowledges that life holds many unexpected twists and turns, but they believe that their story is a testament to having faith in God and the plans that He has in store for everyone. They weave questions and answers into their true story to enlighten readers with the faith in God that has helped them throughout their lives.
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