Short Straw Av Jennifer A. Bell

<p><b><h2>Leaving isn''t safe... But staying would be deadly.</h2></b><br><br><b>''An addictive read. . . Patricia Highsmith meets Shirley Jackson'' - GILLIAN MCALLISTER</b><br><br><b>''A...

Jem is bored. He is spending his holidays with his grandfather in a cottage in Readymoney Cove as his parents are working.He finds a book about pirates and sets off in his boat, dressed up as a pirate, to have an adventure himself.

<p><b>Just right for the holidays, this charming story about finding a perfect present introduces an endearing hedgehog and bear—and includes a gingerbread-cookie recipe.</b></p><p>Hedgehog has been busy making gifts...