While my grandmother was crying, my grandfather, who had been driving in silence, pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway. He got out of the car and came around and opened my door and waited for me to follow. Was I in trouble? My grandfather was

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Learn to Get Along with China --A Prominent 1 American’s Letter to His Grandchildren The writer, a Harvard law professor, comes from a prominent American family. His great-grandfather John Hay had s

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Mygrandfather's clock was too large for the shelf So it stoodninety years on the floor It was tallerby half than the old man himself Thought itweighed not a penny weight more It was boughton the mom of the day that he was born And was alwayshid treas

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Over here! Pass it to me! Benny Alden yelled, waving his arms. He and his sister Violet just needed one more basket to break the tie. Violet looked over at Benny. She looked down at Soo Lee. Her five-year-old cousin was right beside her. Violet was q

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Are you sure? Violet asked. Yes! These are all mens clothes! Katya pulled out another tie and a pair of shoes, then stuffed the items back into the duffel. What am I going to do? At that moment, Henry and Benny stopped by the door. Everything okay? H

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I cant believe were going to college! said Violet Alden, as the van rounded a steep mountain curve. Next to her, fourteen-year-old Henry Alden grinned. Were not exactly going to college, he teased his little sister. Well only be at Mountvale College

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H ... e ... l ... p ... Benny Alden spelled out the letters of the first word on the sign in the front window. He looked up at his oldest sister, Jessie. Help! Thats what it says, doesnt it? he cried. Is someone in trouble? Twelve-year-old Jessie lau

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CHAPTER 3 Waiting for Rescue When Henry awoke he thought even before he opened his eyes, The helicopter will come at sunrise. Then he opened his eyes and blinked. The whole mountain top was covered with thick fog. Henry turned his head to look at Jes

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In a short time the train stopped at Glass Factory Junction. The Aldens got off the train and looked around. They could not see any sign of a town. There was a small freight station on one side of the tracks and a large factory on the other. Everythi

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Here we go, up to a strange mansion to see a strange lady, said Benny. Right! said Henry. Im sure its all right to ring a doorbell, even if we dont get in. The four Aldens started along the beach, past the factory, and up the high cliff walk. They co

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The Alden House was jumping. Every few minutes, people on the front porch rang the doorbell. And every few minutes on the back porch, the family dog, Watch, whined to come in. The Alden children were in the kitchen baking cookies. Watch didnt want to

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Benny Alden was a boy who liked to see things happen. One day at breakfast he burst out, Those kids next door are the dumbest kids I ever saw! Grandfather Alden looked up in surprise. He said, That doesnt sound like you, Benny. You are usually a kind

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Are we almost there? Violet asked eagerly. She was wedged in the front seat between Grandfather and Henry as the rental car sped along the Overseas Highway toward Key West, Florida. We just passed Key Largo, Grandfather told her, so we have another c

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The four Aldens went to the airport to meet Rory. Their grandfather and Mrs. McGregor went along, too. Everyone was excited, wondering what Rory would be like. There he is! exclaimed Benny, waving. He sees us! My, hes bigger than I thought he would b

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After a supper of spaghetti and salad in the lodge dining room, Grandfather drove the children to the cabin. This is as close as we can get, he said as he stopped the station wagon. Were close enough, Jessie said. From what Mr. Mercer told me, thats

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The Alden children and their cousins Joe and Alice Alden stood in front of an old house on the edge of Greenfield. They looked up and down at the three-story, gray-shingled home. It needed painting. The porch steps were broken and the windows on each

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Do we have everything? Grandfather Alden asked. The four Alden children looked inside the station wagon. They had gotten up before dawn to pack for their camping trip. Five backpacks, one for Grandfather and one for each of the children, lay side by

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A grocery store stood near the entrance to the forest preserve. Theres no store inside the park, Mr. Alden said. Well do our shopping here. His tail wagging, Watch followed them to the door. You cant come in, Benny told him. Sit, Jessie said. Watch s

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01 paving a brilliant way By Barack Obama Tonight is a particular honor for me, lets face it; my presence on stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to sch

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AMERICAN MOSAIC -April 26, 2002: Museum Show About Women Spies / Re -creating Lindbergh's Famous Flight / A Song About a Train american-mosaic-02-04-26 (MP3) america-mosaic-02-04-26 (RealAudio) HOST:

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