Binny in Secret
School has started, and secrets and adventures await Binny and her family in this delightful novel which <i>Horn Book </i>called “a vigorous blend of screwball comedy and heartfelt emotion†in a starred review.<BR><BR>School has started, and Binny can’t stand it. She has a horrid hand-me-down uniform and the kids make fun of her “posh†city accent.<BR> <BR>Then a storm damages the roof of their home, and Binny, her sensible older sister Clem, and her rambunctious brother James (and chickens) must move to a rental home out in the country. Then one of James’s beloved chickens vanishes. What kind of creature is lurking in the undergrowth? And does it need Binny’s protection?<BR> <BR>Feisty, fiercely loyal, and totally charming, Binny will have readers rooting for her through every twist and turn of this surprising and hilariously moving tale.