The Mystery of the Black Raven
“He threw bread crumbs at the swooping gulls. One gull almost landed on the rail next to him.
“Whoa!” Jessie, his older sister, gently pulled Benny back. “I bet that bird is as hungry as you are!” At twelve, Jessie was always looking out for her six-year-old brother.
“I am hungry, but I wanted to feed the birds first,” said Benny.
“Ready for lunch?” Jessie asked. Just then a spray of bracing sea mist stung their faces, making them laugh.
“You bet!” Benny followed Jessie across the ferry deck and... into the warm dining cabin.
“There you are,” said Henry. He was fourteen, the oldest of the Alden children. “We ordered hot chocolate.”
“Thanks,” said Jessie. “Brrr! It’s cold out there!”
James Alden, the children’s grandfather, nodded. “It usually is on the water, even in the spring. This far north, it rarely gets hot. Not like back home in Connecticut.”
Violet, who was ten, watched seabirds flying past the large square windows. “I can’t believe we’ll be in Alaska in just a little while!”MoreLess
“Whoa!” Jessie, his older sister, gently pulled Benny back. “I bet that bird is as hungry as you are!” At twelve, Jessie was always looking out for her six-year-old brother.
“I am hungry, but I wanted to feed the birds first,” said Benny.
“Ready for lunch?” Jessie asked. Just then a spray of bracing sea mist stung their faces, making them laugh.
“You bet!” Benny followed Jessie across the ferry deck and... into the warm dining cabin.
“There you are,” said Henry. He was fourteen, the oldest of the Alden children. “We ordered hot chocolate.”
“Thanks,” said Jessie. “Brrr! It’s cold out there!”
James Alden, the children’s grandfather, nodded. “It usually is on the water, even in the spring. This far north, it rarely gets hot. Not like back home in Connecticut.”
Violet, who was ten, watched seabirds flying past the large square windows. “I can’t believe we’ll be in Alaska in just a little while!”MoreLess
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