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Samantha Saves the Wedding
by Valerie TrippUncle Gard and Cornelia are getting married. Samantha vows she'll let nothing spoil Cornelia's day. When a disaster threatens to ruin the ceremony, Samantha has a plan that saves the wedding.
After you read Samantha's story, learn how to make a tussie-mussie just like the one Samantha carried in Cornelia's wedding.
Changes for Samantha
by Valerie TrippTimes change for Samantha when she moves to New York City to live with Uncle Gard and Aunt Cornelia. They change for Nellie, Samantha's servant friend in Mount Bedford, too.
But Nellie's changes aren't as happy as Samantha's and Nellie has to find work again. When her friend disappears, Samantha thinks Nellie has been lost forever, but after a long and scary search, Samantha finds Nellie in a New York orphanage.
The orphanage is not a good place for Nellie, so the girls plan a daring escape.
The Stolen Sapphire
by Sarah Masters BuckeySamantha and Nellie set sail for Europe. Also aboard the ship is a world-famous archaeologist and the legendary sapphire that he is carrying to a London museum.
When his priceless jewel disappears, Samantha relizes that every one of the passengers is a suspect - and one of them must be the thief!
Samantha's Special Talent
by Sarah Masters BuckeySamantha organizes a talent show to raise money to fix the library's leaky roof. Although she doesn't perform in the show, when the curtains close, she realizes just what her special talent is.
Meet Samantha
by Susan S. Adler and Jeanne ThiemeSamantha Parkington is an orphan who lives with her rich grandmother in 1904. There are many servants in Grandmary's house, but no one for Samantha to play with.
That's why she's so excited when Nellie moves in next door. Nellie has come to work so that she can send money back to her family in the city. Even though their lives are different, the two girls become friends.
One day Samantha discovers that Jessie, the seamstress, is leaving. No one will tell her why. So she and Nellie plan a secret midnight adventure to find out!