The Great TV Turn-Off (6 page)

“I'm
serious!
So . . . what do you think?” Jason was pushing it.

“Better wait till the end of this week. We should have a club meeting about it,” Eric said.

“Cool!” Jason dashed out the door.

“See ya,” Eric called.

His mother was doing sit-ups in the kitchen. “How was your day?” she asked.

“Better than ever.” He told her about Mr. Tressler's two TVs. “He made us box both of them up.”

His mother stopped her exercises. “That's amazing.”

“I think I got something started,” he explained. “Something Abby might call ‘double dabble good.' ”

His mother did a thumbs up. “That's my boy.”

Eric grinned. He was dying for his mystery book. And to hear his grandpa's many different reading voices.

He walked past the living room. Didn't
even close his eyes this time.

Nope.

The TV didn't stare back at him. Didn't call to him. Didn't even pull at him.

Not one bit!

THE CUL-DE-SAC KIDS SERIES
Don't miss #19!

PIGGY PARTY

Carly Hunter is chosen to take the class pet home for the weekend, in time for Groundhog's Day. Tired of winter, she decides to test the guinea pig's eye for weather-telling.

Can “Piggy” guess the beginning of spring? Will he see his shadow like his famous cousin back east?

When the Cul-de-sac Kids hear of Carly's outdoor experiment, they ask to join in. All the pets on Blossom Hill Lane show up (with their owners, of course!) at the Piggy Party, including Jason's fussy frog and Dee Dee's crabby cat.

About the Author

Beverly Lewis will never forget her own TV Turn-Off Week. It happened one summer in northern Minnesota. The family was spending a week in a cabin near Duluth. “All of us agreed to it,” she says. “We talked to each other more. Our kids did many creative things. We even discussed the birds and the bees!”

Beverly offers a challenge for her readers to turn off the tube. “You might decide to unplug it forever,” she says. “Remember, Jason Birchall wanted to!”

Do you like action and mystery? Plenty of humor? Then you'll love the entire collection of The Cul-de-sac Kids!

Also by Beverly Lewis

Adult Nonfiction

Amish Prayers
The Beverly Lewis Amish Heritage Cookbook

Adult Fiction

Home to Hickory Hollow

The Fiddler • The Bridesmaid

Seasons of Grace

The Secret • The Missing • The Telling

Abram's Daughters

The Covenant • The Betrayal • The Sacrifice • The Prodigal • The Revelation

Annie's People

The Preacher's Daughter • The Englisher • The Brethren

The Rose Trilogy

The Thorn • The Judgment • The Mercy

The Courtship of Nellie Fisher

The Parting • The Forbidden • The Longing

The Heritage of Lancaster County

The Shunning • The Confession • The Reckoning

Other Adult Fiction

The Postcard • The Crossroad • The Redemption of Sarah Cain • October Song • Sanctuary
*
• The Sunroom

Youth Fiction

Girls Only (GO!) Volume One and Volume Two
†
SummerHill Secrets Volume One and Volume Two
†
Holly's Heart Collection One
‡
, Collection Two
‡
,
and Collection Three
†

www.BeverlyLewis.com

*with David Lewis    †4 books in each volume    ‡5 books in each volume

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Each story in this lighthearted series features the hilarious antics and predicaments of nine endearing boys and girls who live on Blossom Hill Lane.

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