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Date de parution
01 janvier 1998
Nombre de lectures
2
EAN13
9781441260772
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
1 Mo
Publié par
Date de parution
01 janvier 1998
Nombre de lectures
2
EAN13
9781441260772
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
1 Mo
Beverly Lewis Books for Young Readers
P ICTURE B OOKS
Annika’s Secret Wish • In Jesse’s Shoes Just Like Mama • What Is God Like? What Is Heaven Like?
T HE C UL-DE-SAC K IDS
The Double Dabble Surprise The Chicken Pox Panic The Crazy Christmas Angel Mystery No Grown-ups Allowed Frog Power The Mystery of Case D. Luc The Stinky Sneakers Mystery Pickle Pizza Mailbox Mania The Mudhole Mystery Fiddlesticks The Crabby Cat Caper Tarantula Toes Green Gravy Backyard Bandit Mystery Tree House Trouble The Creepy Sleep-Over The Great TV Turn-Off Piggy Party The Granny Game Mystery Mutt Big Bad Beans The Upside-Down Day The Midnight Mystery
Katie and Jake and the Haircut Mistake
www.BeverlyLewis.com
© 1998 by Beverly Lewis
Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Ebook edition created 2012
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
ISBN 978-1-4412-6077-2
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Cover illustration by Paul Turnbaugh Text illustrations by Janet Huntington
For Amanda Hoffman, who pulled the plug and lived to tell about it! And . . . for her brother, Jeremy, also a BIG fan in the Sunflower State.
(We miss you in Colorado!)
Contents
Cover
Beverly Lewis Books for Young Readers
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
The Cul-de-sac Kids Series
About the Author
Other Books by Author
Back Cover
ONE
Eric Hagel slapped the Sunday paper shut. “No TV for me for one whole week. I’m going cold turkey!” he said.
His mother’s eyes fluttered. “ What did you say?”
“You heard right, Mom. America’s TV Turn-Off Week starts tomorrow.”
Eric’s mom cleared off the breakfast table. “Really? My goodness, what a wonderful idea.”
“I can’t wait to tell my friends,” Eric said.
His mother smiled. “Seven days is a long time. Do you think the Cul-de-sac Kids will go for it?”
“Well, I’m gonna find out,” he said.
An emergency meeting was held at Dunkum Mifflin’s house. Right after church.
Abby Hunter sat in the president’s chair a giant beanbag. “The meeting will come to order,” she said. “Any old business?”
Eric shook his head. So did Dunkum and Jason. And so did Stacy, Carly, Dee Dee, and Abby’s Korean brothers Shawn and Jimmy Hunter. Nine members, counting Eric.
“OK, what about new business?” asked Abby.
Eric spoke up. “Did everyone read the morning paper? The part about America turning off the TV?”
The kids just stared at him.
“C’mon! Don’t you guys read the paper?” he asked.
Abby smiled. “I saw the article.”
“So . . . are you with me?” said Eric. “Do you wanna pull the plug?