Time always passed so quickly in the glow of Uncle Jesse’s encouragement. Lydia heard Belle whooping outside the door and realized she was long overdue home. She jumped up and hugged Uncle Jesse and tried to thank him, but how do you thank a genie who promises to make your dreams come true? She would have to hide the book under her mattress and read it in secret, but read it she would.
No Frigate Like a Book
Lydia’s brain was simmering with a heady blend of excitement, dread, and confusion. She had skipped and run halfway down the road to her first day of school term this morning until she realized that she was now an upper-class student and should act the part. She then let Josiah and Jake run on ahead while she practiced pretending to be mature and worldly-wise, no small feat for a thi
