The Cantankerous Bed and The Blue Heron

by Caroline Leland

In the novella, The Cantankerous Bed, Ellie stays with a delightful aunt in Philadelphia during the Christmas season. Before she knows it, she becomes involved in an exciting mystery that she and her aunt solve together. The Blue Heron, a short story, is about Annie and a very special summer day that she spends on a river in Maine making new friends.