The Alley

by Eleanor Estes, Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator)

Overview

In the heart of Brooklyn, New York, there is an alley that is the most beautiful place to live in the whole wide world. Or so Connie Ives believes. The alley is the perfect location to sharpen Connie's swinging skills, hold practices for the Alley Conservatory of Music, and convict a burglar by trial.
From the bestselling author of Ginger Pye comes the story of a little girl whose eyes are always open to the beauty of the world that surrounds her.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547536873
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/01/2003
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	724,739
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)
File size:	14 MB
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Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children’s librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats—Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat—were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye.
 

Table of Contents

1	The View from the Swing	11
2	Connie Ives	22
3	Billy Maloon	33
4	Katy's Laws	47
5	Calm Days Before the Burglars	59
6	The Day of the Burglars	72
7	Arrival of the Police	81
8	Telling it to the Alley	93
9	Clues	102
10	Mr. Fabadessa's Slant	117
11	The Trial in the Circle	126
12	Bully Vardeer and the Bullet-Head Man	151
13	Winding Up the Trial	169
14	Casing--Just in Case	183
15	The Found Nickel	192
16	The J. I. Pencil	208
17	Alley Conservatory of Music	220
18	A Day of Importance	236
19	Where Billy Maloon Was	252
20	All Solved	267
21	May I Come in?	280

Editorial Reviews

"Imaginative, whimsical, fresh, this is a story not to be missed."—Chicago Tribune

"Lively and amusing."—The New York Times Book Review

"Told with typical Estes spirit and humor: [this] is, as well, a good mystery."—Book Week
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