Jackie French Koller

“Why, it’s hotter than Hades in here,” said Miss Lizzie. She went right over and threw the window open. “No wonder he’s…

— Jackie French Koller

“Denny leaned back in her chair. She put her hands together and rested her chin on them. Then she glanced at Spence…

— Jackie French Koller

“Well, then,” said Mr. Jones. “Denise, what do you say you and I go get some mussels?” Denny eyed him skeptically. She…

— Jackie French Koller

“We’ll fix it before then,” said Denny. “Don’t worry.” Mr. Jones didn’t look convinced. “If it wasn’t for this dumb leg,” he…

— Jackie French Koller

“Get a dog biscuit out of that cabinet there,” Mr. Jones told Denny. Denny found a box of Milk-Bones and took one…

— Jackie French Koller

“The Jeep was parked at the beginning of the causeway when Denny got off the bus. She ignored it and started toward…

— Jackie French Koller

“Denny had been a little skeptical of her mother's fix-it ideas ever since the night her mother had fixed the shower head…

— Jackie French Koller

“Spence beached the boat and strutted up to where Denny and Mr. Jones were working. He stared at Denny and smiled. “You…

— Jackie French Koller

“So what do we do, dress up like orderlies and sneak him out in the laundry cart?” “Something like that.” “Oh, c’mon,…

— Jackie French Koller

“When two figures emerged, Denny winced. What on earth was Mr. Jones doing with that loser? Marty was trotting happily alongside the…

— Jackie French Koller

“Mr. Jones had just started her on scraping the bottom when he came around the bow and stopped short. He shook his…

— Jackie French Koller

“Mr. Jones’s eyes were closed. His head was bandaged like a mummy’s and tubes came out of his arm, connecting him to…

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“They had to park the Jeep, load the engine parts into the dinghy, and row across the bar, so by the time…

— Jackie French Koller

“I looked over at the empty, black windows of the Whites' apartment, windows that were warm and yellow just yesterday, and I…

— Jackie French Koller

There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little.

— Jackie French Koller

“The Jeep was parked at the edge of the causeway, just above the bar. Mr. Jones often left it there, now that…

— Jackie French Koller

“A nurse walked in with some pills and a cup of water. “I told you, I don’t need that stuff,” Mr. Jones…

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“How do you go to the bathroom?” asked Denny. Kathy Townsend blushed. “Denny, what a question!” Mr. Jones laughed. “That’s okay,” he…

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“Wilton Spencer," she said softly, "why do you have to be so damned smart?" Spence smiled. "Darned smart," he said; then he…

— Jackie French Koller