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    Hector on Thin Ice
    Hector on Thin Ice
    Hector on Thin Ice
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    Hector on Thin Ice

    By Elizabeth Shreeve

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    In order for Hector to throw his annual winter party, he has to expand his hole to fit all his guests--but a giant pebble is standing in the way.  And he's really got to move it when his brother Cosmo--and all of Cosmo's wumblepups--move in for the winter!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9781439114582
    Hector on Thin Ice
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    Elizabeth Shreeve

    Elizabeth Shreeve is the author of Hector Springs Loose, a Simon & Schuster book.

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      Book preview

      Hector on Thin Ice - Elizabeth Shreeve

      Hector on Thin Ice

      Elizabeth Shreeve

      Pamela R. Levy

      Debra Sfetsios

      ALADDIN PAPERBACKS

      New York London Toronto Sydney

      BOOK 4

      Hector on Thin Ice

      To David, James, and Sam

      If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this stripped book.

      This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      First Aladdin Paperbacks edition September 2004

      Text copyright © 2004 by Elizabeth Shreeve

      Illustrations copyright © 2004 by Pamela Levy

      ALADDIN PAPERBACKS

      An imprint of Simon & Schuster

      Children’s Publishing Division

      1230 Avenue of the Americas

      New York, NY 10020

      www.SimonandSchuster.com

      All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

      Designed by Debra Sfetsios

      The text of this book was set in Graham.

      Printed in the United States of America

      2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1

      Library of Congress Control Number 2003116540

      ISBN 0-689-86417-5

      ISBN-13: 978-0-689-86417-9

      eISBN-13 978-1-439-11458-2

      BOOK 4

      Hector on Thin Ice

      Chapter One

      Rock in a Hard Place

      Chapter Two

      Slippery Slope

      Chapter Three

      Over the Snow

      Chapter Four

      Lulu

      Chapter Five

      Chaos

      Chapter Six

      Snowflakes

      Chapter Seven

      Wumblepups to the Rescue

      Chapter Eight

      It Couldn’t Be Done

      Chapter Nine

      Bucket Brigade

      Chapter Ten

      Deep Sleepers

      Chapter Eleven

      Sleds

      Chapter Twelve

      Run for Your Life

      Chapter Thirteen

      Tug-of-War

      Chapter Fourteen

      Wumblebug Theater

      Chapter One

      Rock in a Hard Place

      "I’ll get you out of there if it’s the last thing I do!"

      Hector Fuller the wumblebug stomped his six feet and shouted at the wall. A wall of solid rock—except for one soft and crumbly place. And in that place, in that last possible tunnel, was a giant pebble that refused to budge.

      This hill seemed perfect, at first. Too high to flood. A view of the garden. Close to friends. Hector dug into the soft earth, dreaming of a kitchen and a quiet bedroom deep underground. Tunnels, storage

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