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    Betsy Ross's Star
    Betsy Ross's Star
    Betsy Ross's Star
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    Betsy Ross's Star

    By Stacia Deutsch, Rhody Cohon and Guy Francis

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    Get ready for a Stars and Stripes surprise!

    When Mr. C tells the class they’ll be learning about Betsy Ross, Abigail is confused. What could the “what-if” question be?

    Turns out that no one knows for sure if Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag! But whether she did or not, the kids have a job to do—Babs Magee is up to her old tricks and plans to take credit for sewing the flag. Abigail and the boys see this as their chance not only to stop Babs, but also to set history straight.

    But once they start trying to figure out the truth, what they discover surprises them all...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateJun 2, 2015
    ISBN9781442493490
    Betsy Ross's Star
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    Stacia Deutsch

    New York Times bestselling author Stacia Deutsch has written more than three hundred children's books, including The Jessie Files , a spin-off of the beloved Boxcar Children mystery series. Stacia lives in Temecula, California, where she is a member of the historical society. She loves hearing spooky stories! Find her online at www.staciadeutsch.com , @staciadeutsch_writes, and www.facebook/staciadeutsch .

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      Betsy Ross's Star - Stacia Deutsch

      Prologue

      Time Travel

      If you said to me, Hey, Abigail! What’s your favorite thing in the whole world? I would have to answer, History Club.

      History Club is way better than art projects. Better than mini golf. Even better than eating pizza with sausage and extra cheese.

      After school on Mondays, our third-grade teacher, Mr. Caruthers, sends three of my friends and me on a mission back in time. Jacob, his twin brother Zack, Bo, and I call our top secret time-travel adventures History Club.

      And our teacher, Mr. Caruthers, is so super cool, we call him Mr. C.

      One day a woman named Babs Magee stole a time-travel computer that Mr. C invented in his laboratory under the school gym. Now she’s popping around history, visiting important people on a list of names that Mr. C made.

      Babs Magee wants to be famous. But she doesn’t want to work for it. She’d rather steal other people’s inventions or ideas.

      It’s a lame way to get famous.

      When Mr. C discovered what Babs Magee was doing, he knew he needed to keep history straight. Since he is too busy working on a new invention, he asked Bo, Jacob, Zack, and me to help him out. It’s our job to go back in time and convince those famous Americans not to give up their dreams.

      Mr. C gave us a brand-new time-travel computer. It looks like a handheld video game with a larger screen and extra buttons. When we put a special cartridge in the back, a glowing green hole opens and we jump through time. Taking the cartridge out brings us home again.

      We have two hours to get the task done. So far we’ve been really lucky. On all our adventures, Jacob, Zack, Bo, and I have managed to keep history on track. We’ve foiled Babs Magee’s schemes, and landed back at school with seconds to spare.

      Today is Monday. I can hardly wait for school to end and History Club to begin.

      Monday

      Something funky was going on. Sure, to anyone else sitting in our third-grade social studies class, things seemed normal. But I could tell. They weren’t normal at all.

      Mr. C was sitting on the edge of his desk, like usual.

      His hair was messy. His suit a disaster. His bow tie sideways. All normal.

      He’d been five minutes late to class, just like he was every Monday.

      So what was the problem? It was the question he asked to start the period.

      It was more like a nonquestion. It was a statement, really. He said, Share something you know about Elizabeth Claypoole. At our blank stares, he cleared his throat and said, You know her by the name Betsy Ross.

      Most people wouldn’t think there is anything wrong with a teacher telling his class to share. But anyone who knows Mr. C and is really curious, like me, would be immediately suspicious. Mr. Caruthers always, and I mean always, starts class on Monday with a what-if question. Like, What if Betsy Ross quit and never sewed the first American flag?

      I love Mr. C’s what-if questions. His questions are the best part of social studies. Today Mr. C didn’t ask what-if anything. That’s how I knew something freaky was going on.

      I sit at a table with my three best friends, Jacob, Zack, and the new kid in school, Bo. Bo’s real name is Roberto, but no one ever calls him that.

      I leaned over toward Zack, who was sitting right next to me. What’s wrong with Mr. C? I asked, nodding my head slightly toward our teacher.

      What are you talking about? Zack whispered back. What do you mean something’s wrong? What could be wrong? Are we in danger?

      I slapped myself on the forehead. I should have known better. Zack is a worrywart. He gets stressed out about everything. What’s the matter with Mr. C? He was going on and on. Is he sick? Hurt? Do you think I should get the principal?

      Oh, man.

      The thing is, when Zack’s not worrying, he’s very funny. He tells jokes and acts silly. Even his clothes can make me laugh. Today he was wearing a T-shirt, inside out and backward, with a pair of jeans. I’m sure he got dressed in a hurry, and knowing Zack, he probably figured he’d simply pretend it was backward day instead of turning his shirt around.

      Abigail, Zack whispered back to me. His voice sounded shaky and nervous. What makes you think Mr. C has a problem?

      I decided not to stress him out further. It’s just that . . . I stalled. Mr. C is so messy today.

      Zack’s face relaxed and he grinned. It’s Monday, he reminded me. Mr. C is always messy on Mondays because we have History Club after school. Then Zack winked at me.

      Oh, yeah, I replied as if I was just remembering. I almost forgot.

      Of course, the truth was I could never forget it was Monday or that we have History Club on Mondays. Like I already told you, History Club is my favorite thing on earth. And even though I pretended not to remember, I knew exactly why Mr. C was five minutes late and messy today.

      I knew because of all the kids in our social studies class, Jacob, Bo, Zack, and I were specially chosen as Mr. C’s secret helpers.

      On Mondays, Mr. C makes the time-travel cartridge for our History Club adventure. He never gives himself enough time

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