Heidi Heckelbeck and the Wild Ride: Volume 34 - Softcover

Coven, Wanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 166591128X ISBN 13: 9781665911283

Publisher: Little Simon, 2021

Synopsis

Heidi and Lucy Lancaster take their friendship on a wild ride in this thirty-fourth Heidi Heckelbeck adventure!

Heidi and her best girlfriend Lucy Lancaster are planning a road trip to the Wacky Wonders Adventure Park! There are water slides and wild rides and plenty of friendship drama as Heidi and Lucy discover that they don't always agree on how to have fun.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Heidi Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

About this title

About the Authors

Wanda Coven has always loved magic. When she was little, she used to make secret potions from smooshed shells and acorns. Then she would pretend to transport herself and her friends to enchanted places. Now she visits other worlds through writing. Wanda lives with her husband and son in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have three cats: Hilda, Agnes, and Claw-dia.

Priscilla Burris is the illustrator and author-illustrator of many books for children. She attributes her love of children's books and library visits to the East Los Angeles Library. Priscilla loves her role of creating characters and stories for readers everywhere. She lives in sunny Arizona, where she finds the sunrises and sunsets awe-inspiring.

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IT’S ABOUT TIME!

 

  Tick-tock!

  Tick-tock!

  Heidi and her best friend Lucy Lancaster stared at the clock in their classroom. Their teacher Mrs. Welli had given the class Choice Time until the end of the day.

   

  The girls had chosen to watch the clock.

  “Our THREE-DAY weekend starts in a few minutes!” said Heidi.

  Lucy muffled a squeal with the palm of her hand.

   

  Bruce Bickerson sat across from the girls. He was reading a book called All About Snakes.

  “What are you guys doing?” he asked.

  “We’re watching the clock until school lets out,” said Heidi without looking at him.

  “I can see that,” said Bruce. “But why?”

  This time the girls took their eyes off the clock.

   

   

  “Because we’re going to Wacky Wonders Adventure Park this weekend!” said Lucy.

  Heidi bounced in her seat. “Yeah! It has rides, games, and an INDOOR water park!”

  Lucy nodded excitedly. “Plus their Wonder Thunder roller coaster goes a hundred miles per hour AND upside down!”

  Bruce’s eyes widened. “COOL!” he said. “I’ve seen the Wacky Wonders ads on TV. Isn’t it far from here?”

   

  “Yeah,” said Lucy, “but that means we’re going on a ROAD TRIP!”

  The girls let out another squeal.

  “I’m packing treats to munch on the way!” said Heidi.

  Lucy rubbed her tummy. “And I’ll make a playlist of cool songs and download a movie, too!”

  Heidi flapped her hands excitedly. “It’ll be a party on wheels! Then we stay in a hotel at the park!”

  Both girls broke into the Wacky Wonders theme song. “Come for adventure! Stay for the friends! At Wacky Wonders, the fun never ends!”

  “Sounds like a blast,” said Bruce. “And by the way, you both owe me a THANK-YOU.”

   

 

  The girls raised their eyebrows and asked, “For what?”

  Suddenly the final bell rang.

  “For taking your minds off the clock,” said Bruce with a laugh. “Your weekend starts now!”

   

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Little Simon
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 166591128X
• ISBN 13: 9781665911283
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Burris Priscilla
• Number of pages: 128