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Because it is offered only to fifth graders, this is Andy's one chance to enter and win the Roger B. Sudermann essay contest. Grand prize: $50 and, most important of all, Andy's name and picture in the newspaper. But unlike other years, when the topic assigned had been really exciting, this year's topic is a bummer. Andy's cousin, and rival, Jack, has no trouble getting started, but Andy doesn't know what he will do. Then he notices a big brown beetle crawling through the grass. One thing leads to another, and before long, Andy is using Aunt Wanda's saucepans for recipes Aunt Wanda never dreamed. Just when his essay is going well, however, Andy realizes that if he does win the contest, he's in big trouble!

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is the author of 54 books, including The Agony of Alice, The Keeper, and The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel She is the mother of two grown sons and lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband and two cats, Ulysses and Marco.

She likes fried chicken. She does not like squash. And she has never eaten a toasted beetle in her life.