Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks
144 pages
|Published: 6 Nov 1998
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ISBN: 9780380793471
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Description
The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc....We need a new drinking fountain. Please send a catalog.Designer Flo Waters responds:"I'd be delighted...but please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made."Soon the fountain project takes on a life of its own, one chronicled in letters, postcards, memos, transcripts, and official documents. The school board president is up in arms. So is Dee Eel, of the water-supply company. A scandal is brewing, and Mr. Sam N.'s fifth grade class is turning up a host of hilarious secrets buried deep beneath the fountain.