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Suddenly a girl who stood not far from Penny gave an alarmed cry. “My pocketbook! It’s gone!” Those near her expressed polite concern and assisted in searching the deck. The missing purse was not found. Before the captain could be notified, the gangplank was lowered, and the passengers began to disembark from the steamer. The girl, whose pocketbook had been lost, remained by the railing, quite forgotten. Tears streamed down her cheeks. “Excuse me,” said Penny, addressing her, “is there anything I can do to help?”
Penny wants to write a story about a strange tattoo she sees on a sailor, but neither her father's nor her school's newspaper agree to the idea. Penny impulsively decides to start a new newspaper in the abandoned Morning Press building and enlists the help of a few close friends. She soon finds herself in over her head and courting trouble after she runs the story about the tattooed man in her new paper. Penny's story turns into a big scoop, gaining Penny respect from her father's colleagues.
Biographie de l'auteur
Mildred Wirt (July 10, 1905 – May 28, 2002) was an author of children's books. She most famously wrote several of the books in the Nancy Drew series as a ghostwriter, under the name Carolyn Keene. Born in Iowa, Wirt was a journalist by trade for 58 year, until her death in Ohio at the age of 96.
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