Martin Bridge: Onwards and Upwards!
By Jessica Scott Kerrin and Joseph Kelly
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Jessica Scott Kerrin
Jessica Scott Kerrin is the author of the newly launched Lobster Chronicles series and the best-selling Martin Bridge series. She lives in downtown Halifax, Canada, and once owned a nutty Springer Spaniel who inspired this book.
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Martin Bridge - Jessica Scott Kerrin
To Peter and Elliott, along with special thanks to all the people who have reviewed the Martin Bridge books, including Robin Smith of The Horn Book Magazine. Much appreciation! — J.S.K.
For Puddy, =^..^= — J.K.
ISBN 978-1-894786-64-5 (ePub)
Text © 2009 Jessica Scott Kerrin
Illustrations © 2009 Joseph Kelly
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This is a work of fiction and any resemblance of characters to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Kids Can Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative; the Ontario Arts Council; the Canada Council for the Arts; and the Government of Canada, through the CBF, for our publishing activity.
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Edited by Debbie Rogosin
Designed by Julia Naimska
The art in this book was drawn with graphite and charcoal; shading was added digitally.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Kerrin, Jessica Scott
Martin Bridge onwards and upwards! / written by Jessica Scott Kerrin ; illustrated by Joseph Kelly.
ISBN 978-1-55453-160-8 (bound).
ISBN 978-1-55453-161-5 (pbk.)
I. Kelly, Joseph II. Title.
PS8621.E77M366 2009 jC813’.6 C2008-903811-
Contents
Keyboard
Rope
Build a Marshmallow Catapult!
An Excerpt from The Lobster Chronicles
Meet …
Keyboard
Cripes, thought Martin as he and his mom rounded the corner to the house of his best friend, Stuart. Stuart’s driveway was blocked by Polar Pete’s ice-cream truck, and the truck had a car sticking out of its side.
Double cripes! The car belonged to Stuart’s mom, but she wasn’t in it!
The car doors swung open, and two boys scrambled out.
It was Stuart and Martin’s other best friend, Alex.
Oh, my!
exclaimed Martin’s mom as she pulled over to the curb. Stay here,
she ordered, and she jumped from the van.
Martin strained to watch from the window. No one appeared to be hurt. Polar Pete had turned off his musical bells and was checking the damage. And a lot of shouting and finger pointing was going on between Martin’s two friends.
It wasn’t long before Stuart’s mom dashed out of the house to the scene of the crash. The boys stopped fighting and sheepishly scuffed at the ground.
Martin’s mom made her way back