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by Tom Watson


  “It’s becoming a nursery,” Mom said and smiled.

  I thought I knew that word, but I wasn’t totally sure.

  “It’s going to be the new baby’s room,” Dad said.

  That’s what I thought that word meant!

  “You’re going to be a big sister,” Mom said. She looked at me weird—like she wanted to know how I would react.

  Dad looked at me the same way. He asked, “What do you think about that?”

  “It’s great!” I exclaimed. “I don’t have to move away from Rosie and Simon! And it’s great for another reason too.”

  “And what’s that?” Mom asked. She stood next to Dad, who put an arm around her shoulder.

  “We used to be a family of three!” I yelled. “But now we’ll be a family of four! That’s an even number!”

  Fun and Games!

  THINK

  Draw your own food plate with sections. Do you have any creative sections like Simon? Do you have certain foods that you will definitely not eat like Molly?

  FEEL

  Lots of families need to move. It happens all the time. Make a list of the three things you would miss the most about your home and neighborhood. Make a list of the three people you would miss the most. How would you stay in touch with them? Mail them weekly letters? Texting? Something else?

  ACT

  Make your own game for your family. What clues would you use? What prizes would you give out?

  About the Author and Illustrator

  Photo by Bill Kirby

  TOM WATSON is the author of the popular STICK DOG and STICK CAT series. And now he’s the author of this new series, TROUBLE AT TABLE 5. Tom lives in Chicago with his wife and kids and their big dog, Shadow. When he’s not at home, Tom’s usually out visiting classrooms all over the country. He’s met a lot of students who remind him of Molly, Simon, and Rosie. He’s learned that kids are smarter than adults. Like, way smarter.

  Photo by Krzysztof Wyżyński

  MARTA KISSI is originally from Warsaw but now lives in London where she loves bringing stories to life. She shares her art studio with her husband, James, and their pet plant, Trevor.

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  Copyright

  TROUBLE AT TABLE 5 #6: COUNTDOWN TO DISASTER. Text copyright © 2021 by Tom Watson. Illustrations copyright © 2021 by HarperCollins Publishers. Illustrations by Marta Kissi. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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  Cover art © 2021 by HarperCollins Publishers

  Cover art by Marta Kissi

  Logo design by David Coulson

  Cover design by Jenna Stempel-Lobell

  Library of Congress Control Number: 2021933203

  ISBN 978-0-06-300453-5 — ISBN 978-0-06-300452-8 (pbk.)

  Digital Edition AUGUST 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-300454-2

  Print ISBN: 978-0-06-300452-8

  2122232425PC/LSCC10987654321

  FIRST EDITION

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