A charming novel set on Guernsey in World War II

After months of begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy and Bean finally get what they wanted, well, not exactly. It turns out ballet lessons are actually about learning how to dance gracefully. Weren't there supposed to be karate chops and round house kicks? If only the girls hadn't promised their parents to finish the entire ballet course.

Miri has a few problems: she's the middle child, stuck between two sets of twins; she's been sent to her room for smacking one of her brothers over the head with a shovel. But when Miri sees a little piece of glass taped to her bedroom wall and decides to take a peek through it, she finds she has a much bigger problem to deal with.

Ivy and Bean decide they are going to be the best kids in town. They are going to be nice, they are going to be sweet, they're going to be kind and generous and pure of heart but as usual, they end up in trouble.

World-record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a dinosaur.

World record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a dinosaur. But how hard is it to find one? Illustrations.

Bean is dismayed to learn that her sister is going to be her babysitter. That's not fair! But with help from Ivy, mischeif and mayem ensue, begging the question: Who is really in charge.

Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record .