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William S. and the Great Escape
Zilpha Keattey Snyder
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William S. Baggett’s “Getaway Fund” is all set. He’s just waiting until he’s older than twelve to escape from his mean father and step-mother. But when his older step-brothers flush his younger sister Jancy’s guinea pig down the toilet, the decision is made for him—Jancy won’t wait another day in such an awful place!
When they load their little wagon with all their stuff they want to take to their Aunt Fiona’s,
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William and Jancy feel guilty about leaving Trixie and Buddy, their youngest siblings, behind.
But two young children make a quiet escape even more difficult.
Trixie and Buddy, of course, cry over any number of things on their journey. Only when William turns to Shakespeare—quoting lines from The Tempest he memorized for his school play—do the children calm down.
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