fountains
regarding the fountain a tale in letters of liars and leaks
the dry creek middle school drinking fountain has sprung a leak so principal walter russ dashes off a request to flowing waters fountains etc. asking p ... we need a new drinking fountain . please send catalog . p florence waters responds p id be delighted ... but please understand that all of my fountains are custom made . p and so begins the hilarious chronicle in letters cards transcripts and official town documents as collected by mr. sam n.s fifth grade class ... p flo waters an artist who looks everywhere for inspiration solicits suggestions from the fifth graders ... a fountain big enough to splash around in ; ... a glass sided fountain with fish ; ... buttons for dispensing lemonade and root beer ; and from mr. sam n. ... a hot tub and whirlpool for the teachers . p flo is thrilled . mr. russ is beside himself ... we dont need a fountain like you create for palaces and hotels . send bid as soon as possible or sooner . p but its too late . the fountain project has taken on a life of its own . flo is supplying designs from all over the world . the school board president is up in arms . so is her friend dee eel of the water supply company . a scandal is brewing and the fifth grade class is researching dry creeks history . something very fishy is going on ... and the secrets are buried beneath the fountain and within this delightful thoroughly original novel .
when the principal asks a fifth grader to write a letter regarding the purchase of a new drinking fountain for their school he finds that all sorts of chaos results