After filling the bathtub too full one night, William goes sailing through his apartment building floor by floor in his tub, collecting neighbors in his wake.
Walter lives near the top floor of a tall apartment building, where one night his habit of jumping on his bed leads to a tumultuous fall through floor after floor, collecting occupants, among other things, on his way down.
Walter lives near the top floor of a tall apartment building, where one night his habit of jumping on his bed leads to a tumultuous fall through floor after floor, collecting occupants all the way down.
Ollie's rather unreliable memory, which forgets whatever he has in mind whenever he hears something new, gets him into all kinds of trouble on the way to the market.
A young boy is worried about what will happen to his body when he hears such expressions as "I'm tongue-tied, " "don't give me any of your lip, " and "I put my foot in my mouth.".
After developing an unusual friendship with a young Vietnam War veteran in 1972, fourteen-year-old Todd discovers his writing talent and solves a murder mystery.