Ginger Pye Quotes

“Would Gracie-the-cat be jealous if the Pyes got another pet_a dog? That was what Jerry Pye wanted to know and what he was dreaming about as he sat with Rachel, his sister, on their little upstairs veranda.”

“Ginger was a smart dog. He even located the school that Jerry goes to. Almost all his neighbors and friends knew Ginger.”

“When the Pye family’s puppy, Ginger, disappears on Thanksgiving Day, the children are convinced that he has been abducted by a stranger in a yellow hat.”

“She had been a wedding present to Mama, and she was known in the neighborhood as ‘the New York Cat.’ Jerry was trying to figure what Gracie’s feelings would be if the Pye did get another pet_a dog.”

“Jerry Pye, a resident in Cranbury, Connecticut in 1919, bought a puppy he wanted from Ms. Speedy for a hard-earned dollar he made while dusting the pews in the church for Sam Doody.”

“Jerry was pleased with the puppy and headed home. On the way home, Jerry and his sister Rachel heard footsteps behind them.”

“When they turned back, they did not see anything. Jerry decided that if anyone was following them, then that follower was after his dog.”

″ After a few days, Jerry remembered that he hadn’t given his puppy a name! He asked his mother and his mother said Ginger because he is the color of ginger and has a gingery temperament. ”

“Ginger Pye went missing on Thanksgiving Day. Jerry and his sister Rachel searched for the puppy all around Cranbury but could not find him.”

“They discover Ginger tied up in a shed, and uncover the identity of the thief: Wally Bullwinkle. Ginger home safe to a happy family.”