Katie loved her star crown.
She couldn't wait to wear it in Willow Creek's big birthday parade.
But now she wanted day two of day camp to be finished.
The Earthworms had work to do!
Finally it was eleven o'clock.
Mrs. Penkov blew her whistle.
"That's all for today, kids!" the camp leader said.
"Please leave your hats and crowns on the shelf!"
"Let's go, team," Katie said and headed for the door.
Soon the Earthworms stood on the sidewalk outside the community center.
Katie pulled open their shopping bag.
"Look inside," she said.
The Earthworms looked.
"I don't see anything," said AJ.
"Exactly," said Katie. "It's empty.
The Earthworms are not doing well."
Emily looked at the scavenger hunt list.
"We need a menu," she said.
"That's easy," said Luke.
They headed for Fried Pie Heaven.
"Sure, you can have a menu," said Aunt Sally.
"But you're not the first team to come hunting here.
Don't ask me who came though.
I won't tell!" Aunt Sally laughed.
The Earthworms frowned.
Next they went to the post office.
"Let me guess," said Pete, the post office clerk.
"Not stamps. Not a postcard.
You want a change-of-address form."
"How did you know?" asked Emily.
"Some scavengers came by yesterday," said Pete.
"Rats!" said AJ.
The Earthworms ran to the library.
"We can get a calendar of community events here," said Katie.
"Oh, look!" said Debra Donovan when they came through the door.
"More scavengers!"
The Earthworms groaned.
The team left the library and walked slowly back down Main Street.
They had three things in their bag.
But it seemed like all the other teams were beating them.
They crossed Walnut Street and came to Henderson's Gas Station and Auto Shop.
Emily looked at the list.
"Maybe Mr. Henderson has a pen with his business name printed on it," she said.
"Anybody there?" Luke called.
"I'm back here!" answered Mr. Henderson. "Come on in!"
"Wow!" said AJ. "Look at that old car!"
"This is a Model T Ford," said Mr. Henderson proudly.
"The car that put America on wheels!
And this is my grandpa."
A very old man was wiping one of the car doors.
"Grandpa Henderson found this car in an old barn.
We've been working for two years to make it look like new."
"Cool," said Emily.
"Excellent!" said Luke.
"But it's not on our list," thought Katie.
"We're getting it ready for Willow Creek's birthday parade," said Mr. Henderson.
"We're going to be in the parade too!" said AJ.
"We think this was the first automobile in Willow Creek," said Grandpa Henderson.
"It was made in 1920.
It's almost as old as I am!"
"How old are you?" asked Luke.
"I'm 92."
"You must be the oldest person in Willow Creek!" said Katie.
"No, I'm not," he said, laughing.
"But you know who is?
My sister, Cora Mae Henderson!
She is 103 years old."
"One hundred three!" cried Katie.
"This could be our big chance!"
The Earthworms told Mr. Henderson and his grandpa about the scavenger hunt.
"Have any other scavengers been here?" asked Emily.
"No," said Grandpa Henderson.
"Great!" said Katie. "We have to meet your sister."
"Well, that could be a problem," said the old man.
"She never comes to town."
"We can go visit her!" said Katie.
"Hmm . . . She doesn't like a lot of visitors," he said.
"But you could try."
He pulled a notepad from his pocket and started drawing a map.
"First, you go way out to the end of Old Church Road . . ."