by Kate Klise; illustrated by Sarah Klise
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FIC KLI
Dry Creek Middle School's drinking fountain has sprung a leak and must be replaced. Principal Walter Russ sends a letter to the owner of Flowing Waters Fountains asking for an estimate on a new one. Little does he know that he's contacted a true individual, an artistic designer named Florence Waters, who will not settle for anything less than the most imaginative, creative, and pleasurable water fountain ever. Should it dispense shakes and ice cream? Should goldifsh live inside? Florence even contacts the 5th graders for their ideas. As the correspondence continues, clues appear that reveal a dastardly plot and secrets buried beneath the fountain. Are things in the town of Dry Creek as dry as they seem?
Regarding the Fountain and the other 4 books in the Regarding the ... series are funny and unusual. The story is told in a series of illustrated letters, phone messages, notes, newspaper clippings, postcards and drawings. You'll chuckle at the puns and the quirky sayings.
Submitted by Leslie Kanno
