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THE PEE WEE Scouts are on a field trip to the Science and History Museum! They see dinosaur skeletons and ancient mummies. But it’s what they don’t see that causes a problem. Where is the ancient Egyptian necklace? It’s worth a fortune—and it’s missing! Is there a crook in Center City? Molly and Tim think so . . . but it will take every Pee Wee working together to learn the truth!From the Trade Paperback edition.

Everyone knows that Roger White likes Patty Baker. Patty-cake, patty-cake, baker''s man. The Pee Wee Scouts tease Roger and Patty during their Scout meeting. Mrs. Peters is their troop leader. She tells the Pee Wee Scouts how to earn badges for first aid. Then she helps them make valentines that hold messages. Secret messages. Poems. All that mushy stuff."I want a boyfriend," says Molly Duff. "And I want a first-aid badge."Busy, busy, busy. The Scouts work on valentines and first aid. Molly works on a secret plan.Uh-oh. A certain Scout better watch out!From the Trade Paperback edition.

WIith a brand-new badge up for grabs, the Scouts set out to learn where their food comes from. Molly wants a garden of her own, so she gives her seeds plenty of sunlight, water, and . . . conversation? And while she waits for her veggies to sprout, a trip to a local farm turns out to be a lot funnier—and muddier—than any of the Scouts expected.The sun is shining. The flowers are blooming. And the Pee Wees are ready to get their hands dirty!From the Trade Paperback edition.

Molly Duff watches the clock on the classroom wall--tick, tick, tick. Nearly three o''clock. Time for Pee Wee Scouts! Troop 23 runs out of the classroom and down the stairs--clop, clop, clop.Tuesday is their meeting day. Molly can''t wait. Today Mrs. Peters, their troop leader, will show them how to bake cookies to earn a cookie badage. And next week is the big Skating Party!But Molly has never baked or skated before. A cookie badge or a skating badge. Will Molly earn a badge at all?

Donuts, donuts, a mountain of donuts. Molly Duff rubs her stomach. She''d like to eat them, but the Pee Wee Scouts are going to sell them. Door to door. To earn badges and help pay for a weekend at camp. Mrs. Peters, their troop leader, plus one mother will go to camp too. Molly can''t wait to swim and hike and sing around the campfire!But when the Pee Wee Scouts are tucked away in their tents for the night, a strange and scary voice calls out, "OOOO ooo eee!" Molly shivers. Is it a tiger? Or could it be a spooky ghost? Find out why the Pee Wee Scouts call their camp Camp Ghost-Away!

"Rat''s knees!" said Molly Duff. "School starts tomorrow."

 

Luckily, the Pee Wee Scouts have a meeting the next day. That''s when they find out about the big surprise ahead.

 

At the Pee Wee weenie roast, their Scout leader, Mrs. Peters, tells them about a football game coming up. A Pee Wee football game. "We''re going to play against Troop 15 from Oakdale," she says.

 

"Yeah!" cheers Roger White. "We''ll win!"

 

Every day, under blue skies, the Pee Wees practice hard. Rachel cheers. Roger tries. But Sonny just wants french fries. Team spirit is what it takes.

 

Can Troop 23 win the big game?

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Halloween is here. Parties, costumes, pumpkins. The Pee Wee Scouts listen to Mrs. Peters, their troop leader, tell them all about the holiday plans. First, a trip to Mr. Riley''s pumpkin farm. Next, carving the pumpkins with a safe tool. Then, the big Halloween party!Molly Duff is so excited about the fun and the food and games that the Pee Wees will play. She even plans her own special good deed. But when Mrs. Peters tells the Pee Wees where the Halloween party will be, Molly almost cries. Oh, no! Not there.Bad news for Molly means grumpy pumpkins everywhere.

It''s almost Easter and the Pee Wee Scouts are dyeing their eggs. Blue. Green. Pink. Purple. The big Easter egg hunt is coming up. Mrs. Peters, the troop leader, will give out a prize to the Pee Wee who finds the most eggs. A stuffed bunny.Mrs. Peters will give badgets too. For fire safety. The Pee Wees learn all about it.Molly Duff wants to earn that badge.Rachel Meyer wants to win that prize.But something sticky gets Sonny Betz mad, so watch out. Because when Pee Wees are bad bunnies, Easter eggs go flying!

JINGLE BELL ROCK Stars?The Scouts are having a holiday party to show off their musical talents. Molly plans to sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” And Rachel wants to perform Hanukkah songs on the piano.But not all the Scouts are ready for the concert. Sonny hates the violin so much, he’d rather run away from home than play it! He disappears, and the Pee Wees have to work together to find their friend. Can they bring Sonny home for the holidays?

AUGUST IS HELP-A-PET month! The Scouts decide that the best way to help homeless animals is to raise money at a yard sale. It''s going to mean a lot of hard work. But, in the end, the Pee Wees might be lucky enough to get a pet of their own!

All the Pee Wee Scouts love to celebrate the holidays, but Thanksgiving is not Molly Duff''s favorite one. In fact, Thansgiving is big trouble for Molly.It''s not so bad when they visit a turkey farm and Sonny Betz takes a turkey home with him. But when Mrs. Peters, their troop leader, tells them about the Pee Wee Thanksgiving play at the town hall, Molly shivers. She''s not an actress! She''ll forget all her lines. Everyone will laugh.Pilgrims and Indians.Turkeys going gobble, gobble.When you''re a Pee Wee Scout,the show must go on!

It’s a Pee Wee menagerie!Cats or dogs? Earthworms or frogs? What animal makes the best pet? The Pee Wee Scouts can’t agree. But they know how to find out who has the fastest pet. They will have a race!Molly doesn’t have a pet of her own. But she does have an idea. She will take care of stray animals and help them find good homes. Soon Molly’s home is full of pets.Which animal will Molly choose for the big race? And will she find homes for them . . . even if she wants to keep one for herself?From the Trade Paperback edition.

It''s a special Christmas for the Pee Wee Scouts--Mrs. Peters is about to have a baby!From the Trade Paperback edition.

Let the Fitness Festival Begin!The Pee Wee Scouts are getting into shape. It''s exercise and sports galore! Mrs. Peters, their troop leader, explains each event and tells the Scouts how to earn the Fitness badge. Molly gets excited. About the bicycle race. Softball. Push-ups too.But push-ups are hard when your underwear''s too light. And Molly''s not sure about aerobic dancing with Mrs Betz. What should she wear?Step and skip. Step and skip. Soon the Scouts are all worn out. Knees high! Try, try, try. Can this pooped troop of Pee Wees get that badge?From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Pee Wee Scouts and their parents are off to Atlanta, Georgia, for the first-ever Pee Wee Jubilee.What does that mean?It means an airplane ride for everyone.  (Sonny Betz really gets scared!) It means camping out, bonfires, sports, and crafts.  It means a special new song and making friends from far away.  It means Pee Wee Scouts everywhere!But, for Molly Duff, it means much more.  The Jubilee is far from home.  Molly feels all alone. Sometimes it''s not easy to be a perfect Pee Wee.From the Trade Paperback edition.

The surprises keep coming for the Pee Wee Scouts. Sonny Betz''s mother is getting married! Molly is excited. Larry Stone, the fire chief, will make a terrific dad for Sonny.Getting ready for the wedding takes practice. The Pee Wees have a special rehearsal! Good manners are important for the wedding and a new badge too.Here comes the bride. Rat''s knees! Is Molly getting married too?

Molly needs to borrow or rent a baby. Fast.It''s Christmastime and baby-tending time. Rachel will practice with her cousin Rhonda. Mary Beth has a little sister to take care of. And Sonny''s hit the jackpot! He has two new babies to feed and burp--but he won''t share them with Molly.Rat''s knees! Molly has no one. Will this be the first badge Molly misses?From the Trade Paperback edition.

Caring for the environment becomes the Pee Wees'' main concern as they work to earn their Save-the-Earth badges.

What''s the Fourth of July without a good old-fashioned parade down Main Street? The Pee Wees will get to ride real, live ponies down the street! Uh-oh. Molly can''t remember ever meeting a real horse. She''s seen pictures of them. She knows they are big. Very big. With big feet. She''s the only one who doesn''t know how to ride. Can you put training wheels on a horse?

Here comes Hollywood! Moviemakers are coming to town to film the story of Columbus. Molly wants to be a star. So do all the other Pee Wees. But they have been cast as extras. Extras! Forget about fame. Forget about Holywood. Unless there''s a way to make the director notice them. Hmmm...

Who''s that kid with the wheels? Is he a visitor? No, he''s Jody George, new Pee Wee Scout. Molly is worried. She can''t think of anything to say to someone new. But she is more worried about earning her hobby badge.Mrs. Peters says extra-clever Pee Wees can combine their hobbies with the program the Scouts will perform for Grandparents Day. But every hobby Molly starts turns into disaster. Even the goldfish she bought to make goldfish babies won''t cooperate. The hobby hunt is on!

It''s wintertime. Time for the Pee Wees to head for the slopes--the bunny slopes. How do you start? How do you stop? The Pee Wees have lots of questions to ask about skiing. But the Pee Wees'' biggest question comes when a snowstorm leaves them stranded in their van on the way home. Without food.Will they have to eat each other?From the Trade Paperback edition.

Groundhog Day is coming up and the Pee Wees are desperate. They''ve learned all about hibernation and spring. Now they''ve got to spot a real live groundhog quickly -- or no furry groundhog badges for them. Squirrels don''t count!From the Trade Paperback edition.

All the Pee Wee Scouts are excited by a planned fishing excursion in honor of Father''s Day, except for Molly, who comes up with a scheme to ensure that no fish are hurt.

As Halloween approaches, Mrs. Peters puts the Pee Wees to work earning their treats by writing scary stories, making costumes, and bringing food to the local food bank -- all for the less fortunate kids in town.

The Pee Wees are putting on a talent show. They plan to sell tickets so they can raise money for a trip to Minnesota Magic, a huge and fantastic amusement park. But right away there is trouble. Roger doesn''t have a dummy to use in his ventriloquist act. Tracy doesn''t have a model to use in her hair-styling act. And Molly...well, Molly doesn''t have a talent at all. How can she be in the show without an act?

Mrs. Peters is missing! The Pee Wees'' leader has been called out of town on a family emergency. Who will run their scout meetings now that Mrs. Peters is gone? And who will help the Pee Wees plan their big Halloween party? Captain Spencer is the first substitute to take charge. He makes everyone march in a line and uses big words that nobody understands. Then there''s ditzy Brandi. She laughs at Roger''s dumb jokes and thinks slime-ball art is a fun project. Molly is sure there will be no costume contests or bobbing for apples this year. But then the Pee Wees get another substitute leader. And she has a plan to make this the best Halloween ever!From the Trade Paperback edition.

Everyone in the Pee Wee Scouts wants to win a trip to Camp Blast Off, the super-cool summer camp where kids learn what it''s like to be an astronaut.  But there''s only room for one scout from each troop in the country.  So the Pee Wee Scouts set out to make the best project about the planets and the solar system: Roger is building model meteors and stars with light bulbs, Rachel is stirring up a recipe for freeze-dried peanut butter.  Find out what Molly and Mary Beth are working on--maybe the most exciting project of all!

It''s spring, and the Pee Wees are planning an exciting bike hike. But first, they have to learn some important safety rules. Molly enjoys using hand signals and wearing her shiny new helmet. Roger thinks rules are dumb. He likes to do wheelies and ride without holding on to the handlebars. Mrs. Peters warns Roger to stop acting so crazy--he could fall and hurt himself. But Roger never listens. Molly is afraid he''ll ruin the whole trip. Will Roger learn his lesson before it''s too late?From the Trade Paperback edition.