Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1 Abigail "Abbi" Wallace scanned her list one last time. Sunscreen Sunglasses Phone Money Alfalfa sprouts "Check, check, and check," she said. "Okay, I think we're good to go."

第一章阿比盖尔·“阿比”·华莱士最后一次浏览了她的名单。 她说：“检查，检查，再检查。” “好吧，我想我们可以走了。”

"Finally," Abbi's best friend Lydia Herrera said. "We're gonna miss the start of the costume contest if we don't hurry!" Lydia sprinted for the mudroom. It was the easiest way in and out of the castle where Abbi lived. Barkley, Abbi's chocolate Bassador (basset hound and Labrador mix), was right on her heels. Lydia's twin brother and Abbi's other best friend, Daniel, rolled his eyes. "Always in such a hurry." "Wait!" Abbi yelled. "I forgot the most important thing!" She rushed over to the big kitchen island and pointed. "The tickets! I can't reach them." The marble countertop was just at Abbi's eyeline. She couldn't stretch her arms up far enough to reach the tickets while in her wheelchair.

“终于，”阿比最好的朋友莉迪亚·埃雷拉说。 “如果我们不快点，就要错过服装比赛的开始了！”莉迪亚向储藏室冲去。 这是进出阿比居住的城堡最方便的方法。 巴克利，阿比的巧克力Bassador（巴吉特猎犬和拉布拉多的混血），就在她的后面。 莉迪亚的孪生兄弟、阿比的另一个好朋友丹尼尔翻了个白眼。 “总是那么匆忙。”“等等!”艾比喊道。 “我忘了最重要的一件事！”她冲到厨房的大岛边指了指。 “票!我够不着他们。” 大理石台面正对着阿比的视线。 她坐在轮椅上，双臂伸展得不够远，够不着票。

Lydia strolled over and handed the tickets to Abbi. Printed in big letters on each were the words Maine State Fair. ADMIT ONE.

莉迪亚溜达过去，把票递给阿比。 每张纸上都用大字印着“缅因州博览会”。 承认一个。

"Now can we go?" Lydia practically whined. Barkley joined in. Abbi laughed at her friend, while Daniel lovingly shook his head. Abbi stuck the tickets in her pocket and nodded. "Let's get this show on the road."— The fairgrounds weren't far from the castle where Abbi and her adoptive mom, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, lived. But it was certainly too far to go by foot. So Abbi's uncle, Walker Wallace, drove them to the front gate. "I'm glad we got tickets in advance," Abbi said as she got out of the van. "We'd never get through there." She pointed toward the ticket booth, where a group of people were blocking the path into the fairgrounds. Most had homemade signs that said things like ANIMALS AREN'T AMUSEMENT and ANIMAL RIGHTS RIGHT NOW. One woman with

“现在我们可以走了吗？”丽迪雅几乎是在呜咽。 巴克利也加入了进来。阿比嘲笑她的朋友，而丹尼尔则亲切地摇了摇头。 阿比把票塞进口袋，点了点头。 “让我们开始表演吧。”集市离阿比和她的养母、推理小说家沃利斯·华莱士住的城堡不远。 但是，步行去那里实在太远了。 于是阿比的叔叔沃克·华莱士开车把他们送到前门。 “我很高兴我们提前买到了票，”阿比下了车说。 “我们永远也过不去。” 她指着售票处，那里有一群人挡住了通往游乐场的路。 大多数人都有自制的牌子，上面写着“动物不是娱乐”和“动物权利”之类的东西。 一个女人