Wonderful Terrible Time Author:Mary Stolz Sue Ellen has a great imagination and lofty career ambitions, and fatherless Mady is a quiet dreamy girl who loves animals. They come from stable loving homes, and while their families don't have much money, the girls are fairly content. They spend summer days playing in the hydrant sprinkler, hosting doll tea parties, and contemplating the ... more »goodies in the dime store. One day Sue Ellen's dad, a cabbie, narrowly misses running over a man in the street. The man is so grateful he escaped serious hurt that he offers Sue Ellen and Mady a chance they'd otherwise never have: two weeks at a summer camp. The nervous and excited girls have to get ready right away, and once there, they must fit into an environment they've never known before.« less