Featherbys Author:Mary Steele Jess Huggins is expecting another dull vacation, looking after her younger siblings and watching the neighbors rearrange the cars in the driveway. Yet when she and her friend Sophie decide to venture beyond the hedge and investigate the old house called Featherbys, everything changes. The adults consider Featherbys to be an eyesore; its ov... more »ergrown gardens and crumbling buildings detract from the neatness of their suburban neighborhood. Once Jess and Sophie meet the elderly Misses Featherby, however, they become fascinated by the house's history and are determined to restore it to its past glory. Can they convince Mervyn Bottomly, heir to Featherbys, who would prefer to see the house torn down and the land sold? When fire breaks out at Featherbys, the lives of everyone acquainted with the house are changed forever.« less