title: Special Gifts : Ready-for-Chapters
author:  Cynthia Rylant 
description: Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie &amp; Pearl, and Mr. Putter &amp; Tabby series. Her novel<i>Missing May</i>received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Visit her at CynthiaRylant.com.
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  Grace Harlowe's Problem
  
  
    
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER I. THEIR GREATEST, DEAREST DAY  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER II. THE LAST FROLIC  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER III. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER IV. MILESTONES  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER V. THE LOCKED DOOR  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER VI. A CLUB MEETING AND A MYSTERY  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER VII. HER OWN WAY  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER VIII. ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER IX. WHAT EVELYN HEARD ON THE CAMPUS  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER X. LAYING THE CORNERSTONE OF A HOUSE OF TROUBLE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XI. THANKSGIVING WITH THE NESBITS  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XII. MISSING—A FRIEND  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XIII. A DISTURBING CONFIDENCE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XIV. THE RETURN OF THE CHRISTMAS CHILDREN  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XV. THE NEW YEAR'S WEDDING  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XVI. THE LAST WORD  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XVII. THE SUMMONS  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XVIII. THE BLOTTED ESCUTCHEON  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XIX. THE SWORD OF SUSPENSE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XX. THE AWAKENING  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XXI. KATHLEEN WEST MAKES A PROMISE  
  
  
    
  [CHAPTER XXII. FI