Bernice Runs Away Kevin Henkes Lowell gushes and waves across

Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence

a tantrum may follow

No matter--she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid

and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank

She is an astute young housekeeper

Bernice Runs Away Kevin Henkes Lowell gushes and waves acrossHave you ever dreamed of running away? Life hasn't always been easy for Bernice, but she is reasonably content at the ripe age of eighty one. She has raised two children, buried both her husband and son, and is doing okay despite a few minor health issues. When Bernice's daughter, Sarah, insists the time has come for Bernice to forfeit her independence and move into her backyard carriage house, Bernice refuses. "I have a perfectly good house in