Cassidy said, “Hi, Nerd Herd!” to the entire honors group (including Nikki) when the classes switched rooms between periods, and in the notebook, she told Alice that Nikki had started spending a bit more time after ballet. She’s not saying a lot, but I think she’s just warming up to us. It’s nice...
2. There is no #2. Bailey adjusted her bright green headband. It matched her leg warmers exactly. All it took to create a costume for Eighties Day was raiding her mom’s closet. Her mom saved everything! She’d had enough stuff to create awesome eighties outfits for Hannah, Olivia, Tess, and Viv...
Andre shook his head in frustration. I swallowed hard and tried my back walkover on the beam again. Tighten up, I silently commanded my legs and my stomach. “Stop! Stop!” Andre cried as my feet touched down in a perfect line on the four-inch-wide beam. “Floppy! Why are you so floppy? Like a rag d...
Mari said, pointing to a bright purple bunk bed near the window. “The boys are afraid of it because it’s a girl color.” “I am not!” Jimmy protested. “I’m afraid of it because it’s haunted.” “Well, yeah, that’s what Kat told him,” Mari admitted. “But Jon and Robert don’t like the purple.” “That’s ...
Chef Angela asked, examining the two cupcakes Gigi and Miranda had put before her. Cupcake Number One was the zeppole-inspired one that Miranda had dreamed up. Vanilla, filled with a simple but oh-so-rich Italian pastry cream and topped with a tall swirl of whipped cream frosting and a miniature ...