Diabetes is a disease which affects your blood sugar level. I have to give myself injections of something called insulin twice a day and stick to a strict diet, which means NO SUGAR, NO SWEETS. If I d...
At the beginning of my illness, hospital visits couldn’t be avoided. I needed tests, I had to have my diet and insulin regulated, and once I fainted at school and went into insulin shock and the ambul...
Are you going to talk about boys? Sarah laughed. What boys? Any boys. No. We’re talking about what we want for Christmas. I want a dog, said Rose, hurrying to Abby’s side. A sister, said Sarah. Poetry...
Why am I the only Thomas kid who acts her age?) Ignoring his obnoxious comment, I pressed the receiver to my ear and tried to listen. House of Wiley? asked Mary Anne. (That’s what it sounded like. It...
Thought for sure someone would screech or gasp or fall off the bed.
Into our house? (Don’t expect me to know. I was fast asleep.) When I’d finally staggered downstairs on Sunday morning, I’d found three messages from Mary Anne on the answering machine. Message one was...
At eight A.M. We landed in Los Angeles five hours later, but our connecting flight was delayed for four hours. Well, L.A. time is two hours later than Hawaii time, so it was dinner hour when we boarde...
What, said Ruby fatly as she reentered the store.
Well, what do you think about my idea?Four open-mouthed stares answered me. My friends had become the Great American Gapers Association. GAGA.
Uncle Joe says they’re running around like thirty-year-olds. Claudia looked confused. Is that supposed to be young? To him, I replied.
Uh, excuse me, Kristy, Claudia said. We know you're mad at yourself for messing up at the Rodowskys, but don't take it out on us.This has nothing to do with the Rodowskys! I shouted. This has to do wi...
There’s more good news, Kristy said. I hate to say this, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to cancel the winter carnival.
The long-ago days - the days of Mother and Bone and the shed - have become fuzzy and have blended with images of Moon, of my travels, of other people and houses, of hiding places; a tangle of memories...
Something wasn't right in the Nicholls household, but what could I do about it? I hated to see two kids so unhappy, but if Mr. Nicholls had his rules, who was I to question them? It was his house. Joe...
Pop, can we get ice cream when we’re in Barnegat Point? she asked. I’m not made of money, Pop replied, which didn’t mean either yes or no.
Okay, so Courtie had some dirt on the knees of her pants and a piece of grass in her hair and a little red around her mouth. She was four. What did Leigh expect? Four-year-olds get dirty. I’d be more...
Oh, easy, said Janine. It was George Herman. That’s it. I won! Cheater! I cried. You looked! You must have looked! I did not, Janine retorted. I just knew it. Nerd! Janine slammed the board shut and w...
Mallory's hand shot up. As long as we're talking about Friday, Jessi told me to tell you that her new ballet class meets Fridays at 5:15.Every Friday? I asked. Is that the only class she can take?Mall...
I remembered that Stacey was wearing a matching top and skirt made of gray sweatshirt material with big yellow number tens all over it. Her hair was pinned back with clips shaped like rainbows. Little...
I put my head in my hands. Neither Claire nor Margo was going to win.Hey, said Claudia, don’t feel too bad. At least your contestants stuck it out.I wanted one of them to win something, though. I want...