Oh, I just hate you, she cried. You’re going to have so much fun without me.
No doubt about it, Myriah really was good. Her talent was true talent, not just some little act thrown together for the pageant. And there was Karen, looking awfully pretty. Kristy was nervously brush...
Mike and I have lived with Dad every since my mom took off when she was 7. They got divorced a year later. I love my mom and I know she loves Mike and me. Of course, I haven’t seen her in ages, but th...
Margo, I said, What is your greatest wish?Global peace, she replied immediately.Yes, but say it in a nice sentence.My greatest wish, Margo said, looking rapturous and angelic, is for global peace. Tha...
Kristy smirked at me.
Janine took a large bite of waffle. The usual, she replied. School. You are enjoying your computer studies? Oh, immensely, said Janine. Programming is so logical. And once you master the basics, it ca...
It's over. I can't believe it. Back to boring old life.
I wished Charlotte had asked for me. It made me feel like I wasn’t a good sitter or something, even though I knew that wasn’t really true.
I think Mallory Pike may secretly like being one of our younger members. That’s because in real life she’s the oldest of — get ready — eight kids. Can you imagine? Her brothers and sisters are Vanessa...
I said, who left the peanut butter open on the counter? Now his voice was much louder. The boys didn't answer. I saw them draw closer together. I was so surprised that I couldn't say a word.I'm going...
I really love Courtie and I love Leigh too, I guess. After all, she’d been my stepmother for five years then ever since I was 11, and she’d seen my older brother, Mike and me through some hard times....
I am Rose Howard and my first name has a homonym. To be accurate, it has a homophone, which is a word that’s pronounced the same as another word, but spelled differently. My homophone name is Rows.
How did people deal with a situation like this? Maybe they'd make Mr. Nicholls promise never to do it again. Maybe he'd have to go to counseling. In any case, I knew things would start to change for t...
He’s ninety-two years old, Mr. Willet whispered to Min and Flora. And my hearing is as sharp as ever, he said, and everyone laughed.
Here we are, said Mallory, running up to me, pulling Margo along. Oh, thank goodness. Mary Anne and I counted the Pikes about five times before we were satisfied that they were all safe and sound. I w...
Ermaline has entered the room noiselessly and is whispering to Nana. When she leaves, Nana and Papa start talking about friends of Mom's who are in the middle of a scandalous divorce. Mom and Dad keep...
Don't let her sit near me, Mary Anne whispered.Can't you guys just kiss and make up? I asked.Ask Claudia. She's the one who decided not to talk to me.Well, you weren't exactly Miss Congealiality yours...
Don't do it, I said. Please? I mean, I understand that you want revenge, but two wrongs don't make a right. I didn't to sound like a teacher; the words just popped out.
Dear Reader: In Stacey and the Bad Girls, Stacey and her friends get into big trouble when they go to a concert. I never went to a concert when I was Stacey’s age. Instead, I went to my first concert...
Dawn has two holes pierced in each ear. (Mary Anne and I will never get our ears pierced.) The