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Authors: Patricia Reilly Giff
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hair. She’d lend Destiny neon green nail polish.
Destiny would look spectacular!
In the meantime, she’d have to discover something.
But what?
She thought of Christopher Columbus.There was no land left to discover.
She thought of the guy who discovered light-bulbs. Destiny had plenty of light in her house.
Maybe there wasn’t anything new left.
Humpf!
CHAPTER 2
STILL MONDAY
W hat was that?
A blast of noise.
Rattling!
Everyone raced out to the basement hall.
“Out of my way!” Gina screeched.
Habib was juggling with one apple. “Be careful!” he yelled. “This apple is mostly mush.”
Destiny didn’t waste time screeching oryelling. She ducked around Mitchell. She slid around Charlie. She hopped over Terrible Thomas.
Thomas swished his tail back and forth at her.
Ellie and Ramón, the college helpers, were zigzagging down the hall.
They pushed a giant cart.
The wheels galumphed.
A huge roll of paper clunked back and forth on top.
“This is Discovery Week,” Ellie shouted. Her ponytail zipped around behind her.
“Get aboard,” yelled Ramón. He waved his baseball cap.
A bunch of kids hopped onto the cart.
Destiny and her friend Sumiko ran together. Sumiko even did an almost-cartwheel. She was great at gym.
Mitchell and Habib ran with them to the end of the hall.
The cart banged into the wall.
“Yeow!” Ellie said.
“Double yeow!” Destiny sank down on the edge of the cart. Discovery Week was fun. Especially when you didn’t have to think of discoveries.
“Here comes the hard part,” Ramón said.
Destiny looked at the roll of white paper. It was as big as an elephant.
But Ramón was as big as an elephant, too.
She watched him wrestle the roll off the cart.
Ellie held out a box of pushpins. “We’re going to roll this paper across the wall … all the way back down the hall.”
“Won’t it cover the doors?” Destiny asked. What if Mrs. Farelli couldn’t get into the art room? She’d have another fit.
Besides, what was this paper stuff all about?
“Don’t worry.” Ellie made cutting motions with her fingers. “We’ll make doorways.”
Ms. Katz came down the stairs. “Super work,” she said. “And all for Discovery Week. We’ll list our discoveries on paper.”
Destiny helped Ramón unroll the paper.
It slipped away from them.
It rolled halfway down the hall.
Terrible Thomas raced ahead of it. He disappeared into the mop closet.
The roll of paper stopped by itself.
“Now,” Ramón said. “We’ll tack this up along the wall.”
It won’t be easy
, Destiny thought.
Everyone held part of the paper.
Ramón tacked it up.
It was more fun than coming up with a discovery.
When the paper was up, it was full of:
Apple mush .
Footprints .
A lump of someone’s cheese popper .
A smear of pizza from snack time .
Something pink. Maybe Ellie’s lip gloss?
Chocolate .
“Whew,” Destiny said.
“Yuck,” Gina said.
“I think I see some of your cheese popper, Gina,” Sumiko said. But she said it kindly. She did one more cartwheel in front of Gina.
Charlie pointed to a spot. “That’s from my chocolate nutto bar,” he said.
“Never mind,” Ellie said. “No one will notice.”
Ms. Katz handed out a pile of markers. “Mrs. Farelli said it was all right to use these. But don’t make a mess on the floor.”
Destiny nodded. Jake the Sweeper would have a fit, too, if they made a mess.
Lots of fits going around
, she thought, and smiled to herself.
Ramón brought benches for everyone to stand on.
“Put your names up there. Leave plenty of room for your discoveries.”
“I’m in luck,” Yolanda said. “I just discovered how to draw with markers.”
Gina stood up on the bench next to Destiny. “You’d better move over.” Gina made a gigantic circle in the air with her marker. “I need room. I’m great at discovering things.”
Destiny moved over. She didn’t think she needed plenty of room. She didn’t need any room at
Destiny would look spectacular!
In the meantime, she’d have to discover something.
But what?
She thought of Christopher Columbus.There was no land left to discover.
She thought of the guy who discovered light-bulbs. Destiny had plenty of light in her house.
Maybe there wasn’t anything new left.
Humpf!
CHAPTER 2
STILL MONDAY
W hat was that?
A blast of noise.
Rattling!
Everyone raced out to the basement hall.
“Out of my way!” Gina screeched.
Habib was juggling with one apple. “Be careful!” he yelled. “This apple is mostly mush.”
Destiny didn’t waste time screeching oryelling. She ducked around Mitchell. She slid around Charlie. She hopped over Terrible Thomas.
Thomas swished his tail back and forth at her.
Ellie and Ramón, the college helpers, were zigzagging down the hall.
They pushed a giant cart.
The wheels galumphed.
A huge roll of paper clunked back and forth on top.
“This is Discovery Week,” Ellie shouted. Her ponytail zipped around behind her.
“Get aboard,” yelled Ramón. He waved his baseball cap.
A bunch of kids hopped onto the cart.
Destiny and her friend Sumiko ran together. Sumiko even did an almost-cartwheel. She was great at gym.
Mitchell and Habib ran with them to the end of the hall.
The cart banged into the wall.
“Yeow!” Ellie said.
“Double yeow!” Destiny sank down on the edge of the cart. Discovery Week was fun. Especially when you didn’t have to think of discoveries.
“Here comes the hard part,” Ramón said.
Destiny looked at the roll of white paper. It was as big as an elephant.
But Ramón was as big as an elephant, too.
She watched him wrestle the roll off the cart.
Ellie held out a box of pushpins. “We’re going to roll this paper across the wall … all the way back down the hall.”
“Won’t it cover the doors?” Destiny asked. What if Mrs. Farelli couldn’t get into the art room? She’d have another fit.
Besides, what was this paper stuff all about?
“Don’t worry.” Ellie made cutting motions with her fingers. “We’ll make doorways.”
Ms. Katz came down the stairs. “Super work,” she said. “And all for Discovery Week. We’ll list our discoveries on paper.”
Destiny helped Ramón unroll the paper.
It slipped away from them.
It rolled halfway down the hall.
Terrible Thomas raced ahead of it. He disappeared into the mop closet.
The roll of paper stopped by itself.
“Now,” Ramón said. “We’ll tack this up along the wall.”
It won’t be easy
, Destiny thought.
Everyone held part of the paper.
Ramón tacked it up.
It was more fun than coming up with a discovery.
When the paper was up, it was full of:
Apple mush .
Footprints .
A lump of someone’s cheese popper .
A smear of pizza from snack time .
Something pink. Maybe Ellie’s lip gloss?
Chocolate .
“Whew,” Destiny said.
“Yuck,” Gina said.
“I think I see some of your cheese popper, Gina,” Sumiko said. But she said it kindly. She did one more cartwheel in front of Gina.
Charlie pointed to a spot. “That’s from my chocolate nutto bar,” he said.
“Never mind,” Ellie said. “No one will notice.”
Ms. Katz handed out a pile of markers. “Mrs. Farelli said it was all right to use these. But don’t make a mess on the floor.”
Destiny nodded. Jake the Sweeper would have a fit, too, if they made a mess.
Lots of fits going around
, she thought, and smiled to herself.
Ramón brought benches for everyone to stand on.
“Put your names up there. Leave plenty of room for your discoveries.”
“I’m in luck,” Yolanda said. “I just discovered how to draw with markers.”
Gina stood up on the bench next to Destiny. “You’d better move over.” Gina made a gigantic circle in the air with her marker. “I need room. I’m great at discovering things.”
Destiny moved over. She didn’t think she needed plenty of room. She didn’t need any room at
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