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sports events and dances, it's one of the
first things Wacko kids have ever done together as one big group."
"Right," agreed Katie. "At least the first
part of the plan is working. That doesn't mean everyone will go out for pizza
together tonight, though. Laura will probably spend the whole afternoon
inviting kids to her party."
"If they all went out for pizza, Mama Mia's couldn't
handle them, anyway," commented Christie.
"There are a lot of other places for kids to go, like
Taco Plenty and Bumpers," said Jana. "Maybe they'll want to do that
instead of going to Laura's to watch TV."
"We'd better get started," said Katie grimly. She
got on her bike and pushed off. "Let's go, everybody!" she
shouted.
"Head 'em up, and move 'em out!" yelled
Shane.
Katie rode out of the school yard with a stream of bicyclers
behind her and headed for the amusement park.
At Adventureland, Jana, Melanie, and Beth went on rides with
their boyfriends, while Katie went with Christie. She was having fun with her
friend, but it felt odd not being with Tony. They usually went to places like
this as a couple. Every once in a while she spotted him with Scott and Bill.
Lisa was with them, too, but Katie noticed that Bill wasn't paying much
attention to her.
The Wakeman students were spread out all over the park and
seemed to be having a great time. Kids waved to her from every ride she passed.
Well, at least the TV turnoff accomplished one thing, thought Katie. It got
everyone together to have fun. Then she saw Tony standing in line to go on the
super Ferris wheel. Everyone but me, that is.
But in spite of missing Tony, Katie found that the afternoon
passed quickly.
"Super idea, Katie," said Daphne Alexandrou when
Katie and Christie stopped at the refreshment tent to get ice cream. "We
ought to do this more often."
"Yeah," chimed in Shelly Bramlett.
Katie smiled with pleasure as she and Christie found seats
at the table where Jana, Melanie, and Beth were sitting with their boyfriends.
Glancing around, she saw Tony, Scott, and Bill sitting not
far away. Near them were Max and Joe McNatt with some other eighth- and
ninth-grade boys. They were wearing their red-and-gold Wakeman jackets. Kaci
Davis and Kyle Zimmerman, another ninth-grader, were holding hands as they
walked into the tent. Mona and Matt were talking nearby. Laura and her friends
were there, too. The tent was full of Wakeman kids.
Just then three boys wearing black letter jackets with large
red B 's on them walked into the tent carrying sodas. Katie watched as
other Branford kids trickled into the tent after them.
Uh-oh, thought Katie. This could mean trouble, especially if
the principal of Branford Junior High told his students about Wakeman's
challenge. She cringed as she remembered that Miss Simone had even sent copies
of Wakeman's turnoff contracts to the other school.
One of the boys wearing a Branford jacket nudged the boy
standing next to him and said in a loud voice, "Hey, aren't those some of
the Wakeman wimps over there?"
His friend glanced around and said, "Yeah. I think you're
right. Did you hear the big joke that they think they can beat us?"
While both boys broke up laughing, some of the Wakeman
students began grumbling among themselves.
"Of course we can beat you!" Max McNatt yelled.
"What are we going to do?" whispered Melanie.
"I don't know," said Katie. "But if we don't
think of something, this could turn into a fight."
Suddenly Katie noticed four girls. They were cheerleaders
whom she'd met after a Branford-Wakeman football game when she, Jana, and
Christie had gone down to see Beth and Melanie on the field. Katie looked at
Beth. "Recognize those girls?"
"Yeah, they're Jill, Ruthie, Kristin, and Dina from the
Branford squad. They're really nice."
"Hey, you're right," said Melanie. "Let's say
hello."
"Well, I just had an idea," said Katie. "What
do you think of this?" She bent closer and told them her idea.
"It just might work," said Beth. "Come
first things Wacko kids have ever done together as one big group."
"Right," agreed Katie. "At least the first
part of the plan is working. That doesn't mean everyone will go out for pizza
together tonight, though. Laura will probably spend the whole afternoon
inviting kids to her party."
"If they all went out for pizza, Mama Mia's couldn't
handle them, anyway," commented Christie.
"There are a lot of other places for kids to go, like
Taco Plenty and Bumpers," said Jana. "Maybe they'll want to do that
instead of going to Laura's to watch TV."
"We'd better get started," said Katie grimly. She
got on her bike and pushed off. "Let's go, everybody!" she
shouted.
"Head 'em up, and move 'em out!" yelled
Shane.
Katie rode out of the school yard with a stream of bicyclers
behind her and headed for the amusement park.
At Adventureland, Jana, Melanie, and Beth went on rides with
their boyfriends, while Katie went with Christie. She was having fun with her
friend, but it felt odd not being with Tony. They usually went to places like
this as a couple. Every once in a while she spotted him with Scott and Bill.
Lisa was with them, too, but Katie noticed that Bill wasn't paying much
attention to her.
The Wakeman students were spread out all over the park and
seemed to be having a great time. Kids waved to her from every ride she passed.
Well, at least the TV turnoff accomplished one thing, thought Katie. It got
everyone together to have fun. Then she saw Tony standing in line to go on the
super Ferris wheel. Everyone but me, that is.
But in spite of missing Tony, Katie found that the afternoon
passed quickly.
"Super idea, Katie," said Daphne Alexandrou when
Katie and Christie stopped at the refreshment tent to get ice cream. "We
ought to do this more often."
"Yeah," chimed in Shelly Bramlett.
Katie smiled with pleasure as she and Christie found seats
at the table where Jana, Melanie, and Beth were sitting with their boyfriends.
Glancing around, she saw Tony, Scott, and Bill sitting not
far away. Near them were Max and Joe McNatt with some other eighth- and
ninth-grade boys. They were wearing their red-and-gold Wakeman jackets. Kaci
Davis and Kyle Zimmerman, another ninth-grader, were holding hands as they
walked into the tent. Mona and Matt were talking nearby. Laura and her friends
were there, too. The tent was full of Wakeman kids.
Just then three boys wearing black letter jackets with large
red B 's on them walked into the tent carrying sodas. Katie watched as
other Branford kids trickled into the tent after them.
Uh-oh, thought Katie. This could mean trouble, especially if
the principal of Branford Junior High told his students about Wakeman's
challenge. She cringed as she remembered that Miss Simone had even sent copies
of Wakeman's turnoff contracts to the other school.
One of the boys wearing a Branford jacket nudged the boy
standing next to him and said in a loud voice, "Hey, aren't those some of
the Wakeman wimps over there?"
His friend glanced around and said, "Yeah. I think you're
right. Did you hear the big joke that they think they can beat us?"
While both boys broke up laughing, some of the Wakeman
students began grumbling among themselves.
"Of course we can beat you!" Max McNatt yelled.
"What are we going to do?" whispered Melanie.
"I don't know," said Katie. "But if we don't
think of something, this could turn into a fight."
Suddenly Katie noticed four girls. They were cheerleaders
whom she'd met after a Branford-Wakeman football game when she, Jana, and
Christie had gone down to see Beth and Melanie on the field. Katie looked at
Beth. "Recognize those girls?"
"Yeah, they're Jill, Ruthie, Kristin, and Dina from the
Branford squad. They're really nice."
"Hey, you're right," said Melanie. "Let's say
hello."
"Well, I just had an idea," said Katie. "What
do you think of this?" She bent closer and told them her idea.
"It just might work," said Beth. "Come
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