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Katie. "Let's
find Alexis. She wants to hang around with us today."
"So does Funny," added Jana. She was glad they were
changing the subject. And she was especially glad that Beth had suggested it.
Maybe she had worried about Beth for nothing, she thought with relief. And if
the other kids wanted to act up, let them, she thought. Nothing's going to
spoil our day.
They found Alexis and Funny, and all six girls locked arms
and walked toward the dock in a line. "How'd you get away from Laura and
the others?" asked Jana as they walked along.
"I just told her that I didn't want to be in on the
partying and neither did Alexis so we were going to hang out together for
today," said Funny. Then she giggled and added, "She'll probably
freak out when she sees that Alexis and I are with you guys. Don't worry,
though. I'll think of some big excuse."
"Hey, everybody, let's pretend we're a Broadway chorus
line," said Beth. She stopped and stuck out her right foot. "Everybody
start on your right foot."
Giggling, the others put their right feet in front, too.
"Now, when I say GO, step out on your right, and we'll
do one—two—three—KICK!" called out Beth. "Ready? Here goes. GO! One—two—three—KICK. One—two—three—KICK."
Jana had trouble juggling her lunch and thermos of juice and
hanging onto Beth's and Melanie's arms at the same time, but she managed, and
it was fun. Pretty soon other girls were running over to join the line, hooking
arms and kicking. Dekeisha Adams and Lisa Snow grabbed onto one end, and Marcie
Bee and Heather Clark got on the other. A second line formed behind them, and
even a few boys got into the act and started clowning around.
"Hey, look at me! I'm a ballerina!" cried Clarence
Marshall in a falsetto voice. He was hopping on one foot and twirling around,
waving to the crowd and blowing kisses.
Jana threw back her head and laughed. So these are the kids
who are going to be the big deals of Wakeman Middle School next year, she
thought. That's pretty funny.
As they got closer to the dock, they saw the huge ferryboat
pulling into its berth to discharge a load of passengers.
"Look! There's our boat!" cried Mona Vaughn. "It's
three decks high."
"I'm getting on the top deck!" shouted Joel
Murphy.
"Me, too," said Richie Corrierro and several
others.
"Wait a minute, everybody!" shouted Mr. Neal over
the noise of the crowd. "Line up over here for your tickets, and remember
how you're supposed to behave."
The homeroom teachers passed out the boat tickets, which
were the only tickets they would need during the entire trip, and a brochure on
both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. By this time the ferry had
unloaded its passengers and was ready to take aboard new ones.
"Hurry," Beth urged as The Fabulous Five, Alexis,
and Funny made their way toward the gangplank together. "I've seen three
other schools here already. We don't want them to get all the good seats."
They raced aboard on the lower deck and hurried up the
stairs to the second deck.
"Want to stop here?" asked Melanie. "There's
a snack bar on this deck."
"No, come on," urged Beth. "We want to be on
the top deck, where we can see everything. You can always come back down if you
want something from the snack bar."
Melanie made a face, but she followed Beth up the last
flight of steps and out onto the open deck. It was already getting crowded, and
the girls were lucky to find a place to squeeze in next to the railing.
"There they are," said Jana, pointing out first
toward the enormous statue of the lady holding a torch and then to a small
island that was mostly covered by a large brick building with a red roof.
"Oh, neat," exclaimed Katie. "Just think,
this is exactly what all those millions of immigrants saw when they began
coming to America a hundred years ago. Doesn't it make you feel special?"
Jana felt a tingle of excitement at Katie's words. It did
make her feel special. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what it must
have
find Alexis. She wants to hang around with us today."
"So does Funny," added Jana. She was glad they were
changing the subject. And she was especially glad that Beth had suggested it.
Maybe she had worried about Beth for nothing, she thought with relief. And if
the other kids wanted to act up, let them, she thought. Nothing's going to
spoil our day.
They found Alexis and Funny, and all six girls locked arms
and walked toward the dock in a line. "How'd you get away from Laura and
the others?" asked Jana as they walked along.
"I just told her that I didn't want to be in on the
partying and neither did Alexis so we were going to hang out together for
today," said Funny. Then she giggled and added, "She'll probably
freak out when she sees that Alexis and I are with you guys. Don't worry,
though. I'll think of some big excuse."
"Hey, everybody, let's pretend we're a Broadway chorus
line," said Beth. She stopped and stuck out her right foot. "Everybody
start on your right foot."
Giggling, the others put their right feet in front, too.
"Now, when I say GO, step out on your right, and we'll
do one—two—three—KICK!" called out Beth. "Ready? Here goes. GO! One—two—three—KICK. One—two—three—KICK."
Jana had trouble juggling her lunch and thermos of juice and
hanging onto Beth's and Melanie's arms at the same time, but she managed, and
it was fun. Pretty soon other girls were running over to join the line, hooking
arms and kicking. Dekeisha Adams and Lisa Snow grabbed onto one end, and Marcie
Bee and Heather Clark got on the other. A second line formed behind them, and
even a few boys got into the act and started clowning around.
"Hey, look at me! I'm a ballerina!" cried Clarence
Marshall in a falsetto voice. He was hopping on one foot and twirling around,
waving to the crowd and blowing kisses.
Jana threw back her head and laughed. So these are the kids
who are going to be the big deals of Wakeman Middle School next year, she
thought. That's pretty funny.
As they got closer to the dock, they saw the huge ferryboat
pulling into its berth to discharge a load of passengers.
"Look! There's our boat!" cried Mona Vaughn. "It's
three decks high."
"I'm getting on the top deck!" shouted Joel
Murphy.
"Me, too," said Richie Corrierro and several
others.
"Wait a minute, everybody!" shouted Mr. Neal over
the noise of the crowd. "Line up over here for your tickets, and remember
how you're supposed to behave."
The homeroom teachers passed out the boat tickets, which
were the only tickets they would need during the entire trip, and a brochure on
both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. By this time the ferry had
unloaded its passengers and was ready to take aboard new ones.
"Hurry," Beth urged as The Fabulous Five, Alexis,
and Funny made their way toward the gangplank together. "I've seen three
other schools here already. We don't want them to get all the good seats."
They raced aboard on the lower deck and hurried up the
stairs to the second deck.
"Want to stop here?" asked Melanie. "There's
a snack bar on this deck."
"No, come on," urged Beth. "We want to be on
the top deck, where we can see everything. You can always come back down if you
want something from the snack bar."
Melanie made a face, but she followed Beth up the last
flight of steps and out onto the open deck. It was already getting crowded, and
the girls were lucky to find a place to squeeze in next to the railing.
"There they are," said Jana, pointing out first
toward the enormous statue of the lady holding a torch and then to a small
island that was mostly covered by a large brick building with a red roof.
"Oh, neat," exclaimed Katie. "Just think,
this is exactly what all those millions of immigrants saw when they began
coming to America a hundred years ago. Doesn't it make you feel special?"
Jana felt a tingle of excitement at Katie's words. It did
make her feel special. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what it must
have
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