Yes it is I said You heard what Mr O’Neil said in assembly on Monday Mr O’Neil is the principal at our school Somers Elementary School I forget Penny said He said that Mr Ramos counted up all the books in the library that every class had checked out to read And Mrs Finkel’s class had checked out more books than anyone else had So we won the library sleepover and we get to go to school tonight and bring sleeping bags and have a campout in the library Mr Ramos is our school librarian in case you were wondering It’s not fair Penny said I didn’t even know there was a contest I would have checked out more books We didn’t know there was a contest either I said Mr O’Neil and Mr Ramos and 10
all the teachers kept it a secret from all the kids It’s cool to win a contest you know you entered But it’s even cooler to win a secret contest It’s still not fair Penny said with a pout I got my princess hand mirror from the top of my dresser and went to add it to the top of the pile of things I was bringing to school If you keep making that pouty face it’ll freeze that way I told Penny which was something my Grandma Dee once said to me No it won’t Penny said still pouting Let me see She grabbed the mirror from me and I grabbed back It’s mine I said tugging harder I’m packing it Girls Dad said The mirror slipped through both of our 11
fingers and smashed to the ground When I picked it back up there was a crack down the center Oooh Penny said Now you get seven years of bad luck That’s what Bruce from my class says I sucked in my breath Oh no But you made me do it Okay that’s enough Dad said It’s a 12
silly superstition Stella throw the mirror away and But it’s my favorite It’s broken he said You don’t need it for the sleepover anyway He patted the space on the bed next to him Penny come sit here and hold Marco Stella where’s your list Penny sat down next to Dad and he passed Marco over He and Penny started to play the tongue game which is one of the only games Marco can play And it’s not really a game You just stick your tongue out and then Marco sticks his tongue out too I gave Dad the piece of paper Mrs Finkel had passed out on Friday Across the top it said SOMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SLEEPOVER CHECKLIST 13
