First Chair

First Chair — page 1 — For Aaron M ara K assidy M y heart m y life Always A C and D elaney w Pub www abdopublishing com Published by Magic Wagon a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Calico is a trademark and logo of Magic Wagon Printed in the United States of America North Mankato CIP Minnesota 102014 012015 Written by Amy Cobb Illustrations by Anna Cattish Edited by Megan M Gunderson Bridget O’Brien Cover and interior design by Candice Keimig Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cobb Amy author First chair by Amy Cobb illustrated by Anna Cattish pages cm Band geeks Summary Flutist Hope James is under a lot of pressure from her mother to win ﬁrst chair in the band so when Sherman Frye enrolls at Benton Bluff Junior High she panics because she knows he is better so Hope and her friend Baylor come up with a plan to sabotage Sherman not realizing that he is under pressure too ISBN 978-1-62402-074-2 1 Bands Music Juvenile ﬁction 2 Identity Psychology Juvenile ﬁction 3 Mother and child Juvenile ﬁction 4 Best friends Juvenile ﬁction 5 Friendship Juvenile ﬁction 6 Middle schools Juvenile ﬁction 1 Bands Music Fiction 2 Identity Fiction 3 Mother and child Fiction 4 Best friends Fiction 5 Friendship ction graciously Fiction 6 Junior high schools for ry Vaught Fiction 7 Schools Fiction music to Lar for Megan Gunderson ise and passion thanks I Cattish Anna illustrator tion ra special AC ustrator II Title t ing his exper th ext ia Gore taking a chance on me to Clel PZ7 1 C63Fi 2015 shar grateful forever 813 6 dc23 for and Candice Keimig am Wi I 2014029142

First Chair — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC Chapter 1 Room 217 4 65 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter Chapter 6 51 45 32 Chapter 8 Drums Versus Trumpet 94 Chapter 2 Beadle Glatt 12 4 Chapter 4 Calling All Ducks 40 18 Chapter 3 Shadowing Sherman 26 Chapter 5 Sour Notes 52 Chapter 6 Say Band 67 Chapter 7 Gimme a Beat 82 SPOTLIGHTING SHERMAN p THE SCOOP p GOING UNDERCOVER p BEST FLUTIST FOREVER p SHERMAN SHOWS UP p OPERATION NO-SHOW SHERMAN p FAKING A NOTE p ABANDON THE MISSION p BOOK 10 MUSICAL CHAIRS p Chapter 9 Drum Roll Please 105 EM p Chapter 8 Chapter 9 105 90 84 Chapter 7 78 Chapter

First Chair — page 3 — 1 Chapter SPOTLIGHTING SHERMAN The puck glided straight toward my goal At the last second I slid my mallet across the table and hit the puck Block It bounced against the side of the table and banked right into my opponent’s goal She never saw it coming Point I said as the electronic score on the side of the table switched from five to six Hope How do you do that my best friend Baylor Meece asked I’m not giving away all of my secrets I smiled One more point and I’d win If air hockey were an Olympic sport I’d have a wall of gold medals Baylor served So I’m getting new neighbors Cool I said keeping my eye on the puck One hit with my mallet sent it sliding back to Baylor 4

First Chair — page 4 — They have a son She blocked it and the puck crossed back over the centerline I think he’s in our grade I hit the puck again Is he cute Baylor set her mallet on top of the puck stopping play Errr Foul I said You can’t do that That doesn’t count if you want me to answer your question Baylor said Fine I said That foul did count And the puck should’ve been mine to serve But I didn’t push it Ever since my sister left for college Baylor was the only person who played air hockey with me Anyway I haven’t gotten a really good look at him yet Baylor said still hanging on to the puck I just know he has brown curly hair So maybe She sounded hopeful He’s got to be better than the guy who just moved out Yeah Baylor said nodding He was so gross 5

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