Chapter One Bake Sale Surprise I have a big surprise Mrs Proton the school principal said during morning announcements The entire fifth grade at Roarington Elementary chattered Think we’re going to have a bonus science fair Paisley whispered to Ben Doubtful Maybe we’ll get out of school early That will give us some extra lab time Ben replied Extra lab time would be awesome though Paisley secretly hoped Roarington Elementary would have 6
another science fair This year’s was epic I’m sure Mrs Proton is going to brag about my recent spelling bee win Whitney-Raelynn said Paisley clenched her teeth together to keep herself from saying something she might regret In her mind Whitney-Raelynn won by default Paisley and Ben had to skip the spelling bee to help Paisley’s mom with an adventure Paisley might’ve been great at science and math but she was a good speller and had been practicing Ben had even better odds of winning the spelling bee fourteen percent more likely according to his calculations Are you pregnant Arjun asked Mrs Proton Mrs Proton laughed Goodness no but I did become a grandma recently The surprise is that we’ll be getting some new science equipment Rosalind reclined in her wheelchair on the back two wheels and then popped forward cheering Calm down Mrs Proton said Don’t get too excited yet because each grade level will need to 7
participate in some fund-raising There will be a fifth grade bake sale at the PTA meeting and to add some excitement there will be a prize given for the best treat I’m going to win another award at Roarington Elementary But first I’m going to take home the city spelling bee trophy Whitney-Raelynn said looking right at Paisley with a smirk We’ll see about that Paisley said trying to think of the yummiest most creative treat she could think of for the bake sale Mrs Proton went over some of the bake sale rules but Paisley was lost in thought Her dad made amazing jalapeño cornbread and Paisley and her mom went wild for his sweet potato biscuits with cumin and chili Her stomach rumbled but she wanted to dream up something even more unique with Ben The fifth graders continued to buzz about the bake sale and even Mrs Beaker their science teacher gave them free time to brainstorm recipes Cooking is all about chemistry Mrs Beaker said 8
Don’t forget math Paisley said Cooking involves a lot of measurement Mrs Beaker huffed Of course it is all about math Paisley decided not to add health or anything else to the list so Mrs Beaker wouldn’t change her mind
