job if she can’t deal with teens And she can’t Trust me Madison is right says a girl with shoulder-length red hair and a freckled nose Madison beams at the red-haired girl Stella understands You’re right says Olivia What do you think Char-lotte Sum-mers says Madison About what About Abby of course She’s pathetic right I don’t know her yet I say You’d better make up your mind soon Madison wrinkles her nose as if I smell bad It can get lonely at camp My heart thumps so loudly I’m sure everyone in the cabin hears it I’ve only been here an hour and I already hate Camp Singing Hills 6 Frieda Wishinsky
Chapter Two It’s 6 45 am Most of my bunkmates are asleep except for Ellie who’s reading Madison is two beds over from me and most of her clothes are still piled on the floor I turn over and try to fall back asleep but it’s useless I was excited when Grandma suggested I spend my last year as a camper at Camp Singing Hills 7
Grandma wanted to give me a treat before I began high school Start you off right said Grandma And you’ll make lovely new friends A treat Lovely new friends Madison Stella and Olivia aren’t lovely Why are they mean Why do they want me to take sides I just want to make friends and have fun This isn’t fun At seven I slip out of bed and stumble to the bathroom I wash my face I grab my toothbrush but before I can squeeze out toothpaste there’s loud banging I peek out to see Madison and Olivia pounding on Abby’s door Get up Stella is hurt The door flies open and Abby rushes over to Stella’s bed Stella moans and rubs her leg all the way down to her blue-polished toenails Madison and Olivia hover around her Can’t you see she needs help Do something Abby Madison demands 8 Frieda Wishinsky
What’s the matter Stella asks Abby My leg Stella groans It hurts Is it broken asks Jen as she slides out of her bed and hurries over with Sarah whose bed is beside hers Stella shakes her head I don’t think it’s broken but it hurts like crazy I need the nurse Can you stand on your other leg asks Abby Maybe A little Help me Abby extends her hand Stella grabs it so tightly that Abby winces Oh oh Stella groans She slides to the edge of her bed Abby bends over to help her stand Stella wraps her arms around Abby’s neck She slips into her blue flip-flops The pain The pain Stella groans Everyone in the cabin is up Even Ellie peers up from her book No one says anything It’s like we’re watching a movie 9 Camp Disaster
