CHAPTER ONE Miss G and Me Blah blah something something blah blah The teacher went on blah blahing about something something while I just stared out the window watching a dog on the playground He had stopped to sprinkle on the monkey bars I would have to remember not to climb on that side of the monkey bars at recess I would also have to remember to tell everyone else not to climb on that side
ANNIE PITTS ARTICHOKE Everyone except Matthew that is I would tell him after he did When the dog wandered off I stared at my reflection in the glass I tilted my head and practiced smiling I practiced smiling every chance I got because someday I was going to be a movie star and I would have to smile a lot for the camera I would also have to cry a lot I made a frown in the glass and tried to think of something sad I thought about the time my hamster died I was about to cry really but then I saw Matthew's reflection behind mine He was making silly faces It's so hard to be a serious actress when someone is making silly faces behind you Matthew's reflection suddenly disappeared disappeared because something large came between us It was Miss Goshengepfeffer Earth to Annie Pitts she said
Miss G AND ME I turned around and said Sorry Miss G Miss Goshengepfeffer was nice enough to let us call her Miss G but she was not nice enough to let us daydream in class It was the beginning of the school year and I was still in my summer mode It was hard to pay attention Miss G returned to the front of the room As I was saying she said looking my way the play will be for your parents and for the rest of the school too We'll write it together and everyone will have a part Play Did I Annie Pitts future star hear that magic word play My best friend Sara and I used to put on plays in her backyard We charged kids a quarter to see them which was really a bargain I mean an arcade game costs a quarter and it can be over in less than a minute Our plays went on for hours Since Sara moved away this past
