meri's miror Facing a Frenemy by Jan Fields Illustrated by Tracy Bishop magic wagon
a Package Meredith Mercer tromped down the stairs At the bottom she turned right She stepped over the backpacks and sweaters piled on the floor When she reached the worn couch she sat between stacks of clean clothes that were ready to be put away Her eyes stayed on the pages of her book the whole time Meri you should watch when you walk her mother said as she passed through the room on the way to her office You could fall Yes Mom Meri said without looking up She was at the best part of her favorite book Anne of Green Gables I could never express all my sorrow Meri read in a whisper No not if I used up the whole dictionary You must just imagine it
Are you reading that old book again Meri's sister Judith groaned She picked up a pile of clean clothes and balanced it on another pile so she could sit on the couch I'll go to the library with you if you need a new book Meri shook her head I like rereading books Judith snorted I never reread The library is full of new books I could never read them all If I reread a book I might miss a really good new one Meri knew this was true And she did worry about that sometimes But she couldn't give up her old books She loved them They were like visiting friends Judith stretched her long legs out in front of the couch So is Kaylin still being awful at school Meri sighed and closed her book She said my hair looks like a nest She stuck a plastic egg in it It fell out and rolled across my worktable Everyone laughed
