Growing Up Daisy Book 5: Daisy Has the Holiday Blues
in or a place to have food delivered to them Daisy started tapping her pencil again Blanca passed another note to Daisy It said I want to help animals at the animal shelter What do you want to change Daisy wrote in big letters NO MORE HUNGRY PEOPLE Blanca smiled because just then Daisy’s tummy made a tiny purring noise Daisy covered it with her hands and tried not to laugh It seemed she was not good at skipping meals It made her a super loud student No one asked Raymond but he leaned forward and said I’m going to plant trees Blanca rolled her eyes Raymond was just taking the easy way out After hearing the story they all knew that trees were important Plus in science class they learned that trees cleaned the air and were homes for many animals Daisy knew Blanca thought Raymond’s idea was dumb but she thought about last year 10
when he did not do his work at all At least he was doing something She whispered Good choice Raymond Where are you getting your trees from Raymond looked confused He replied Mmmm not sure yet Blanca giggled She asked How about from your own yard Raymond said My parents wouldn’t like it Then he realized she was teasing him He turned red like a tomato Daisy said You’ll think of something Raymond Don’t worry Just then the bell rang Okay superstars Ms Lilly said I can’t wait to see how you plan to change the world Don’t forget your assignment for tomorrow Out in the hall by the lockers Madison was talking with her best friend Lizzie She 11
complained Can you believe she read Dr Seuss to us We are in fourth grade now Madison and Lizzie were really popular but sometimes they acted like really mean girls Madison didn’t like Daisy and Daisy didn’t know why Most of the time Daisy tried to be nice but Blanca couldn’t stand Madison When Daisy overheard she couldn’t help but say I like Dr Seuss a lot Madison said You would since you think like a little kid Daisy ignored Madison’s mean comment She wouldn’t have said anything except Ms Lilly was her favorite teacher ever and she couldn’t stand hearing Madison say bad things about her As Madison walked away Daisy noticed she was wearing colorful rubber wristband bracelets She had pink yellow and green ones on 12
A month ago Daisy had started wearing the bracelets and now all the girls were wearing them The money for each one helped fi ght cancer or something else Seeing them gave Daisy a super fantastic idea 13
