Catch Us If You Can (9780545539487) by Mclean Hope

Author:Mclean, Hope [Mclean, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2013-03-18T22:00:00+00:00

“Did you hear that?” Willow asked. “He says he called the police himself after Principal Frederickson talked to him.”

“The shadow of thievery will not stain our school’s reputation!” Atkinson was yelling into the camera, and Jasmine turned off the TV. It was too hard to watch.

“I can’t believe he called us out … on TV,” she groaned. “This is so embarrassing!”

“And don’t forget,” Willow said. “The competition today is being hosted by Atkinson Prep.”

Jasmine groaned again. “Can this day get any worse?” She dumped her granola into the garbage. She had lost her appetite.

“Jasmine? Are you there?” Willow asked on the phone.

Jasmine felt like crying. This was even worse than her nightmare!

“I’m here,” she said in a sad voice. “Willow, what are we going to do?”

“Let’s meet at school an hour before we’re supposed to leave for the quiz bowl so we can all talk about this,” Willow suggested. “I’ll let Erin and Lili know.”

When Jasmine walked into Ms. Keatley’s classroom later that morning, Willow was there waiting for her. They looked at each other and shook their heads sadly.

“I feel like it’s all my fault,” Willow said. “I’m the one who wanted to tell Principal Frederickson.”

Just then, Erin burst into the room, and she looked angry.

“Your fault?” she asked. “No way! What kind of an adult goes on the news to bad-mouth sixth-grade kids? What a creep!”

She collapsed into a chair, holding her phone.

“I’ve been getting texts all morning,” Erin complained. “Frankie, one of my friends from the Colonial quiz bowl team, said he thought we were supposed to be the good guys! Now everyone thinks we’re jerks.”

Willow frowned. “I haven’t checked my Chatter page yet.” She pulled out her phone. Her frown deepened as she read the messages.

“Here’s a post from our ‘friend’” — Willow said the word sarcastically — “Isabel. It says, ‘Who’s the cheater now?’”

Lili moped in, her shoulders hunched over. There wasn’t a dash of glitter to be seen anywhere on her outfit.

“Hey,” she said in a quiet voice. “Worst day ever, or what?”

The rest of the Jewels exchanged worried glances. Lili could find the silver lining in anything, even when the cafeteria served meat loaf. Without even realizing it, they’d all been counting on her to cheer them up somehow.

“Yes.” Erin nodded. “The. Worst. Day. Ever,” she said, slowly emphasizing each word.

“My mom is furious,” Willow said. “She’s going to call Principal Frederickson first thing Monday morning.”

Jasmine thought of her mother walking in right after she’d gotten off the phone with Willow that morning. Through her tears, Jasmine had barely been able to explain to her what had happened.

“My mom said maybe I shouldn’t be on the quiz bowl team anymore,” Jasmine admitted. “She said all this drama isn’t healthy.”

Lili nodded. “My mom was even talking about sending me to Atkinson with Eli!” She avoided looking at her friends’ faces. “She said that maybe you guys aren’t good influences. I told her the truth, and she seemed to believe me. But if anything else happens, I’m Atkinson bound.

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