EllRay Jakes Is Magic by Sally Warner

Author:Sally Warner [Warner, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780698139398
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-03-05T16:00:00+00:00

11

THAT SPECIAL BOOK

It is Tuesday morning, and the lady in our school office just posted the list for Friday afternoon’s talent show on the bulletin board next to her office door.

I GOT IN THE SHOW.

Oh. No.

Jared and Stanley got in, too. They are whooping and high-fiving each other like crazy in the hall, shouting “Dude” and “Dog!” while Kevin tells everyone who walks by the good news.

I feel numb from the top of my hair down to the end of my toenails.

See, I was so sure I didn’t get in. After I did my first trick, the lady judge with the blonde hair asked me if I could make my coin trick bigger, so people at the back of the audience could see it better. That’s when I lost the tiny piece of hope about getting in I had secretly been holding onto, because—what did that lady think? That since I had created two quarters out of a dime in front of her very eyes, why not make two Frisbees out of a little round plate so kids in the back row could see the illusion better?

Yeah, lady! I can do my coin trick bigger—when my hands grow giant-sized.

That’s what I should have said.

But I’m too polite, thanks to my parents.

Instead, I stared at my feet and shook my head no.

“Well, it was a wonderful trick anyway,” she said, trying to cheer me up.

Luckily, nothing went wrong with the “Cut String Made Whole” illusion. And the blonde lady didn’t ask me if I could do it with a rope and a hose instead, so everyone could see better.

I guess I could, if my hands were still huge, lady.

I was so sure I hadn’t gotten in!

“Congratulations, EllRay,” Emma says as Annie Pat smiles.

“Yeah,” Corey says. “I was really worried, but I knew you’d do it, dude. Your tricks were awesome. As much as I could tell from the third row, anyway. Sorry I’m gonna miss the show,” he adds, looking sad.

“Thanks,” I croak.

“I couldn’t see your act very well,” Heather complains. “Especially your first trick. And I was in the second row.”

“I couldn’t see either one,” Kevin says. “But magic is cool, and so is EllRay. So it’s good he got in.”

Kevin is probably feeling generous because Jared and Stanley are so happy. I wish he was still my whole-best friend, instead of just being half-best. “Thanks,” I tell him, trying to smile.

Only four more days until the talent show, when almost no one will be able to see my lame illusions. But even though part of me is horrified I got in, another part is feeling tingly and warm, like something truly magical has happened.

I wish there was such a thing as real magic!

If I were a wizard, for example, I could truly astound even the biggest and hairiest sixth-grader on Friday—instead of doing two beginner’s tricks they either already know or won’t be able to see.

They’ll probably all be whispering and texting during my act, even though that’s not allowed.

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