Halloween Parade by Ann M. Martin

Author:Ann M. Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

SQUARE-EYES

Hannie did not sleep well that night. She woke up a lot. And every time she woke up, she thought about the costumes. She knew there was only one thing she could do the next morning. She would have to give her classmates the bad news.

Hannie was the fourth person to arrive in her class the next day. Leslie, Jannie, and Chris were already there.

“Hannie!” Leslie cried. “Where are —”

Then Leslie stopped speaking. She was looking at something behind Hannie. Hannie turned around. Ricky was entering the room. And he was wearing … glasses. Ricky looked as if he wanted to hide behind Hannie.

“Hey! Are those glasses?” cried Chris.

Ricky hurried to his desk. “Yes,” he muttered.

A few more kids came into the room. They spotted Ricky right away. When Karen spotted him, she looked cross. “Ricky, are you imitating me? Are you making fun of me?” she asked. “My glasses are not that bad,” she said, looking at the big square glasses perched on Ricky’s nose. Then she stopped. “Very funny, Ricky. Okay, you can take them off now….” Karen’s voice trailed away. Ricky’s lip was trembling. “Ricky? What is wrong?” asked Karen.

“They are real glasses,” Ricky whispered. “They are not a joke. I had to get them, just like you.”

The kids crowded around Ricky’s desk.

“Four-eyes!” said Hank.

“Batman!” cried Omar.

“Square-eyes!” called Hannie. She could not help herself.

“Boys and girls, what is going on in here?” asked Ms. Colman. She stood at her desk while the kids ran to their seats.

“Ricky got glasses!” Audrey called gleefully.

“My goodness. Another glasses-wearer,” said Ms. Colman. “Ricky, you look very handsome.” (Hannie snorted.) “All right. It is time to change some seats again. Ricky, you need to move to the front row with Natalie and Karen.”

“Ew,” said Karen. (She said it quietly.)

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