Sophie the Daredevil by Lara Bergen

Author:Lara Bergen [by Bergen, Lara, illustrated by Tallardy, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-545-38895-5
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2011-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

Mindy had a dare? This was perfect!

“Bring it on!” Sophie said.

“Shhh,” Mindy told her. “Not so loud.” She looked around.

Sophie’s shoulders sank. “Hang on. The dare isn’t that I have to go into the boys’ locker room, is it?” she asked.

Mindy slowly grinned. “Oh, don’t worry. It’s nothing like that.”

“Good,” Sophie said. Then she noticed something odd. “Hey, where’s Lily?”

“I left my mermaid towel by the pool. So she went back to get it.” Mindy shrugged.

Sophie rolled her eyes. How did Mindy get Lily to do things like that?

She leaned in toward Mindy. “So what is your dare?”

Mindy wrapped some hair around her finger. Her eyes cut away. Sophie turned to see what Mindy was looking at. The present table?

“I dare you to take one of Mia’s gifts from there,” Mindy said in a low voice.

Sophie didn’t get it. “Why?”

“Because I dare you.” Mindy’s eyes narrowed. “Or are you afraid?”

Afraid? Sophie the Daredevil? Of course she was not! She just thought taking other people’s presents was kind of … stealing. And that it was kind of … wrong.

But what if Sophie took her own gift? It wasn’t really Mia’s yet, after all. Then Sophie could give it to Mia later, like she’d meant to do that all along.

“Well?” Mindy said. She let go of her hair and it bounced up.

Sophie crossed her arms and nodded. “Okay. Consider it done.” Then she turned toward the other table, where everyone was sitting down for lunch.

“Hang on,” said Mindy quickly. “I didn’t tell you which one.”

Oh. Sophie turned back. So Mindy had a special present in mind….

Mindy nodded to one with shiny silver paper. “I dare you to take that one, with the purple bow.”

That purple-bow gift was Kate’s. Sophie had seen her carry it in.

“Okay?” Mindy’s grin looked just a little mean. “Is it still a deal?”

“I said I’d do your dare,” Sophie told her. “And I will.”

She didn’t want to — at all. But what else could a daredevil do? Besides, Sophie only had to take the present. She didn’t have to keep it. Right?

She’d take it and show Mindy. And right away, she’d put it back.

But first it was time to eat. Mia’s parents were passing out the pizza. And Kate was waving to Sophie and calling, “Over here! I saved you a place.”

Sophie waved back and hurried over. She slipped into a seat between Sydney and Kate.

“So what was Mindy talking to you about?” Kate asked.

“Uh …,” Sophie mumbled. She really didn’t want to say.

She wasn’t surprised that Kate had asked. Mindy hardly ever talked to them. And Sophie always told Kate everything. After all, Kate was her best friend. Still, there was something about Mindy’s dare that made her want to keep it in.

“Hmmm?” Kate was waiting for Sophie’s answer.

Sophie looked at her pizza instead.

“Hey, look!” she said finally. “The plates all look like different kinds of balls.” She pointed to Kate’s soccer ball plate. “Want to trade?”

“No, thanks.” Kate grinned and shook her head. “You can keep your football plate.

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