Take Charge by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson [Carlson, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-310-73050-7
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2012-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

Take Charge

chapter one

“Did you guys hear the latest news?” asked Amy as soon as she entered the clubhouse, an old parked bus the girls had fixed up this past summer, to find her four friends already there and waiting for her.

“You mean that Amy Ngo is actually late for the first time in her life?” teased Carlie as she pointed to her watch.

“I’m sorry,” she told them. “My mother and I were having … uh … a little discussion.”

“Don’t you mean more like an argument?” asked Morgan. Then she winked at Amy. “Sorry, but I couldn’t help overhearing you guys on my way over here. Man, I had no idea your sweet little mom could yell like that.”

Amy rolled her eyes. “Yes, well, my mother seems to have gotten the idea that I’m spoiled.”

“Goodness,” said Emily with wide blue eyes. “Where would she get an idea like that?” The other girls laughed.

“Thanks a lot!” Amy frowned at the four of them.

“Hey,” said Chelsea, “don’t feel too bad. These guys think I’m spoiled too. You’re in good company.”

Amy sank down into the couch next to Chelsea, folding her arms across her chest. “Fine,” she snapped. “Maybe we are both a little bit spoiled. But I’m a hard worker too!”

“I know you are,” said Morgan in a kind voice. “We all know you are.”

“Now, what’s the news, Amy?” asked Emily. “What did you want to tell us?”

“You guys didn’t hear what happened last night?” She looked hopefully at her four friends. She loved being the person who knew something that the others hadn’t heard yet. Of course, she didn’t like the title that often went with it. All during grade school she had suffered being called Miss Ngo It All. But since starting seventh grade, she’d been trying to avoid that label.

“No, Amy,” said Carlie. “Spill the beans!”

“Well, you know last night was the first football game at Boscoe Bay High, and they weren’t supposed to win —”

“But they beat the pants off of Wedgeport,” interrupted Emily. “That’s old news, Amy. My brother actually took me to the game, and it was a —”

“That’s not my news,” said Amy. She scowled at Emily.

“Okay then,” said Morgan. “What is it?”

“According to today’s newspaper, it happened after the game last night. A bunch of vandals from Wedgeport High attacked the city park and made a total mess of it.”

“McPhearson Park?” asked Morgan sadly.

“Yes. They actually drove their four-wheel-drive vehicles into the park and pulled down the swings and lampposts and knocked over trees and everything. The grass was totally torn up from their tires. The photo in the newspaper made it look like a hurricane had hit. I would’ve brought it, but my dad was still reading the editorials.”

“That’s too bad,” said Emily. “That was such a pretty park.”

“I know …” Amy sighed. “I used to play there all the time when I was a little girl. I have so many happy memories of it … and now it looks like a war zone.”

“Well, I’m sure they will fix it up and it —”

“No,” said Amy quickly.

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