The Grass Is Always Greener by Jen Calonita

Author:Jen Calonita [CALONITA, JEN]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Family - Parents, Juvenile Fiction / Family - Siblings, Juvenile Fiction / Juvenile Fiction - Social Issues - Adolescence, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General, Juvenile Fiction / Family - Stepfamilies
ISBN: 9780316231169
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2013-04-15T16:00:00+00:00

Twelve

Mira and Charlotte spun so fast that Mira thought she was going to throw up.

“Go faster!” yelled a small boy who was dancing in their circle.

“If we go any faster, you’ll be airborne, darling.” Charlotte’s hair kept getting in her mouth as she spun. Mira had told her friend to put it in a ponytail, but Charlotte always preferred to leave her red locks loose, and the parade was moving so quickly there was no time for the girls to catch their breath.

The kickoff to Founders Day was starting with a bang. The parade would begin the two-week-long celebration that included a street fair the following Saturday and the Crystal Ball that Sunday. With so much happening, one could easily get party fatigue, but the Butterflies were starting things off right. The sight of their sparkly green float, loud DJ, and confetti guns that blasted every few minutes was working the crowd into a frenzy. It was a gorgeous day and Main Street was jammed as if it were the Fourth of July. People waved green flags, held up banners, and cheered when they weren’t ushering their kids off the curb and into the street, of all places, to dance. There was a reason Victor Strausburg laid down roots here, Mira thought proudly, and Emerald Cove was nothing if not proud of its heritage.

“Okay, y’all!” Nicole’s green getup shone bright as she yelled into a microphone from atop the Butterflies’ float. “We have to move this party to our next stop or this parade will never end.” The DJ lowered the music to background noise and the Butterflies began saying good-bye. “You can catch us again at the Founders Day Street Fair next Saturday. Kids can mine for emeralds at our mining station benefiting the Emerald Cove Children’s Hospital. Hope to see y’all there!”

Mira had no clue how Izzie got Savannah to let Nicole be emcee, but she was glad she had. Nicole had the perfect voice for a DJ, while Savannah always did better playing the part of beauty queen. As the rest of the Butterflies jumped off at each stop to dance with people, Savannah stood high on her pedestal, looked pretty, and did a solo. Mira thought she looked ridiculous, but Savannah didn’t seem to see it that way.

“My face is going to permanently freeze like this,” Izzie said with a fake smile as Mira ascended the sparkling green stairs at the back of the flatbed truck. Mr. Emerald continued to dance behind them, and was actually a Miss—Millie, whom Savannah had forced to wear a papier-mâché head and a green leotard as part of the thankless job. “Are we done yet?” Izzie groaned. “I’m already tired.”

“Sorry, club leader, we still have two more stops.” Violet spun by her, her long dark brown hair swaying in the breeze. Despite the insanity of being part of a moving dance party, most of the club had gotten into the idea, especially once the music started blasting.

Izzie sighed. “I could handle four stops if we didn’t have to wear these costumes.

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