The Queen of Cool by Cecil Castellucci

Author:Cecil Castellucci [Castellucci, Cecil]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-7636-6218-9
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2006-09-18T04:00:00+00:00

“Libby! It’s for you!” Mom yells to me.

“Hey, ho!” I say into the phone.

“Hey! I’m not a ho!”

“Tiny?”

“It’s Tina,” she says without missing a beat. “So, tonight’s New Year’s Eve, and you know, I’m just calling around to people I know to see what’s going on. I know that the Science Club is having a party at Melvin’s house, so I could do that. There’s the LPA New Year’s Bash, which is usually a good time. And Sheldon has a date with his telescope to look at the night sky; that’s always an option. But . . .”

“But what?” I ask.

Please don’t invite yourself to my party. Please don’t invite yourself to my party.

“I heard you were having a party, and I know your parties are legendary,” she says.

“How do you know I’m having a party?” I ask.

“Well, I read Perla’s blog. And since she said that all real-life people are invited, and I’m in your real life . . . I was wondering if you really meant it.”

What does it mean when you really mean something, only you don’t really mean it for everyone? Does that make you a liar?

“Why do you want to come to my party?”

“I thought it’d be a fun change,” she says.

We’re both quiet for a moment. Dad always says, when negotiating, never be the first person to speak. So it’s a tug of war.

At last Tiny takes a deep breath and breaks the silence.

“Look, I’m just tired of hanging out with all the same people all the time.”

Unfortunately, I know exactly how she feels.

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