The Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco by Janice Repka

Author:Janice Repka [Repka, Janice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101657614
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2012-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

Elephant tail hair is considered such a good-luck charm that circus folk braid it into bracelets to wear during performances. As Phillip plodded to school the Tuesday after his suspension and saw his bare wrist, he wished he believed in lucky charms. He could use a bit of good luck.

“Hey, look who’s back,” said a kid.

“What’s up, Coleslaw?” said another.

It was weird. They sounded happy to see him. What was weirder was that Phillip felt happy to be back. Not happy to face another gym class, but happy to see his classmates and teachers and get back to his school subjects.

The rest of the week passed quickly. In English, they worked on declarative sentences. In science, they started projects for the science fair. In history, they learned about the Industrial Revolution.

If only there were no gym class tomorrow, Phillip thought Sunday evening. Another stomachache made him skip dinner. He went to bed early but had trouble falling asleep. When he was a little boy and he couldn’t sleep, he and his mom would play war with a deck of magic cards. No matter how they shuffled, they would draw the same cards. Phillip’s eyes would droop, and his mom would tuck him in, pulling the covers up around his big ears.

Phillip wished he were little again.

He looked over at his circus trunk, still where he dropped it on his first day in Hardingtown. Wondering if the cards were in it, he slipped out of bed and lifted the trunk latch. It made a familiar creaking sound. Beneath a rubber chicken and whoopee cushion, he found his pogo stick and juggling balls.

He tossed the three balls into the air and mixed them around, letting them drop back onto his black satin cape in the trunk one at a time. Phillip picked up the cape and unfolded it. A white envelope fell out. His name was written across the envelope, in his mom’s handwriting. His hands began to perspire as he pulled the flap loose and opened the letter.

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