Boys R Us by Lisi Harrison

Author:Lisi Harrison
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Social Issues - General, City & Town Life, Fiction, Health, Lifestyles - City & Town Life, School & Education, Social Issues - Friendship, Charity, Social Issues, Girls & Women, Juvenile Fiction, United States, People & Places, Friendship, Lifestyles, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Mind & Body, General, Social Issues - Adolescence, Cliques (Sociology), Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction, Adolescence
ISBN: 9780606001267
Publisher: San Val, Incorporated
Published: 2009-09-15T07:00:00+00:00

CURRENT STATE OF THE UNION

IN OUT

IBS OCD

Block parties Dinner parties

M.I.A. Mia

OCD

THE RADIO BOOTH

Tuesday, October 20th

12:01 P.M.

Once inside the radio booth, Alicia leaned against the soundproof steel door with all her weight, forcing it to close faster. She was desperate for the dim, recessed lighting, flickering control panel, and nubby gray-carpeted walls. The space was hers, and nothing from the outside world could take that away.

Everywhere Massie and her new friends went these days, people stared. And without Josh and the boys around to distract her, she had nothing to do but watch MAC steal her spotlight.

But inside the radio booth, at exactly 12:05 p.m., Alicia was the star.

“Ehhhhhhmagawd.” She sighed when the door finally closed. She locked it, the click soothing her like Norah Jones. Then she reached for the yellow folder that held the day’s news brief and speed-fanned herself with it, resisting the urge to sneak a peek. She never read the announcements until she was on the air. It was good practice for her career as a live television journalist. It taught her how to think on her heels.

At 12:04, she slipped on the giant headphones, pulled the announcements from their paper sleeve, and got ready to do what she did best. Her fingers flew across the glittery panel of lights, flipping switches and turning dials. Soon, the ON THE AIR sign flashed red overhead.

“Good afternoon, OCD, and welcome to your lunchtime update.” Alicia’s signature opener rolled smoothly off her tongue. “Next week marks the start of Yes, We Canned!, OCD’s first annual canned food drive.” Alicia rolled her eyes to the ceiling at the sound of the corny name that had obviously been Principal Burns’s idea. “Remember to bring two unopened canned goods to school by next Friday.”

After a brief, transitional pause, she continued. “And now onto other, more important news,” she read from her script. “For a limited time, tickets are on sale for Ho Ho Homeless, a beyond fabulous charity event to be held this Friday at 8 p.m.” She wrinkled her nose, wondering who would choose to waste their Friday night on charity work. “The catered, circus-themed event of the season will include a fashion show featuring today’s most popular model-slash-actresses, plus a VIP after-party with a band too hot to even mention.”

Alicia’s journalistic curiosity was starting to get the best of her. She read faster. “The ultra-exclusive platinum ticket package comes with backstage passes, plus the chance to be a guest model in the fashion show.”

Alicia’s heart was starting to race under her Robert Rodriguez embellished tank. How could OCD’s most trusted journalist and gossip not know about an event like this? How could she be so in the dark? Steadying her voice, she finished the announcement. “For more information, contact head board member Massie Blo—”

Suddenly, the air in the booth seem stale and hard to swallow. Somehow, Massie had managed to invade the only sacred space she had left. “ThisisAliciaRiverasigningoffand sayingIheartyou,” she gasp-finished. Ripping off her headphones, she swirled around in her chair and yanked the door open.

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