Heads Up! by Matt Christopher

Author:Matt Christopher [CHRISTOPHER, MATTHEW F]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780316094320
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2009-12-19T05:00:00+00:00

Amanda was dumbfounded. She grabbed the envelope and turned it over and over, looking for a sign of who had sent it. She found nothing.

She hesitated. She was burning to know who had sent the clipping. But her mother had always told her not to read other people’s mail. Still, if the envelope was already open... ?

The sound of a car door slamming solved the problem for her. Hastily, she stuffed the clipping back into the envelope, put the envelope on the counter, and rushed out of the kitchen.

Amanda waited all day for her mother to comment about the envelope. But she didn’t. Amanda almost asked her about it. But her mother might think it was odd if she did. After all, Amanda had never asked her about her mail before.

Then, at dinner, she thought she was going to hear about it at last.

“I got something interesting in the mail today,” Mrs. Caler said.

“What was it?” Amanda’s sister Amelia asked. Amelia was three years older than Amanda. She had just come home from ballet class. As usual, her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she was wearing a leotard and a pair of shorts.

Amanda held her breath. Was she about to learn what else was in the envelope and who had sent it?

She wasn’t. Instead of the plain envelope, Mrs. Caler pulled out a fancy pink one. She waved it at Amelia.

“We finally got that information about ballet school!” she crowed happily. She pulled a booklet out of the envelope and opened it between Amelia and Amanda.

“Doesn’t this look wonderful?” she asked the girls.

Amelia’s reply was a squeal of delight. Amanda didn’t say anything.

After all, her mother had always told her it was better to say nothing at all if you couldn’t say something nice.

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