Fabulous Five 001 - Seventh-Grade Rumors (9 page)

Beth was breathless as she raced to the spot by the school
fence where The Fabulous Five met every morning before class. "You're not
going to believe this," she said, "but the rumor we heard before is
true. Laura McCall
is
going to have a party, and—get this!—she's asking
everyone from
her
old school, but she's inviting ALL of the boys and
NONE of the girls from Mark Twain!"

"Wait a minute," said Jana. "How do you know?
It's probably just some rumor The Fantastic Foursome are spreading to make us
mad." Even though Laura had come up with the idea that had led them to
Beth when she was missing, Jana still wasn't certain they could trust her.

"Lisa Snow said that Laura and her friends are passing
out invitations in RED ENVELOPES to the boys," said Beth.

"Red envelopes?" said Katie, making a face. "How
corny. Are they supposed to look like valentines or something?"

Beth shrugged. "Who knows? But Lisa found out from Mark
Peters. He said that he got one and so did every other seventh-grade boy from
Mark Twain. And even worse, they're all planning to go."

"Boy, that's sneaky," said Christie. "Everyone
says that her dad lets her do anything she wants to do and that he isn't even
home when she has her parties. How could the boys resist going?"

Melanie was fuming. "Laura wants all the boys for
herself," she blurted out. "She's been trying to get Shane Arrington
for ages, and now she's going after my boyfriend, Scott Daly, too.
Well
,
she can't have either one of them. I'll make sure of that!
"

Will Laura succeed in having all of the Mark Twain boys
and none of the girls at her party? What will Melanie do to keep Laura away
from both Shane and Scott? Find out in
The Fabulous Five
#2: THE
TROUBLE WITH FLIRTING.