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Chapters (68)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Chapter One
  7. Three
  8. Four
  9. Five
  10. Six
  11. Chapter Two
  12. Seven
  13. Eight
  14. Nine
  15. Chapter Three
  16. Ten
  17. Eleven
  18. Chapter Four
  19. Twelve
  20. Thirteen
  21. Fourteen
  22. Chapter Five
  23. Fifteen
  24. Sixteen
  25. Chapter Six
  26. Seventeen
  27. Eighteen
  28. Nineteen
  29. Chapter Seven
  30. Twenty
  31. Twenty-One
  32. Twenty-Two
  33. Chapter Eight
  34. Twenty-Three
  35. Twenty-Four
  36. Twenty-Five
  37. Chapter Nine
  38. Twenty-Six
  39. Twenty-Seven
  40. Chapter Ten
  41. Twenty-Eight
  42. Twenty-Nine
  43. Thirty
  44. Thirty-One
  45. Chapter Eleven
  46. Thirty-Two
  47. Thirty-Three
  48. Thirty-Four
  49. Thirty-Five
  50. Chapter Twelve
  51. Thirty-Six
  52. Thirty-Seven
  53. Thirty-Eight
  54. Chapter Thirteen
  55. Thirty-Nine
  56. Forty
  57. Forty-One
  58. Forty-Two
  59. Chapter Fourteen
  60. Forty-Three
  61. Forty-Four
  62. Forty-Five
  63. Forty-Six
  64. Forty-Seven
  65. Chapter Fifteen
  66. The Following Summer
  67. About the Author
  68. About the Publisher

Her wish to be invisible came true at school the next morning. Emily didn’t acknowledge her when she walked past. She saw Murray and Cassie talking to Tom Power farther down the hallway and waved. Murray’s wave was half-hearted, and Cassie didn’t wave at all. What was going on? She waited for Tom to leave and then joined them.

“Hi, guys.”

Cassie and Murray exchanged a look she couldn’t decipher.

“Apparently, a cat was on the loose in school yesterday,” said Murray.

Ali did her best to sound nonchalant. “Oh yeah?”

Murray crossed his arms. “Spill it, Sloane. Why did you turn into a cat?”

“I didn’t—”

Cassie interrupted her. “Ali, we know it was you. Emily and Taylor said the cat was in the girls’ washroom.”

Before Ali could respond, Murray added, “Plus, you weren’t in last class. Did you turn into a cat so you could ditch school? Were you that mad that our presentation was better than yours? ’Cause it sure seemed like it to us. You didn’t smile or laugh at all. We didn’t do that to you.”

“Yours was great!” Ali hated how shrill she sounded.

Cassie shook her head. “I don’t believe you.”

It was embarrassing to tell them she’d changed because she’d didn’t want Emily and Taylor to know she’d overhead them talking about her and that she hadn’t smiled during their presentation because it hurt her feelings that they hadn’t picked her to participate. Not that they’d believe her, based on the angry looks they were sending her way.

ALI’S RULES WHEN YOU’RE CORNERED

  1. Don’t let people know you’re upset.
  2. Try to escape.
  3. Come out swinging.

She shrugged. “I don’t know what the big deal is. It was fun when I changed Saturday afternoon.”

“That was different!” said Murray. “You were testing your powers, not ditching school.”

“I wasn’t! I didn’t have time to change back before Ms. Ryder put me outside!”

Cassie rolled her eyes. “You expect us to believe you? First you say you didn’t turn into a cat, now you say you did, but you got put outside against your will. Which is the truth?”

It was like Ali was cornered by the Rottweiler again. She knew she should try to make them understand, but Cassie’s condescension smarted. “I don’t like being interrogated!” she said. “We’re supposed to be friends. Imagine how stupid I felt when you picked other people to play Jeopardy and not me.”