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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

Ali did a little bounce on the couch. “All we have to do is research how much bacteria the average plant or person has on them and then do a rough estimate!”

Emily squealed. “That’s brilliant! Of course, we can just assume that any boys we see are covered in billions of bacteria, since they smell so bad.” They erupted into giggles, loud enough that the school librarian shushed them, which made them giggle more.

“Okay, here’s the plan,” said Emily. “Come to my house after school next week. We’ll do the field research and then decide how to organize our presentation. Isn’t it great Mr. Corby made us partners? Usually I have to come up with ideas by myself, but we work so well together!”

Now Ali understood why Jackson had agreed to move. There was something about Emily that made you want to please her, which was probably why she was so popular. “I can’t do it Monday afternoon—I have debate team.”

“I didn’t know you joined the debate team,” Emily said, as if she should have.

“Uh-huh. I’m kind of nervous because we start debating next week.”

“You’ll be great,” Emily declared. “I should have joined. I’m going to be a lawyer when I grow up like my dad. He loves debating.” Ali was surprised by how wistful she sounded.

“I bet it’s not too late for you to join.”

Emily shook her head. “I can’t. Tuesday is my only free day. I figure skate, do modern dance, take Japanese lessons, and volunteer with my mom at the community center.”

“Whoa.”

“My dad says you can only be excellent if you put in the work.” She wrote her address and phone number on a rainbow-colored sticky note. “Why don’t you come home with me on Tuesday? My mom can drive you home afterward if your parents can’t come get you.”

Mr. Corby popped his head into the library. “Time to come back, everybody!”

Emily linked her arm through Ali’s. “We are going to be such an amazing team!”

Ali nodded. They were an amazing team, and Emily was exactly the kind of person she wanted to be friends with: popular, smart, and nice. Now all she had to do was make Emily want to be friends with her.

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