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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

“Good. We went down to Tin Can Beach to see the seals.”

Cassie’s eyes lit up. “What were they like?”

“They’re way bigger than I imagined they’d be. There was a zoologist and a marine biologist there, taking pictures and notes. It was so interesting!”

“I wish I’d gone too. Figures you’d go with Emily.”

Ali crossed her arms. “I went with Emily because we were working on our project.” Why was Cassie being so difficult?

“I’m sorry,” Cassie whispered. “I’m being stupid. I’d like to do fun things with you too.”

This was uncharted territory. Ali had never been in demand before. She didn’t want to disappoint Cassie. “Maybe we could go this weekend if they’re still there.”

“Are you serious? That would be great! I bet Murray will want to go too. We’ll bike there; it only takes half an hour. Murray and I used to go to Tin Can Beach a lot in the summer, before Alfie arrived.”

ALI’S RULES FOR WHEN YOU SUDDENLY FIND YOURSELF POPULAR

  1. Enjoy it.
  2. Enjoy it.
  3. Enjoy it.

“Sure,” said Ali, pleased she’d made Cassie happy again.

Cassie dug into her lunch with newfound gusto. “So, what did you change into last night?”

Ali leaned across the table. “A chipmunk, an ant, and a lion.”

“No way!”

“Yup.”

“Which did you like better?”

“For sure the lion. I was terrified someone would step on me when I was an ant, and the antennae felt so strange. Did you know ants use them to smell?”

Cassie nodded. “Em . . . I mean, I did a project about ants in grade two.”

“I turned back when I spied a spider in the corner. It was staring at me, like I was supper or something.”

“Gross.”

“Gross is right.”

Cassie sat back in her chair. “You have the most interesting life ever.”

Ali leaned back, surprised by the compliment and the look of admiration on Cassie’s face. She’d been so worried about becoming a Copycat that she hadn’t considered the flip side of her predicament—that she was the only person at Princess Elizabeth School who could do what she could do. It was kind of amazing. There was only one problem: no one besides Cassie and Murray could know. It kind of made her sad. Imagine how popular she’d be if everyone knew. She’d have more friends than she knew what to do with!

Twenty-Five

“Let’s talk about evolution,” Mr. Corby said in science class that afternoon. “Many, if not all, of the organisms we’ve been studying this past week have evolved to adapt to their environment.”

Murray raised his hand. “I read about this cool moth whose wings look like owl eyes so that its predators will leave it alone.”