Chapter8WhenIgothome,myjawached.Fromtalkingtoomuch.Atdinnertime,Ihadahardtimechewingmymeatloaf.Well,itcould’vebeenworse.Iwasremindedconstantlytoorganizemystuffforschool.Iwouldreplydefensively,“Well,Istillhave29daysleft!”Surprisingly,29daysflewmuchtooquickly.“Stephanie,wakeup.”“Mmph.”“Today’syourfirstdayofschool,”saidmomgently.“Boo-what?”Igotoffmybedanddressedquickly.Myactionswereveryal...[
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Chapter7Sally’sgrindisappearedasquicklyasithadcome.Momexchangedworriedlookswithdad.Grandmathunderedintothelivingroomtoseewhathadhappened.ElizabethandAngelastoppedwhattheyweredoingtostareatme,andStevestartedlaughingandscreaminginjoy.MomsaidhastilytoSally,“Itoldyoushewouldn’ttakeitinthateasily!”Sallythensaid,“Don’tworry,Stephanie.Yoursister,Elizabethisgoingtoschooltoo.Onlyshe’sgoingtoRightSou...[
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Chapter6AsIunwrappedeachpresentcarefully,IalwaysclosedmyeyessoIwouldn’tseeorcatchaglimpseofit.Butwhenitwasfullyunwrapped,IwouldopenmyeyesandbeabsolutelydelightedatwhatIsaw.Grandmacaughtmedoingthisandsaid,“Whatareyoudoing?Playinghideandseekwiththepresent?”“Ofcourse,not!Ijustwanttostretchthesuspense.”ThenAngelacameuptomeandstartedsaying(ortryingtosay),“Areyoustillvomiting?”Butwhatcameoutwas,“...[
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Chapter5Iwasjustsittingthere.Notdoinganything.Notevenbreathingpractically.Everybodycameovertome.“Getup!Getup!Getup!”shriekedmom’svoice.Icameoffofmychairslowly.Ididn’tmeantobeslow.Ididn’thavethestrengthtobefastandstandup.SoIcollapsedontothefloor.Butnotallthepeoplewerecleaning.Sally,mom,andgrandmawerebusilycleaningthechairandthetable.(Someofmyvomitdrippedonthechairandtable,too.)Dadwasn’tcleani...[
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Chapter4“Mom!”IwasbeingchasedbyElizabeetwhohadahardtoyinherhands.WhathappenedwasIwaseatingcandy.ThenElizabethsawthecandyandsaid,“That’smine!”Ishruggedandignoredher.NowshewasangrybecauseIwashalfwaydonewiththecandybarandbecauseIignoredher.Sheasked,“Wheredidyougetthatcandy?”Iansweredsimplyandcarelessly.ButfirstIsighed.“Oh,Ifounditonthetable.”ThatwashowElizabeetgotmadatme.ThenIheardaloudroar....[
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Chapter3“Sohowwaseverybody’ssleep?”ThereweresoftmumblesasananswertoSally’squestion.Everyoneatetheirpreparedbreakfastquietly.Thisistooquiet,thoughtSally.IbetIcanwakeeveryoneupwithajiffy.Asongoughttodoit.Yeah,asong.Aseveryonewastryingtocleanuptheirspacelazily,Sally’svoicesuddenlysangasong.Aqueerone.“Jinglebells,jinglebells,jinglealltheway!”Sooneveryonewasawake.ButSallydidn’tnoticethatbecause...[
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Chapter2Suddenlyoutofnowhereavoicesaid,“Whatareyouleaningon?”MyeyesfocusedandIrealizedSallywastalkingtome.Ididn’treallyhearwhatshesaid“Uh…pardonme?”Sheaskedmethesamequestionagain.(ThisTimeIlistened.)OnlythendidIrealizeIwasleaningagainsttherustyoldthing.“Idon’tknoweither,”wasmyanswer.EvenIwascuriousabouttherustything.ThenIthoughthowwewouldgetbackhome.Irememberedtouchingthethingandmyfamilya...[
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TheTimeMachineSallyRideandtheGuo’sChapter1“Whatisthis?”Iwaspointingtoarusty,hugethingindisgust.Mydadansweredmyquestionafterafewminutes.“Idunno.”Hesaiditverylazily.Isaid,“Wellwhateverthisisitneedstobecleaned.”Okay,mynameisSteph.StephanieGuo.I’m10yearsold.Ihave2sisters.Well,annoyingones.Elizabethis5andAngelais3.TodayisAngela’sbirthday.Steveismybrother.Heturned6months2daysago.He’swaycuterth...[
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