you couldn't believe all the rumors you heard, and she had made a new friend without losing her old ones. In fact, she thought with a grin, the best news of all was that things had never been more fabulous among The Fabulous Five.
CHAPTER 17 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.