Copyright © Eric Walters 2007
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced
or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, recording or by any information storage
and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without
permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Walters, Eric, 1957-
House party / written by Eric Walters.
(Orca soundings)
ISBN 978-1-55143-743-9 (bound)
ISBN 978-1-55143-741-5 (pbk.)
I. Title. II. Series.
PS8595.A598H69 Â 2007 Â Â Â jC813â.54 Â Â Â Â C2007-903837-9
Summary: Trying desperately to fit in and make friends, Casey and her
friend hold a house party when her parents are out of town.
First published in the United States, 2007
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007930416
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
Cover design: Teresa Bubela
Cover photography: Getty Images
        Orca Book Publishers                     Orca Book Publishers
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         Victoria, BC Canada                             Custer, WA USA
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Printed and bound in Canada.
Printed on 100% PCW recycled paper.
010 09 08 07 ⢠5 4 3 2 1
To those kids who choose to party responsibly.
Chapter One
There was a knock on the bedroom door.
âHello, itâs me!â my mother called from the hallway.
âCome in!â I called back. I put down my book, and Jen quickly minimized the msn window on the computer. Her school assignment now filled the screen.
My mother always knocked before she entered. She poked her head in the doorand I looked up from where I was lying on my bed, studying math.
âAre you girls studying hard?â she asked.
âAs hard as we can,â Jen said.
That was only a half-lie. Iâd been studying hard because I had a big math test on Monday and math wasnât one of my strengths. Jen, on the other hand, had spent almost all her time on msn talking to people she didnât know, hadnât met and probably never would meet. If it was possible to be addicted to the Internet, Jen was.
âI was thinking it might be time for you two to take a break,â my mother said. âIâve just taken some cookies out of the oven.â
âI told you I could smell cookies,â Jen said.
âDouble chocolate with extra chips,â my mother said.
âI
love
your cookies,â Jen said, and my mother smiled.
Jen wasnât kidding. She did love my motherâs cookies. And her pies and cakesand pretty well anything else she baked. Jen liked sweets. A lot. Probably more than was good for her.
Jen had a little bit of a
weight
problem, and she was always on some sort of diet, trying to lose a few pounds. She switched back and forth from diet to diet. Each new one was âguaranteedâ to drop the weight.
I knew which method would probably workâdonât eat so much and exercise moreâbut that one hadnât come up yet.
It wasnât that Jen was fat, because she wasnât. She was just a little plump. She was a bit overweight,
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced
or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, recording or by any information storage
and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without
permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Walters, Eric, 1957-
House party / written by Eric Walters.
(Orca soundings)
ISBN 978-1-55143-743-9 (bound)
ISBN 978-1-55143-741-5 (pbk.)
I. Title. II. Series.
PS8595.A598H69 Â 2007 Â Â Â jC813â.54 Â Â Â Â C2007-903837-9
Summary: Trying desperately to fit in and make friends, Casey and her
friend hold a house party when her parents are out of town.
First published in the United States, 2007
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007930416
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
Cover design: Teresa Bubela
Cover photography: Getty Images
        Orca Book Publishers                     Orca Book Publishers
PO Box 5626, Station BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PO Box 468
         Victoria, BC Canada                             Custer, WA USA
       V8R 6S4                                              98240-0468
www.orcabook.com
Printed and bound in Canada.
Printed on 100% PCW recycled paper.
010 09 08 07 ⢠5 4 3 2 1
To those kids who choose to party responsibly.
Chapter One
There was a knock on the bedroom door.
âHello, itâs me!â my mother called from the hallway.
âCome in!â I called back. I put down my book, and Jen quickly minimized the msn window on the computer. Her school assignment now filled the screen.
My mother always knocked before she entered. She poked her head in the doorand I looked up from where I was lying on my bed, studying math.
âAre you girls studying hard?â she asked.
âAs hard as we can,â Jen said.
That was only a half-lie. Iâd been studying hard because I had a big math test on Monday and math wasnât one of my strengths. Jen, on the other hand, had spent almost all her time on msn talking to people she didnât know, hadnât met and probably never would meet. If it was possible to be addicted to the Internet, Jen was.
âI was thinking it might be time for you two to take a break,â my mother said. âIâve just taken some cookies out of the oven.â
âI told you I could smell cookies,â Jen said.
âDouble chocolate with extra chips,â my mother said.
âI
love
your cookies,â Jen said, and my mother smiled.
Jen wasnât kidding. She did love my motherâs cookies. And her pies and cakesand pretty well anything else she baked. Jen liked sweets. A lot. Probably more than was good for her.
Jen had a little bit of a
weight
problem, and she was always on some sort of diet, trying to lose a few pounds. She switched back and forth from diet to diet. Each new one was âguaranteedâ to drop the weight.
I knew which method would probably workâdonât eat so much and exercise moreâbut that one hadnât come up yet.
It wasnât that Jen was fat, because she wasnât. She was just a little plump. She was a bit overweight,
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