School & Library Binding
(Turtleback, Dec. 1, 2003)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Abby is left in charge of the holiday class project, making gift boxes for needy families, she enlists the help of her friend Hannah when their grouchy substitute teacher refuses to let Abby make announcements about the project.
When Abby is told that she can't go to the Fall Festival with her friends, she becomes determined to show her parents how mature she has become by cleaning the house and taking care of her brother.
Returning to school after being home sick, Abby is dismayed to learn than not only has she been assigned a science fair partner not of her choosing but, to make matters worse, she has been assigned to work with a boy.