DEDICATION
For Hazel
CONTENTS
Dedication
BFFAE
Dolphin Squad
4Ever
Squad
Prianka, Cecily
The Musketeers
Cecily, Victoria
The Girls
Lucky
Luvies
Cecily, Victoria
Gabrielle, Victoria
Girlzzz
The Best Squad In The World
BFFAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAE
Dance Girls 4Eva
Unknown, Gabrielle
Cecily, Victoria
Prianka, Cecily
Unknown, Prianka
Mom, Gabrielle
Dance Dance Dance
BFFFFFFFFF
Cecily, Victoria
The Girlzzzzz
Cecily, Mara
The Girlzzzzz
Prianka, Cecily
Sick Cece
Sick Cece
The Crew
The Crew
Unknown, Prianka
Crew
BFFFFFFFF
Unknown, Prianka
Vishal, Prianka
Prianka, Cecily
Prianka, Gabrielle
Mara, Cecily
Emergency Sleepover
Victoria, Cecily
Cecily, Mara
Vishal, Prianka
Mom, Prianka
Vishal, Prianka
Squaddddd
Party People
The Real Squad
Unknown, Victoria
Mara, Cecily
Prianka, Cecily
Unknown, Victoria
Vicnickim
Party People
BFFAEAEAEAEAE
Da Crew
Colin, Gabrielle
Babezzz
Girliesssss
BFFs
Girliesssss
BFFs
Girliesssss
BFFs
Girliesssss
Colin, Gabrielle
ILY2SM
Colin, Gabrielle
Cecily, Gabrielle
Cecily, Mara
Colin, Gabrielle
Cecily, Mara
Cecily, Gabrielle
Gabrielle, Victoria
Cecily, Mara
Cecily, Mara
Prianka, Gabrielle
Prianka, Gabrielle
Cecily, Mara
BFFAE 4 Real
Vishal, Prianka
Dance Girlzzzzzzz
Squad BFFAE Best Girls Eva
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Back Ad
About the Author
Books by Lisa Greenwald
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
BFFAE
CECILY
I know we will c each other @ bus in 3 min but doesn’t it feel like we’ve been out of school for soooooo long
Scared 2 go back
GABRIELLE
Yes! Running late
Hold bus 4 me!!!
PRIANKA
Already here! Hurry!!
Sixth-Grade English
New Year’s Resolutions
Good luck and have fun!
Dear Self:
Ummm. This is so awkward. So . . . what are my New Year’s resolutions? Well, I want to do well in school, maybe all A’s, even. I also want to make new friends, but still stay friends with my BFFs, Pri and Cece. Maybe I will run for student council or something, too. Wow—this is a lot to do in one year. I’m tired now! OK, bye, Self, LOL!
xoxox Gabs
Gabs. Do you have any clue what Mr. D is talking about? xo Pri
PRI! Literally no clue. :( xoxo Gabs
DOLPHIN SQUAD
PRIANKA
Sneaking to use fone in 2nd fl b-room
Maybe u will sneak 2
How’s 1st day back
CECILY
U sent that text 4ever ago—just got it
We r allowed 2 use phones in sci this sem
Mr. D made special app 4 labs
Dear Cecily,
Happy New Year! Hee hee. I have a New Year’s goal and a New Year’s resolution. My goal is to get the highest average in the grade, and keep up with Ingrid. It’s hard having an older sister who is a genius. My resolution is to not get so stressed when big projects are assigned. Also to volunteer more. And maybe convince Mom and Dad that we should adopt a shelter dog.
Love, ME
READING LOG
Hi, Reading Log Partner Gabrielle! My email is: victoriasparkles11@gmail.com and my phone number is 203-555-2792. Bye!
—Victoria
ugh, GABS! i am so mad we aren’t reading lab partners this semester. i am stuck with talon corbet! :( xo Pri
I know, Pri!! I think Ms. Marburn split us up on purpose! UNFAIR! xoxox Gabs
Dear Victoria Grace Melford,
My New Year’s resolution is to survive this. My parents are the absolute meanest in the entire world to make me move in the middle of the school year. Seriously, who does that? My dad should’ve just stayed in Philadelphia for the rest of the year. But no, we had to move and now I am stuck here knowing nobody. So yeah, I don’t care about New Year’s resolutions. I just want to survive this torture.
Sincerely,
Victoria Grace Melford
From: Gabrielle Katz
To: Prianka Basak, Cecily Anderson
Subject: COMPUTER LAB! YAYYY!!!
Hi, girlies!!!!
I’m in Ms. Pinelli’s computer lab right now and we’re learning how to get our notes and homework off the new school system they installed over break. Do you know it’s called Sestina? So fancy! But of course I took a break to email you guys! I LOVE YOUUUUU!!!!! Write back ASAP. Or text. OR see you on the bus!
xoxoxoxoxoxo FOREVER,
Gabs
Dear myself:
Hi, Prianka! How are you? I’m good, Prianka. Nice to hear from you. HAHA! I crack myself up. OK, time for New Year’s resolutions! Umm. Basically my New Year's resolution is to make my bed every day, keep my room clean so Mom doesn’t freak, and pretty much be the most awesome girl in the grade.
Love, Prianka
4EVER
CECILY
Did we all survive 1st day? Sorry I missed bus ride home but I got the boots!
GABRIELLE
Barely survived all this happened
1. Pri & I got caught passing notes in English
2. Ms. Marburn said to consider it a warning
3. We r reading THE HUNDRED DRESSES
It’s Ms. M’s fave! YIPPEE
CECILY
Oh so jeal!!!
PRIANKA
Hate how they change scheds each sem
Only 1 study hall now
CECILY
I don’t have any classes w/ M girls this sem, do u
PRIANKA
Just saw them @ lunch
All wore same mint green uneven tee
So matchy matchy
GABRIELLE
Ewwww
I didn’t see that
CECILY
Should we match tomorrow
JK
GABRIELLE
LOL
PRIANKA
I gotta start hw
Mom is already nagging me & have Bal Vihar class laterz
CECILY
Mwah
GABRIELLE
TATA xo
&n
bsp; Cece!! U HAVE A BOY BADMINTON PARTNER
GABS!! U R DOING HAND NOTES AGAIN!!! MY MOM WILL BE SO MAD!!!
ONLY WAY TO PASS NOTES IN GYM—NO PAPER!
From: Victoria Melford
To: Kimberly Higgins, Nicole Landenor
Subject: MISSING YOU!!
Dear Kim and Nicole:
I miss you guys so much. I am so mad that my parents made us move. Isn’t it illegal to make your daughter move schools midyear??? So far my new school is terrible. No one talks to me! I mean, I know it was only the first day. But I had nowhere to sit for lunch. I just sat at the end of a table and ate silently. :(Can we please plan a sleepover over spring break? Tell me everything that’s going on. Maybe I can convince my parents to move back.
xoxo Victoria
Dear Diary,
I like Colin so much. I know you already know this, because, duh, I’ve written it a million times. I want to tell my friends I like him but I’m so scared. We don’t talk about boys like that ever. I wonder if Colin will ever like me. Or if he’ll ever know I like him. :( And guess what? Colin is Cecily’s badminton partner!!!
Love,
Gabby
SQUAD
PRIANKA
U guys r never gonna believe this
Remember that kid Vishal who goes 2 Bal Vihar with me
He switched 2 Yorkville from West End
GABRIELLE
R u serious
Midyear
PRIANKA
IDK. My mom said something about a math program here
Pos, he’s a math genius
CECILY
Wait just got back from store
R u serious
Kid who played in Little League World Series & u made me watch but he was a benchwarmer
PRIANKA
Yes that kid Vishal
Funny, right
CECILY
Totes
Snacks for sat sleepover: soft batch cookies, swedish fish, baked lays, doritos, hershey’s miniatures, iced tea, and Sprite
GABRIELLE
YUM
Thank u
PRIANKA
YAY SO EXCITED
CECILY
See u 2 mañana
PRIANKA
Smooches
GABRIELLE
Nighty night
READING LOG
Hi, Victoria—Here is my reading log. I only read six pages last night. This is my 1st time reading this book. Have you read it before? How does Wanda stay so calm? If u have questions about my notes, let me know. K bye. —Gabby
From: Cecily Anderson
To: Gabrielle Katz, Prianka Basak
Subject: Hi from 7th period study hall
Hi, friends!
I’m writing this from study hall. We’re allowed to use computers today. Mara had to change her schedule because she got moved into honors math, and now she’s in study hall with me. But she’s not so bad. Don’t roll your eyes, Pri! HAHA. SO excited for our sleepover. 1 more day!
xoxo Cece
From: Vishal Gobin
To: Prianka Basak
Subject: Hi
Dear Prianka,
Sorry I didn’t have time to answer your question at Bal Vihar. I am only here for the rest of this year probably. There is a trial program where they want to let kids take classes at both schools for middle and high school and I signed up to test it out. It’s weird. The cafeteria hot dog was probably a bad choice.
Hope you are having a nice day.
Sincerely,
Vishal
Prianka, Cecily
PRIANKA
U think Gabs is acting weird?
CECILY
4 a sec I thought she was on this group text
Heart pounding
PRIANKA
Would not be that stupid, thankyouverymuch
So do u
CECILY
Ummm
We need to stash phones the sec we hear her flush, k
We r texting behind her back @ a sleepover
This is bad
PRIANKA
K
Answer me
CECILY
IDK
I feel bad talking bout her, even over text
PRIANKA
K
Sorry
Just worried
CECILY
K she flushed
Put phone away
Dear Diary,
I couldn’t write in you last night because I slept over at Cecily’s house. It was fun but I felt like I had too many secrets. One, the Colin thing. Two, that we may be moving before the summer. They are my BFFs, but I couldn’t bring it up. You are the only one who knows this stuff. I’m tired now. Bye.
Love,
Gabby
THE MUSKETEERS
CECILY
Guys we need 2 decide what club 2 join this sem
GABRIELLE
Complicated bc I’m doing 1 night @ my dad’s & 1 night @ my mom’s now
Pickup times & buses & stuff . . . UGH
Maybe chorus?
Think they’ll pick T-Swift songs?
CECILY
Prob
Mrs. Sempra likes to do current stuff
Ingrid always sang pop songs & stuff
Do it
GABRIELLE
K yeah
Fun
PRIANKA
Now I wanna do chorus
Can we do more than 1
CECILY
Maybe, let’s ask
We can all do chorus 2gether
That could be great
GABRIELLE
We need a cool name tho
Like “Shake It Off Sisters” or something . . .
Ya know
Is there an emoji for 3 girls
PRIANKA
Yeah let’s brainstorm
I gtg
Madre calling me 2 set table
Later, luvies!
CECILY
Ciao
GABRIELLE
Bye bye mwah
Cecily, Victoria
VICTORIA
CECILY
Who is this
VICTORIA
Victoria
From homeroom
I was going over class list Ms. Enarack handed out & I saw ur # & figured I’d text
CECILY
Oh hi
Do u like dogs or something
VICTORIA
yup luv them
CECILY
Cool
VICTORIA
K um bye
FUN TO TEXT W/ U!!!!!!!!!!
CECILY
K bye
THE GIRLS
CECILY
Guys, guess what happened when I was waiting for my mom 2 pick me up after Spanish extra help
GABRIELLE
???
PRIANKA
Tell us
Y r u taking so long
CECILY
So u know how Ingrid said middle school valentine’s dance is like major deal . . .
GABRIELLE
Yea GET TO THE POINT
CECILY
So Mrs. Lakely was leaving school & going 2 her car & she told me she’s fac advisor 4 the dance again
& she remembered how Ingrid was such a huge help for it 2 years ago . . .
And she wants me 2 help organize a committee
PRIANKA
R U SERIOUS RIGHT NOW
CECILY
YES YES YES YES
Pays to have a fab older sis
GABRIELLE
OMG! This means we can literally RUN the biggest event of our lives so far
Like we are in charge
CECILY
Haha yeah guess so
I mean we’ll need 2 ask other people 2 join & stuff
Make posters & have a meeting
It can’t just be us 3
GABRIELLE
Right
PRIANKA
Soo cool
K gtg get ready 4 bed
C u at bus 1st thing in morn
Smooches
CECILY
MWAH XOXO
GABRIELLE
XOXOXO 2 infinity
WE CRUSHED THAT BADMINTON GAME!!!!!!!!!! —Colin
I KNOW!!! GO TEAM Cs!!!! —Cecily
LUCKY
PRIANKA
We r luckiest peeps in the world
Did u see how long wait list was 4 chorus
How did we get so lucky
GABRIELLE
IHNC honestly
CECILY
I know & Mrs. Sempra loved idea 4 our trio 4 solos & stuff
She was totes into it
GABRIELLE
Rlly
U saw her
CECILY
She was subbing 4 homeroom today
I feel bad because new girl Victoria didn’t get picked
She was sobbing in homeroom
GABRIELLE
Oh
She is my reading log buddy
PRIANKA
Sad for Victoria
CECILY
She says she really misses her friends at her old school
PRIANKA
Oh sad
GABRIELLE
BTW when is 1st dance comm meeting
CECILY
I need to finalize w/ Mrs. Lakely
Prob next week
Guys, Victoria asked for ur cell #s . . .
GABRIELLE
Umm . . .
She already has mine from homeroom
PRIANKA
Yeah & I don’t even know her
CECILY
She’s in our gym class right
GABRIELLE
Guys, can we get back 2 the dance comm disc?
CECILY
K let’s make list of songs we may wanna do 4 chorus & then we can bring to Mrs. Sempra
& we can start practicing
GABRIELLE
K
Gonna go work on list & text 2 u guys
PRIANKA
Same
From: Kimberly Higgins
To: Victoria Melford
Subject: I MISS YOU
Victoria,
I miss you so much. School isn’t the same without your weird lunches and your crazy hairstyles. Are you still bringing cold eggplant pizza for lunch? What are your new friends like? Are the classes hard? We miss you so much. Write back ASAP.
Lots of love,