Table of Contents Discovered 7 The Audition 21 No Promises 43 Script Changes by Stella Batts 61 The Opposite of Yippee 77 Another Script 87 I’m Sorry 105 Things Couldn’t Get Much Worse 117 Take Ten 133 Small Enough Big Enough 145 Wrap Party 165
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CHAPTER 1 Discovered Stella Stella bo bella banana fana fo fella me my mo mella STELLA Stella is my name but the person singing was my sister Penny She was sitting across from me at Brody’s Grill the restaurant Mom and Dad had taken us to for dinner even though it was a Monday and we usually eat at home during the week Mom and Dad said they didn’t feel like cooking and besides Brody’s Grill is our favorite restaurant 7
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba That was my brother Marco singing nonsense Penny Now that was Mom Keep it down please It’s Opposite Day Penny cried That means you want me to keep it up Penelope Jane Mom said Inside voice Now Sometimes Mrs Finkel tells Joshua to use an inside voice I said Mrs Finkel is my third-grade teacher and Joshua is a kid in our class He calls out a lot and he’s not just loud the way Penny is He’s mean too But I don’t like to think about Joshua when we’re not in school and I don’t have to because he’s such a meanie I added That’s not nice Stel Dad said 8
