The Big Brown Box
All three were 8th graders. Janet was 14, Corinne was 14, Maggie was 14. "Let's go to the library," Janet said. "I want to go to the mall," Corinne objected. Maggie argued for going to Barnes and Noble to look at the new Lucy Conover book. "Lucy Conover!" Janet scoffed. "Lucy Conover?" Corinne said in surprise. "What's wrong with Lucy Conover?" Maggie wanted to know. Janet laughed. Corinne looked embarrassed. Maggie frowned and blushed bright red. "I like Lucy Conover," she...