Girls Acting Catty (19 page)

I looked down at the note and then back up at Ivy.

I didn't answer right away, but I knew not to argue.

Once Ivy made up her mind there was no going back.

leslie margolis
is the author of many books for young readers, including
Boys Are Dogs
, the first Annabelle Stevens novel. She also wrote
Girl's Best
Friend
, the first book in the brand-new Maggie Brooklyn Mystery series. Leslie lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

Feel free to visit her online at
www.lesliemargolis.com

 

 

 

 

 

books by
leslie margolis

Boys Are Dogs
Girls Acting Catty

Girl's Best Friend: A Maggie Brooklyn Mystery

Everyone is smitten with this series!

girls
acting
catty

A
Girls' Life
Must Read selection

“This book remind[s] me of those by Judy Blume
and Beverly Cleary.” —
The Examiner

“A realistic, funny, and honest look at the life of a sixth-grade girl.”
—The Book Scout

boys
are
dogs

“Fresh, fun, and full of heart.”
—
Meg Cabot
, bestselling author of the Princess Diaries
and Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series

“Sweeties, you *must* read this wonderful book.
IT HAS SO MUCH GREAT ADVICE ABOUT BOYS IN IT!!!!!”
—
Lauren Myracle
, bestselling author of
Eleven
,
Twelve
,
and
Thirteen

“[An] effervescent story. . . . Margolis gets the details
of middle-school boy behavior just right. . . . A thoughtful story
along with, just possibly, some substantive boy advice.”
—
Publishers Weekly
, starred review

Before she mastered the mean girls,
Annabelle had to train the wild
boys. . . .

In her first attempt to survive middle school,
Annabelle is armed with puppy training tips, treats,
and lots of boys to practice on.

 

 

 

Copyright © 2009 by Leslie Margolis

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner
whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief
quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

First published in the United States of America in November 2009
by Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers
E-book edition published in September 2010
www.bloomsburykids.com

For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to
Permissions, Bloomsbury BFYR, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Margolis, Leslie.
Girls acting catty / Leslie Margolis.—1st U.S. ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Sixth-grader Annabelle spends autumn coping with competing groups of
friends at school, her mother's pre-wedding stress, learning to get along with a cute
stepbrother-to-be, and such momentous events as wearing her first bra and learning to
shave her legs.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59990-237-1 • ISBN-10: 1-59990-237-0 (hardcover)
[1. Interpersonal relations—Fiction. 2. Remarriage—Fiction. 3. Middle schools—Fiction. 4.
Schools—Fiction. 5. Family life—California—Fiction. 6. California—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.M33568Gir 2009               [Fic]—dc22               2009002144

ISBN 978-1-59990-620-1 (e-book)