So I bought an older, used phone supercheap on eBay. Last year, it seemed like I was the ONLY student in my ENTIRE middle school who didn’t have one. What better way to clinch a spot in the CCP (Cute, Cool & Popular) group at my new private school, Westchester Country Day, than by dazzling them with a wicked new cell. I considered it a necessity of life, second only to maybe oxygen. The drama started this morning when I casually asked if she would buy me one of those cool new iPhones that do almost everything. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Sometimes I wonder if my mom is BRAIN DEAD. Arianna Robinson, Mikayla Robinson, and Sydney James, my tween-age nieces, for being the sweetest, most fab, and totally brutal critique partners an author could wish for.
My daughters, Erin and Nikki Russell, for their love and encouragement. Doris Edwards, my mom, for being there through thick and thin and always reassuring me that my writing was funny, even when it probably wasn’t. Nikki Russell and Leisl Adams, my very talented assistant artists, whose hard work helped to bring this in under deadline. Also, my agents Maja Nikolic, Cecilia de la Campa, and Angharad Kowal at Writers House who are handling foreign rights. Thank you for your genius in realizing the potential of this book when it was merely fifty rambling pages about a quirky girl and her fairy godmother. Daniel Lazar at Writers House, my wonderful agent who NEVER sleeps. Lisa Vega, my super art director, for her keen eye and never-ending patience. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 7ĪCKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank everyone who helped to make my dream become a reality: Liesa Abrams, my fantastic editor, for bringing great passion to this project and loving it as much as I did. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 MONDAY, OCTOBER 7 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 6 Library of Congress Control Number 2008048567 ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-8655-3 ISBN-10: 1-4169-8655-3 Visit us on the Web: 4ĬONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 5 ALADDIN and related logo are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. ALADDIN * An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 * Copyright © 2009 by Rachel Renée Russell * All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously.
To my daughter, Nikki, who tried her hardest to be the best little ant in the ant colony, when all along she was a beautiful butterfly. Maxwell PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL If found, please return to ME for REWARD! (NO SNOOPING ALLOWED!! ) 1
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