Table of Contents
Preface: The Play's the Thing 1
Introduction 3
1 New Kid 7
2 Party Line 12
3 Battle of Wits 15
4 That's What Buddies are For 18
5 Bermuda 21
6 Funny Isn't Always Funny 24
7 Out of the Line of Vision 27
8 The Project 31
9 Gossip 34
10 The Sweater 37
11 Student Council 39
12 Cooperation 42
13 Belatedly 44
14 Waiting Room 46
15 New Friends 50
16 Stuck 52
17 Lady-Killers 56
18 The Eighteenth Year 59
19 Mad Cow Disease 61
20 Clowning Around 64
21 Misunderstanding 67
22 Gossip among Friends 71
23 The Snob 73
24 A Kennel of Truth 75
25 The Class Party 78
26 Do You Believe? 81
27 How May I Help You? 85
28 The Principal's Office 87
29 After School 90
30 The Test 92
31 Best Friends 94
32 The Dance 96
33 He Said/She Said 98
34 No Trespassing 101
35 Happy Halloween 104
36 Trick or Treat 107
37 The Band 109
38 Working It 112
39 Scary Teacher 114
40 Permanent Probation 117
41 The Spelling Bee 119
42 Workin' 9 to 5 121
43 Party Girls 124
44 Dating by Phone 126
45 Look! Up in the Sky! 130
46 Missing Teacher 132
47 Unlikely Allies 135
48 Your Space 139
49 Babysitters 143
50 Going Out 145
51 Give Me a Break 147
52 A Tangled Web 150
53 Chow Time 154
54 Just Going "Out" 157
55 A Good Deed Run Amok 161
About the Author 165
