
To thank my mom, my sister Erin, and my brother Ian. Special thanks to Sarah Burnes, agent extraordinaire,Īnd to Jen Bonnell, the editor of my dreams.įor their unwavering love, support and encouragement I would also like Jaimee, Sarah, Anna, Ashley, Roxanna and Samantha To fit in with her team while also staying true to herself.įor some too-cool girls who always inspire:

Sixteen-year-old Annisa makes some decisions about how far she will go Summary: Still the only non-blonde on her Florida cheerleading squad, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE G. Published by Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2007 Putnam’s Sons,Ī division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2006 Registered Offices: Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Englandįirst published in the United States of America by G. Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Mairangi Bay, Auckland 1311, New Zealand Panchsheel Park, New Delhi - 110 017, India Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia Penguin Ireland, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A.

Would a permanent voice box removal hinder my future as a cheerleader?
By the time I got inside Chandra’s house, I felt like crumbling to the tile floor. “I don’t even want a boyfriend, you know? It’s, like, so yesterday, the whole boyfriend-girlfriend thing, right? I mean, hello? What am I, living in 1950? Just fit me for a poodle skirt and a beehive.”ĭid you just say “beehive”? Abort! Abort now!Īnd then I practically fell out of the car. To me, I mean.” He was completely ashen at this point. Not that it’s important, in fact, it’s not important. “I mean, you don’t have to answer that, I was just. “I’m just kidding,” I heard myself say as panic set in, jangling every organ in my body. He couldn’t have looked more terrified if I’d just tossed him out of an airplane without a chute. Why you’ve never had a boyfriend, Annisa, I do not understand.ĭaniel blinked. “Are you my boyfriend or what?” I blurted. I had absolutely no clue what he was thinking.
