Beatrice More and the Perfect Party
By Alison Hughes and Helen Flook
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Hyperorganized perfectionist Beatrice More is determined to plan a spectacularly professional birthday party for her little sister, Sophie.
But she is foiled at every turn: her mother insists on making a homemade cake (disaster!), her father offers up discount mismatched decorations (debacle!), guests are hard to find in their new neighborhood (dire!), and no gift seems remotely special enough (defeated!). Will Beatrice's organizational skills be enough to turn this party around, or will she need a little help from her friends and maybe even from Sophie herself?
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Alison Hughes
Alison Hughes is an award-winning author of many books for children and young adults, including The Silence Slips In, winner of the R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature and Hit the Ground Running, a nominee for the Governor General's Literary Award. Alison is a university Writing Advisor, volunteers with children and literacy groups and gives frequent workshops and presentations at schools, libraries, festivals and conferences across Canada. She lives in Edmonton with her family.
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Beatrice More and the Perfect Party - Alison Hughes
Chapter One
The Calendar
Beatrice was sitting at her desk, making a list. The list was called The List of Lists I Need to Make.
She had a stack of paper and all her list-making supplies handy: a ruler (for underlining), a blue pen (for regular list items), a red pen (for special ones) and a stapler (because her lists often ran over many pages).
She had already written:
How to Deal with Possible Frustrations in Third Grade (e.g., gunky water fountains, classmates who chew with their mouths open, messy coat/boot areas, etc.)
Things That Need to Be Organized (e.g., the spice cupboard, the front closet, my thoughts and dreams, etc.)
Ways My Lazy Dog, Edison, Can Get More Exercise (e.g., fun games, use of whistles, any kind of treat, etc.)
The Many, Many Ways I Need to Help My Little Sister Get Ready for Kindergarten (e.g., practicing reading and spelling, using a hairbrush, avoiding being weird, etc.)
Important Things Happening in July and How to Prepare for Them
Beatrice paused. Today was June 30. They had moved into their new house only two weeks earlier. It seemed like longer than that. She had already made two good friends in the neighborhood—Sue and Jill. Beatrice had gotten her family unpacked and organized the very first day they moved in. But she noticed that the house was slowly getting messy again.
There was no getting around it—her family was simply never going to be as neat or as professional as she was.
Beatrice looked around her room and smiled with relief. No mess here. Her room was perfectly tidy and organized.
What is happening next month? she wondered. She reached for the calendar and flipped the page to July. Only one date, Saturday, July 14, was neatly circled twice in red pen.
Beatrice was shocked.
Sophie’s birthday! How could I have forgotten? I usually start planning birthday parties months in advance! This move has put me off schedule.
Beatrice ran out of her room. There was no time to lose. She had to start planning this minute, this second! But where was Sophie? The planning had to be a secret. She wanted Sophie’s party to be a surprise.
Beatrice tiptoed quietly across the hall to Sophie’s room and put her ear to the door. She heard Sophie talking to her favorite toy, Mrs. Cow, who was actually a crabby-looking doll, not a