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Somewhere downstairs, the front door slammed. Madison jumped so suddenly that Phin started to howl.

“Maddie?” Mom called out. “Are you home yet?”

Madison gulped. “Mom?” she said weakly. “I’m up here.”

Madison prepped herself for speaking to Mom.

She would dump the bad news and accept the consequences. Simple. Mom could handle it calmly.

“I’ve had the worst day,” Mom groaned as she climbed the stairs to Madison’s bedroom. “The worst day in a long, long time. How about you? Could it get any worse?”

Madison gulped.

She was NOT telling Mom about the canceled ski trip.

At least not tonight.

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Author Laura Dower has a lot in common with Madison Finn: They’re both only children and they both love dogs, the color orange, and books! Laura has written more than ninety kids’ books to date, including twenty-five in the series From the Files of Madison Finn. Her other books include the new Palace Puppies series and
For Girls Only
, a guide to girl stuff. When she’s not writing, Laura loves to garden, sing (loudly), and volunteer as a scout leader for her daughter and two sons. She and her family live in New York. Want to be keypals? Drop her a note at
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2002 by Laura Dower

Cover design by Connie Gabbert

978-1-4804-2260-5

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