It all started on the most embarrassing day of my life. I totally felt like I didn't belong ... until I heard the announcement for student government. President Darcy DeAngelis. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? And then when I joined the school newspaper, I came up with the perfect idea for how to get votes--write an exposé on mean teachers! I certainly have plenty of examples from my own short time in junior high!

So what if my closest friends didn't like the idea? Everyone else did. I was making all sorts of new friends. Eighth graders were talking to me. The students even had a "Stop the Mean Machine" rally before school one day! But that's when I knew my plan had spun totally out of control. Now, somehow, I've got to fix it--fast!