5. We’re Gonna Be Famous!

5 We're Gonna Be Famous! When we got to Mr. Cooper's class the next morning, he was already there, sitting with his feet up on his desk and playing a violin. That was weird. I didn't even know Mr. Cooper played violin. He was playing a sad song. "Uh... should we pledge the allegiance?" Ryan asked.

"If you want," Mr. Cooper replied without looking up. "Are we going to do Word of the Day?" asked Michael. "I don't care," mumbled Mr. Cooper. "Should we turn to page twenty-three in our math books?" asked Alexia. "Whatever," he replied. "Are you okay, Mr. Cooper?" asked Andrea. "Just go to the Fab Lab," he muttered. "That's where you're going to end up anyway." That was weird. We pringled up. "What's wrong with Mr. Cooper?" asked Emily as we walked to the Fab Lab. "I think he's sad because we're spending so much time with Miss Aker," said Andrea. Andrea's mom is a psychologist, so she thinks she knows everything.

Finally, we got to the Fab Lab. "Hey kids!" Miss Aker shouted. "It's Maker Movement time!" "What are we going to make today?" asked Alexia. "Today we're going to—" But Miss Aker didn't have the chance to finish her sentence. Because that's when the weirdest thing in the history of the world happened. A lady walked into the room. Well, that's not the weird part. Ladies walk into rooms all the time. The weird part was what happened after that. The lady looked familiar. She was wearing an old-timey man's hat and a trench coat. There was a camera around her neck and a notepad in her hand. I knew I had seen her before. "It's Mrs. Lilly!" Emily shouted. Emily was right! Mrs. Lilly is a reporter for our local paper, The News

Tribune Bulletin Inquirer. "Hiya kids," said Mrs. Lilly. "I got a hot tip that your school is part of the Maker Movement, and you made a robot. Is it true?" "Yes!" we shouted. "Are you going to put us in the newspaper?" asked Andrea. "Why not?" said Mrs. Lilly. "I'm always on the lookout for a good human-interest story." I'm sure Andrea was imagining her picture in the paper and Mrs. Lilly's article up on the refrigerator in Andrea's kitchen. Her mom was sure to buy copies to send to all their relatives. I looked out the window and saw a big limo pull up to the front of the school. A lady got out, followed by a bunch of guys with camera equipment. I recognized the lady. She was the famous TV producer Ms. Beard. One

time, she came to our school and filmed a reality show called The Real Teachers of Ella Mentry School. Ms. Beard came rushing into our class with her camera crew. "Are you the kids who made a robot on a 3D printer?" she asked. "Yes," said Neil. "Are you going to put us on TV?" "Sure!" said Ms. Beard. "I'm always on the lookout for a good human-interest story."

Everybody freaked out. "We're gonna be on TV!" shouted Alexia. "We're gonna be famous!" shouted Neil. "How do I look?" asked Andrea. "I have to fix my hair." "Why?" I asked. "Is your hair