Superstar

Chapter 8 Superstar I woke up the next morning a little confused. Did I really turn into a monkey the day before? Or was it just a dream? I wasn't sure. But I put shorts on under my long pants. Just in case it happened again.

I stuck my Golden Monkey in my pocket. I thought it might bring me luck. I put an extra apple in my lunch bag to give to Miss Plum. “ I want her to like me, " I told Claudia as we walked to school. " Then behave! " Claudia said. We stepped onto the school playground. “ I'll try, " I said. The bell rang and I dashed toward the school building. “ Slow down, Clyde! " Claudia yelled. I was already racing up the steps. I ran down the hall, into my classroom, and . . .

. . . into Miss Plum! “ Clyde! " she yelled. " Sorry about that, " I said. My teacher helped me up. " Am I in trouble?" I asked. My teacher nodded. I set the apple on her desk.

" You seem to always have lots of extra energy, Clyde, " Miss Plum said. " And you must learn to use it to do something good. " " Like be a superhero?" I grinned. Miss Plum rolled her eyes. Then she pointed to the small bulletin board. " I need someone to decorate this board, " she said. “ Someone who likes art. " " I'll do it! " I said.

I think Miss Plum was trying to keep me busy and out of trouble. And it worked! She wanted a springtime design. So during the early morning, I cut flowers out of colored paper. I tacked them to the bulletin board. And some green paper grass. And a big yellow sun. And a bird in the sky. “ Class, " Miss Plum said when I finished, “ let's thank Clyde for his good work. "

Then everyone clapped. For me. Like I was a hero. And I bounced. “ Calm down, Clyde! " Claudia said. “ But I feel super! " I said. Then my head started spinning. My heart raced. Faster. And faster. I sneezed. " A-CHOO! " I jumped up from my chair and ran into the hallway.