Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume

out two tubes of Testor's glue and a box of model paints. I divided the models into three piles. "It won't take long to fix them up," I said.
     
        An hour later we were still sitting on the floor gluing and painting when my mother knocked on my door and called, "Snack time."
     
        I whispered, "Quick . . . hide the stuff," as I ran across my room to open the door for Mom. She was carrying a big tray of pizza.
     
        "Ummm . . . that smells delicious," Sondra said.
     
        "It's nice and hot," Mom told us. She set it down on the desk. Then she wriggled her nose and looked around. "Something smells funny in here, girls."
     
        "It does?" I asked.
     
        "Yes, like glue or something."
     
        "Oh, that's just my toothpaste, Mrs. Tubman," Mouse said.
     
        "What kind of toothpaste smells like that?" Mom asked.
     
        "This new kind that prevents cavities," Mouse told her.
     
        "I hope it tastes better than it smells," Mom said.
     
        "Mother . . . Mother . . . is that you?" Libby called.
     
        "Yes," Mom said, "we have plenty of pizza."
     
        Libby came rushing into my room with Maryann right behind her. "Mother, Sheila and her friends were just awful while you were gone. They were yelling and screaming and throwing around all the models from the top of the dresser."
     
        Mom stood in my doorway and said, "Sheila, what's this all about?"
     
        "I told you she'd ruin my party," I said. "She just has to butt in on everything!"
     
        Mom looked over at my dresser. "Where are all of Bobby's models?" .
     
        "Under the bed, Mrs. Tubman," Mouse said. "We wanted to make sure nothing would happen to them, so we put them away for the night."
     
        "They are impossible children, Mother," Libby said.
     
        Mom looked back at us. We all smiled at her. "This is Sheila's party, Libby. I think you and Maryann should go to your room and let these girls take care of themselves. I know they wouldn't do anything destructive to another person's property."
     
        "Oh, Mother!" Libby said. "You don't understand at all!"
     
        "Good night, Libby. Good night, Maryann," Mom told them.
     
        "Thanks, Mom," I said.
     
        "Have a good time, but don't stay up too late."
     
        When Mom went downstairs we started on the pizza. Sondra ate two pieces and reached for a third, but we all shook our heads at her and she took her hand away and said, "The truth really hurts!" We all agreed.
     
        After our snack we went back to work on Bobby's models. We fixed them up pretty good. From far away you'd never know there was anything wrong with them. And besides, didn't he say he was bringing home a whole bunch of new ones? So he'll probably never notice that these have been in battle. At least I hope he won't!
     
        We spread the models out to dry and put away the glue and paints. "I'm getting tired," Sondra said.
     
        "We can't go to bed yet," Mouse told her. "We still have some unfinished business to take care of."
     
        "What?" Sondra said.
     
        I looked at Mouse because I knew what she was thinking. "We have to get even with Libby and Maryann for telling on us."
     
        "Goody!" Jane said. "They deserve the worst!"
     
        "But what's the worst?" Sondra asked.
     
        "We should put frogs in their beds," Mouse said.
     
        "Where are we supposed to get frogs?" Jane asked.
     
        "Behind my house," Mouse said. "There's a brook full of them."
     
        "Forget it," I said. "My mother's not going to let us go running around at this hour."
     
        "Then we'll have to think up something else," Mouse said. "But it's got to be really great!"
     
        "I know," I said. "We'll decorate the toilet seat with toothpaste and the first one of them to sit down will get full of it. . . you know where!"
     
        "Hey, that's a neat idea, Sheila," Mouse said. "How'd you think that