Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Allie Drake—Staff Reporter

How Do You Explain a Dead Brother?

Coach Murphy

Not Special Enough

Allie Drake—Private Tutor

Allie Drake—Deep Thinker

Horses Don’t Judge

Allie Drake—Cheerleading Expert

Kelly Hutton—Head Deb

Cheering for a Cause

One True Way

Webster Wallace—Editor in Chief

Allie Drake—Confused Girl

Phoebe Moore—Crazy for Crochet

What Does the Bible Say?

Reverend Walker

Who’s an Abomination?

A Good Daughter

Being Twelve

Skeletons

How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?

Allie Drake—Square Dancer

Living a Lie

Big D and Me

X-ray Vision

Sweet Melissa

Melting an Iceberg

Dad Gets It Right

Dr. Nichols

Walking in the Rain

Pioneer Days

Allie Drake—Horrible Person

The Horse Show

Saying Good-bye

Egg and Spoon

Just Sam

Author’s Note

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Sneak peek at Ruby Lee and Me

Copyright