Introduction

Hi, I’m Stella Batts and here is a list of seven things about me:

My name is Stella. (Oops, you knew that already.)

I’m eight years old.

I live in Somers, California, with my mom, my dad, my sister, Penny, and my baby brother, Marco.

My family owns a candy store called Batts Confections—we named it that because Batts is our last name and confections is a fancy word for candy.

Of all the things they sell at Batts Confections, fudge is my very favorite.

Some of my other favorite things are dolphins, the TV show Superstar Sam, and the color purple, since that was the color of my dress at Aunt Laura’s wedding.

Okay this is number seven—did you know that this is my SEVENTH book, and did you know seven is a lucky number? I don’t know why. But it doesn’t matter, because it’s time to get on with the story.