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do it in the Sparkle Spa,” Lily said. “That’s an easy job.”
    Aly wrote down everyone’s roles. She said, “We also need two general helpers to empty trash cans, stack magazines, get customers coffee and water, and keep the jewelry station in the Sparkle Spa stocked with supplies.”
    â€œI’ll do it for the Sparkle Spa,” Anjuli said.
    â€œAnd I’ll do it in True Colors,” Giovanna added.
    Then she, Jenica, and Mia did a three-way high five. “Go Team True Colors!” Jenica cheered. “We’ll make sure things run really smoothly,” she assured the manicurists.
    Lisa and Jamie smiled at her. Then Jamie turned to Aly. “Do you need us for anything else? We know the prices, we know the rules, and we know who’s going to be helping us out.”
    Aly scanned the list on her clipboard. “I think that’s it,” she said. “Except—don’t forget to get here extra, extra early on Sunday. The polish-a-thon startsat nine a.m. on the dot. Thanks again, everyone.”
    Aly glanced over at Joan’s group. It looked like they, too, were wrapping up their discussion.
    â€œIs it time for posters yet, Aly?” Brooke asked. Aly was amazed at how patient Brooke had been, quietly waiting.
    Aly nodded. “Yep. Grown-ups can go grab some pizza. Girls, it’s time to make some posters.”
    Brooke stood up and announced loudly, “Listen everyone. We need to make a ton of posters to hang all over town. I’ve got lots of markers and paper in the Sparkle Spa. You can draw wherever you want. I like the floor best.”
    Everyone pitched in, even Mom, who was an awesome artist. She drew pictures of puppies—some on posters, but some on smaller flyers, too, so she could photocopy them and hand them out around town.
    Above, below, and all around the drawings, Alyand some of the other girls filled in the space with all kinds of banners:
    Polish-a-Thon Fund-Raiser for Paws for Love Adoption Day!
    $5 Manicures for Kids!
    $10 Manicures for Adults!
    Baked Treats for Humans & Dogs: $2/each!
    This Sunday, 9:OO a.m.–2:Oo p.m.
    At True Colors Nail Salon on Main Street.
    Then Brooke told the rest of the helpers to use real polish to color in the dogs’ nails on the posters—she’d picked Reddy or Not. Aly thought the posters looked fantastic, especially Mom’s. She had even drawn a dog that looked kind of like Sparky!

    Later that night Aly was brushing out Brooke’s hair and weaving it into a French braid. It was the best way to sleep when you had long hair, Brooke had decided. That way, it didn’t get too knotted up, and she didn’t have a hard ponytail holder pushing into her head when she rolled over in her sleep.
    â€œI can’t believe the polish-a-thon is only three days away,” Brooke said as Aly’s fingers danced through her hair, making a neat and even braid.
    â€œI know. It’s fast,” Aly said. She sometimes wondered if they should add French braiding to the services they offered at the Sparkle Spa. “But Adoption Day is a week from Sunday, and we need to make sure we have time to buy all the bows and sweaters and collars and bandanas and—”
    â€œAnd paw-lish!” Brooke said, turning her head so fast that the braid slipped out of Aly’s hands. “Don’t forget the pet-icures.”
    Aly had almost forgotten the pet-icures. With all the polish-a-thon planning, she wasn’t even thinking about next weekend.
    â€œAre you worried about doing them?” Aly asked.
    Brooke shook her head, and her braid started unraveling. “Nope. I think they’re going to be the best part. I’m going to make Melvin look so nice that Mom’s going to let us adopt him.”
    Ugh. Dumb, drooly Melvin. “Mom is never going to let us adopt Melvin,” Aly said. “If she lets us adopt any dog, it would be Sparky. Sparky is the absolute