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    Then both girls grabbed a piece of cinnamon toast their dad had made them, kissed him good-bye, and jumped into the car.
    From the moment they got to the salon, everything was crazy!
    â€œGirls!” Joan said. “I need help setting up the bake sale!”
    â€œWhat do you need us to do?” Aly asked.
    Joan handed one tray of bone-shaped dog treats to Aly and one tray of puppy-faced treats to Brooke.The girls took them to Maxie and Bethany, who were waiting outside.
    â€œThese are for you,” Aly said, putting her tray in the center of the table.
    â€œAwesome. Joan told us that even though these are for dogs, they’re safe for people to eat too,” Bethany said. “I kind of wonder what they taste like.”
    â€œI’ll try!” Brooke said. She picked up a bone-shaped treat and took a bite.
    â€œEw!” Maxie said. “I can’t believe you ate that!”
    Brooke shrugged. “It tastes kind of like peanut butter and oatmeal.”
    â€œBrooke! Aly!” Mom yelled out the door of the salon. “I need you!”
    Aly and Brooke had been at True Colors for Perfectly Peach weddings, Silver Celebration birthday parties, and Sunday Pizza Picnics. But nothing could have prepared them for the polish-a-thon.
    At nine o’clock, people started streaming in, and they didn’t stop.
    At eleven, the TV cameras and the newspaper showed up.
    At noon, after Aly and Brooke had already done six manicures and two pedicures, Charlotte came in with her twin brother, Caleb.
    â€œThey’re giving me a break from the bake sale table, so I’m here for a manicure,” Charlotte said. “And Caleb, too! I told him it was okay for boys.”
    â€œNo polish,” Caleb said. “But Charlotte said you could get all the dirt out from under my nails. And, well, whatever. I like dogs.”
    Charlotte gave Lily a ten-dollar bill. “That’s for both of us,” she said.
    â€œThanks,” Lily answered. “You can choose your color. And you can choose a separate color if you want a paw print on your thumb.”
    â€œA paw print—that’s so cool.” Charlotte smiled.
    As soon as they finished one customer, another would sit down. The girls barely had a moment to breathe. Just when Aly thought it couldn’t get any busier, a girl from Brooke’s class named Tuesday came in.
    She was carrying a rabbit! “Can you polish Fluffy’s nails?” she asked. Then she looked around. “I thought this was for animals . On the posters the dogs were wearing polish.”
    As the Sparkle Spa’s general helper, Anjuli should have handled this, but she was too busy talking to people in the waiting area. So Aly stopped her manicure and went over to talk to Tuesday.
    â€œYou’ll have to take your rabbit home. But you can come back later or even another day to get your nails done. Okay?” Aly explained.
    Disaster averted, Aly thought. But two more thirdgraders arrived with pets—a dog and a cat. Then a girl with a hamster showed up. And another one with a guinea pig.
    Aly pulled Brooke behind the closet door. “What’s going on?” she said. “Why are all these third graders coming with pets?”
    Brooke’s eyes started to get watery. “Maybe it’s because I told them that we polished Sadie’s paws.”
    â€œDid you tell them that we would polish their pets’ paws too?” Aly hissed.
    â€œMaybe,” Brooke said, a tear rolling down her cheek. “I’m really sorry!”
    Aly took a deep breath. She stood on a chair and made an announcement: “We can’t do your pets’ nails. You’ll have to take them home. Please come back later or another day.”
    The girl with the hamster said, “But, Brooke, I thought you said—”
    â€œI’m sorry,” Aly said, still standing on her chair. “This polish-a-thon is for people