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her over, give her your candy bar.”
    Jason sighed. “How do you know it’ll work?”
    â€œRemember the Golden Rule? Treat others the way you want to be treated. Leslie loves sweets.”
    â€œThat makes two of us.” Slowly, he pulled the candy bar out of its hiding place. He held it in his hand. “I shouldn’t eat this,” he said sadly. “It cancels out the good stuff I had for lunch.”
    He held the candy bar to his nose. He breathed deeply. “Smells great,” he said with glazed eyes. Then he saw the teacher’s niece packing her things.
    â€œBetter decide now,” Abby said. “She’s on her way home.”
    Leslie and Miss Hershey walked out the door and into the hallway.
    â€œLeslie, wait!” Jason called.
    Leslie stopped. She looked surprised. Turning to her aunt, she said, “Go ahead. I’ll catch up in a second.”
    Abby watched from the door. She heard Jason say he was sorry about chasing Leslie. Then he offered her the candy bar.
    Abby held her breath. Please be nice, Leslie .

    Leslie raised her eyebrows. She looked embarrassed. “Thanks,” Leslie said quietly. “You’re A-OK!”
    Jason took a deep breath. “You’re OK, too.” He paused.
    Now what? thought Abby.
    â€œUh, you can call me a show-off if you want to.”
    â€œSo . . . we’re friends?” Leslie said, smiling.
    â€œFriends,” he said.
    Then Leslie unwrapped the candy bar and gave him half. “Show-off isn’t the best name for you,” Leslie said. She pulled on her pigtails. “Sharing is much better.”
    Jason turned bright red.
    Abby wished she had a camera. This was a perfect picture for the Special Person bulletin board. She hurried off to tell Stacy.
    â€œHey, Abby, wait up!” Jason called to her.
    Abby laughed. She pretended to take his picture.
    â€œDon’t be silly.” Jason held out his halfof the candy bar. “Want a bite?”
    Abby reached for it.
    â€œHappy School Spirit Day!” he shouted, taking it back. In one bite it was gone.
    Abby wasn’t finished with Jason. She had a great idea. “Race you home.”
    â€œI’m too tired,” Jason said, munching.
    â€œI have a feeling my mom made brownies,” she said, starting to run.
    Jason’s eyes grew wide. He rubbed his stomach. He took off after Abby.
    Abby raced across the playground to Blossom Hill Lane.
    The Cul-de-sac Kids cheered as Jason ran all the way to Abby’s porch. He collapsed on the steps. “OK, now let’s have those brownies!”
    â€œJust kidding,” Abby shouted. “Happy School Spirit Day!”
    Jason burst into laughter.
    Abby wished School Spirit Day were closer than a whole year away.

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About the Author
    Beverly Lewis first got the idea for this story from her schoolteacher sister. Barbara Birch played a trick on her fourth grade class. Beverly wanted to write about the real-life trick. So she wrote The Upside-Down Day to share the fun—the mystery, too—with her many chapter book readers.
    â€œDid you guess Leslie’s secret along with Abby Hunter?” asks Beverly.
    Even if you don’t have a mystery student in your class, you could have a school spirit day this year.
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