Tracy Dockray

Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary brings her warm humor to this funny story of a girl readers will recognize-and love. This funny realistic friendship story captures the intensity of kids' emotions and is the second book beloved author Beverly Cleary published. Ellen Tebbits has an embarrassing secret that she'll never share with anyone. That is, until she meets Austine-and discovers that Austine has the exact same secret! Soon the girls are best friends who do everything to­gether-attending dance class, riding horses, and dodging pesky Otis Spofford, the neighborhood troublemaker.
But then Ellen does something terrible .