Young Adult Revisited

Part One: What would you do if your best friend confessed something really bad to you? That's the question Julie asks at the beginning of the book. While hanging out with her friends, they start gossiping about the upcoming party that Reva is throwing. Hillary is a gorgeous and super smart African American girl, and Taylor is a newer friend dating their good friend Sandy. Al, the loser of the group, then shows up. Al was once a nice guy before he started running with a bad crowd. He shows up with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other. After asking for 20 bucks, he starts threatening them. He tells Julie that he'll tell her mom he saw her smoking, even though her mom promised to give her $1,000 if she went through high school without smoking again after getting caught as a freshman. He then threatens to tell the school that Hillary cheated on a chemistry test. She gives him the money just as Julie's mom gets home. Mom chats with Al for awhile

A bunch of the guys recently started playing soccer during recess. Jessica refuses to play because she doesn't want to get dirty, but Elizabeth loves playing. When it's time for the youth teams to form, the guys tease her about how she's done for, but she points out that girls can play too. She and Eva both decide to try out. During dance class, they find out that their teacher plans to take them all to a real ballet performance. Liz can't go because it's on the same day as try outs. Though Jessica tries to convince her to blow it off, she really wants to play. Steven even coaches her and Eva, and Eva's dad, who was a coach before, works with them to get them ready. Jessica finally practices with her sister a little bit because she wants her to make the team. Elizabeth is really worried that she might get hit in the face. She was hit before by a ball and got a bloody nose. Eva loves playing goalie, but Liz worries too much. Steven tells her that

Mrs. Goode's Bakeware Company decided to hold a baking contest and picked Stoneybrook. One contest is open to younger bakers and one is open to those 16 and older. Claudia and Mary Anne decide to join forces and agree to let Shea Rodowsky join their team too. Logan and his little sister join Austin Bentley to form a team too. Cokie pairs up with Grace, but most teams are from other cities. One is comprised of some cute guys, and one has a girl named Julie. Claudia feels bad for her because Julie's parents own a cooking school and seemingly only want her to win to advertise their business. Cokie brags about their secret weapon and how it will help them win. She gets sick and has to drop out, but their secret weapon turns out to be Mari, the daughter of a pastry chef who learned everything her dad knows. Marty, the college intern for the contest, calls and asks the BSC to run a daycare for the kids of contestants. They all naturally agree to help. Claudia keeps co