SC HO L A ST IC I NC .

by

Illustrations by

Barbara Szepesi Szucs

Frost Friends Forever

DI ARY O F AN

For Neave, Anne Louise,

and Hudspeth

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Bring on the Break

WEDNESDAY

Dear Diary,

This weekend is the start of Hilltop

Science and Arts Academy’s winter break,

and I have to say I’m pretty excited.

Don’t get me wrong, I love school.

What’s not to love?

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But even though school is awesome,

I’m looking forward to having no

homework for a little while. Ms. Collier

did give us one assignment, but it

actually sounds fun.

My best friend, Claudia, sits

next to me in class.

Ms. Collier is the coolest

teacher ever.

I get to be a regular kid, and

no one knows I’m actually a

princess.

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“Class, I want you all to keep a

Science Observation Notebook over the

break,” she told us this morning.

“Whenever you notice science in action,

write it down in your notebook. It can be

anything we’ve learned about in class:

animals, moving objects, weather . . .”

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Claudia nudged me. “Speaking of

weather, when are you going to make it

snow?” she whispered. “I haven’t

observed a single snowflake yet.”

“Very funny,” I whispered back.

“You know I can’t use my powers at

school.”

This year I learned that I’m a

Winterheart, which means that I have

magic powers over ice and snow. Most

of my family members are Windtamers

(they can control the wind and weather).

It’s great to finally know why my

magic is always icy, especially because

it has helped me keep my powers under

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control. I can’t let anyone at school

know about my royal status or my

magic (except for Claudia, of course).

The only downside is that I can’t go

out on the playground right now and

make a blizzard! Claudia’s right—we

MOM DAD

ME! GRANDDAD

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could use a little winter fun around

here.

But the number one reason I’m

excited for the break is that Claudia and

I have Big Plans. Big Sleepover Plans.

I can’t wait, Diary. Bring on the

winter!