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I look up, staring at the face staring back at me. There must be some mistake....There must be someone else looking at herself in the mirror. I open my mouth. The person in the mirror opens her mouth. I touch my nose, and so does the skeevy in the mirror. When Ernestine Smith moved from Pennsylvania to California, she reinvented herself as Taffeta -- so successfully that she's now the leader of The Girls, the enviable popular clique at La Cambria Middle School. That is, until she's caught cheating off brilliant-but-geeky Winslow Fromes, and Mr. Dribble, her social studies teacher, offers her a fresh start in lieu of punishment. Who wouldn't jump at the chance? But what Taffeta doesn't realize is that Mr. Dribble has the ability to turn her back into Ernestine, as if her transformation into Taffeta never happened. The only way to become Taffeta again is to dance with Winslow at Winterfest...no problem for Taffeta, but even Winslow wants nothing to do with a loser like Ernestine.
Synopsis
Upon her arrival in California, Ernestine Smith reinvents herself as Taffeta and becomes the leader of the most popular clique at La Cambria Middle School. That is, until she's caught cheating and her teacher gives her the option of a fresh start--which isn't what Taffeta expects.
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When Ernestine Smith moved to California, she reinvented herself as Taffetaand#8212; so successfully that sheand#8217;s now the leader of the most popular clique at La Cambria Middle School. That is, until sheand#8217;s caught cheating off brilliant but geeky Winslow Fromes and her teacher gives her the option of a fresh start. What Taffeta doesnand#8217;t realize is that Mr. Dribble can magically turn her back into Ernestine. The only way to become Taffeta again is to dance with Winslow at the Winterfest dance, but even Winslow wants nothing to do with a loser like Ernestine. Unexpected story twists and an accessible, cinematic style make H. B. Homzieand#8217;s first tween novel a perfect M!X book.
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About the Author
H. B. Homzie's background as a writer and performer of sketch comedy informs her first novel for tweens. Her Aladdin chapter book series Alien Clones from Outer Space has been adapted as an animated TV series in Australia and may be shown in the US in the future. She lives in Napa, California with her family.