Tales from a not-so-fabulous life

1. Saturday, August 31 SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Sometimes I wonder if my mom is BRAIN DEAD. Then there are days when I KNOW she is. Like today! The drama started this morning when I casually asked my mom if she would buy me one of those cool new cell phones that do almost everything. I considered it a necessity of life, second only to maybe oxygen. What better way to land a spot in the CCP (Cute, Cool & Popular) group at my new private school, Westchester Country Day, than by dazzling them with a wicked new cell phone. It seemed like I was the ONLY student in my ENTIRE middle school who didn't have one. So I bought an older, used phone SUPER CHEAP online. It was A LOT bigger than what I wanted, but I figured I couldn't go wrong for the clearance price of only $12.99. I put it inside my locker and spread the that I FINALLY had a PHONE and that EVERYONE could now CALL ME! Then I counted down the minutes, hoping my social life would finally heat up . I got really NERVOUS when two of the CCP girls came walking down the hall in my direction, chatting on their cell phones.... Excerpted from Dork Diaries 1 Full-Color Edition: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.