She didn’t laugh. But she didn’t scream, either. She just stared at the doodle, then at the book, and for a split second, her sneer softened into something almost like… curiosity.
For the next forty-eight minutes, the world ceased to exist. Nikki, Chloe, and Zoey huddled in their corner table, devouring chapter after chapter. MacKenzie Hollister, who normally patrolled the library like a perfume-soaked shark, was too busy facetiously ‘studying’ by the window to notice. dork diaries books new
Later, after the final bell, Nikki carefully placed the advanced copy back on the ‘New Books’ cart. She’d only gotten to page two hundred. But she felt a strange sense of peace. She didn’t laugh
“It’s not even supposed to be out until next month,” whispered Chloe Garcia, her eyes as wide as dinner plates. For the next forty-eight minutes, the world ceased to exist
Chloe snorted so loudly the librarian, Mr. Grumbles, shushed her from across the room.