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Then I hugged my arms around her middle. And I tried to lift her off the ground. Only she didn't actually budge that good.

I stepped back and looked at her.

The nanna had put on a few pounds, I believe.

After that I tried to lift her again. But this time, she took my arms away.

“Oh dear, no, young lady. You mustn't try to pick me up,” she said. “You'll hurt yourself.”

I looked at her kind of puzzled.

“Yeah, only I'm not a young lady, Nanna,” I said. “Look! See? It's me! It's Junie B. Jones!”

I pointed at my face.

“Don't you remember me? Huh? I spent the night here with Lucille and Grace. Remember that, Nanna? It was the time of our life!” I said.

The nanna looked closer at me.

Then, all of a sudden, drops of sweaty came on her head.

She took out a tissue and dabbed herself.

“Oh my. Oh dear. Yes, I remember now,” she said.

She did a little shiver.

“Junie B. Jones … I remember you well.”

I skipped around her in a circle.

“Today is going to be fun, right, Nanna?

Today I am going to find the golden egg!”

After I skipped, I held out my hand to do a high five. But the nanna didn't actually respond. And so I just swatted at her sleeve, and that's all.

Just then, another car drove up in the driveway.

I turned around.

And oh boy, oh boy!

It was my good friend named Shirley!

Plus after Shirley came Sheldon! And after Sheldon came Roger! And after Roger came Camille and Chenille, and Herbert, and José, and Lennie.

And then all the rest of the children in Room One came, too!

Only wait till you hear this!

I didn't see you-know-who.

I looked all around to be sure.

Then I crossed my fingers for luck.

And I hoped that maybe May wouldn't show up at all. ’Cause maybe she would forget that the party was today, possibly

I thought a minute.

Or else maybe her daddy's car would get four flat tires …

Or maybe his battery would go dead …

Or maybe his muffler would fall off in the middle of the street.

I thought some more and did a grin.

Or else maaaaybe May was playing in her backyard this morning. And she bent over to tie her shoe. And FLOOF! She got carried off by a North American barn owl!

I bent over and laughed out loud.

Now that was a good one!

Just as I was getting hope … another car pulled up.

And phooey!

Sitting in the backseat was—

“MAY! MAY! MAY'S HERE!” she shouted through the open window.

She was clapping and cheering for herself.

Then she jumped out of the car.

And she ran to Lucille's family.

And she started shaking all their hands.

“Hello! Hello! I'm May! And I've come to win the golden egg!” she told them.

She skipped to Lucille and held out her dress.

“Look, Lucille! Look! Look! My dress is frilly just like yours!” she said. “I gave this outfit a lot of thought. ’Cause I wanted us to look like best friends today!”

She threw her arm around Lucille's shoulder.

Sheldon ran up and took it off.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa. You'll have to pick someone else to be your best friend, May,” he said. “Lucille is my best friend these days. Remember?”

May stood there a second. Then she leaned into Sheldon's face.

“You're not fooling anyone, Mr. Potts. You're just pretending to like Lucille, the same as I am,” she said. “You're just trying to get her to tell you where the golden egg is.”

Lucille looked shocked at that comment.

“That's not true! Is it, Sheldon? You're not just pretending to like me, right?” she asked. “’Cause I told you before … I don't know where the golden egg is. My daddy hid it all by himself. And he wouldn't let me peek.”

She glanced at her daddy very annoyed.

“I tried to make him tell me where he hid it, Shelsie. But Daddy locked his lips. And he threw away the key.”

Sheldon clenched his fists.

“Drat! The old invisible-key trick,” he said. “I hate that one!”

Finally, he took a breath and calmed himself down.

Then he patted Lucille very sweet.

“Don't worry, my springy little lamb,” he said. “I will still find the golden egg and win the playdate. I'm positive I will.”

He lowered his voice kind of private.

“I'm