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Izzy smiled reluctantly. “When we did those Christmas poems, I wrote the whole thing for George,” she admitted. “He just copied his bit out. And he still spelled it all wrong.”
Emily wasn’t listening. She was leaning backwards, eavesdropping on the table behind them, where Ali, Lucy, Jane and Rachel were sitting. Then she tipped herself up straight again, the chair legs hitting the floor with a thud, and glared. “They heard!” she told the others in a hissy whisper. “They’ve nicked our idea, about the taste test. They’re going to write it all up in a table, like a science experiment.” She scowled at Izzy, as though it was somehow her fault, as she was the one who liked science.
“We could still do it,” Maya said, but Emily was right. The fun had gone out of it if someone else was going to do the same. Mr Finlay had said to be imaginative.
They sat silently for a moment, listening to everyone else planning excitedly, and Maya felt guilty. Maybe she had spoiled everything by letting Izzy join their group.
“Everyone’s doing their project on chocolate,” Izzy said, after a minute or so.
“Of course they are!” Emily snapped at her. “We’re 33