just groaned. “Man, these mosquito bites really itch!” she said as she popped out of bed.
“You can go to sick call at the infirmary after breakfast and get some lotion to put on them,” Shannon suggested.
“That stuff never works,” Alicia complained.
“Well, it’s the best we have,” Shannon said, trying to sound cheerful. “Besides, that cool lake water will make you feel better.”
“I won’t be in there very long,” Alicia told her. “I’ll win that race so fast, I’ll be out before anyone knows what’s happening.”
Katie thought that sounded pretty stuck-up. But Shannon didn’t seem to.
“That’s the spirit!” the counselor said cheerfully. “Go, Green!”
Breakfast during Color War sure was loud. All the girls cheered for their teams, practically forgetting about their eggs and juice. (Of course, camp eggs were pretty forgettable anyway!)
“Hurry up, we’ve got to get to our races!” Gianna told the other Bumblebees.
“Chill out,” Alicia argued. “We don’t get points for finishing first in breakfast.”
“I can’t eat,” Rainbow said. “I’m too stressed out about the water-balloon toss.”
“You’ll be great,” Shannon assured her. “Mighty Green will reign supreme!”
“Oh no, is it raining?” Rainbow asked.
“Not that kind of rain, ding-dong,” Alicia said. “Reign. It means rule.”
“Don’t call her a ding-dong,” Chelsea shouted at Alicia.
“I’ll call her anything I want,” Alicia argued.
Katie sighed. She was sooo tired of all the fighting that Alicia caused. “Shannon, I have to go to arts and crafts and get working on the banner,” Katie told her counselor. “Can I be excused?”
Shannon nodded. “Sure can. Go, Green!”
Chapter 18
The camp was quiet as Katie walked into the arts-and-crafts shack. Everyone was still in the mess hall finishing breakfast.
But Katie didn’t mind the silence. In fact, it was kind of a relief to be by herself.
Katie pulled out the green paint and found the banner she had been working on. Suddenly she felt a cool breeze blowing on the back of her neck. At first she was happy about that. It was nice to feel some fresh air on such a hot, sticky day.
But then Katie noticed that the wind didn’t seem to be blowing anywhere else. Not in the trees. Not in the grass. Just on her.
The magic wind was back! Katie wasn’t going to be herself for much longer.
“Oh no! Not now. Not during Color War!” Katie shouted out. But the magic wind didn’t stop blowing. In fact, it blew faster and faster, spinning wildly just around Katie.
And then it stopped. Just like that.
Katie Carew was gone. One, two, switcheroo.
She was someone else.
But who?
Katie didn’t even have to open her eyes to figure that out. Her itchy mosquito-bitten arms and legs told her right away!
Katie had turned into Alicia—right before the big race.
This was sooo not good. There was no way Katie could win the swim marathon. She’d never been to the raft in the middle of the lake before.
And now was not the time to try it.
Katie was not going to try to be Alicia in the race. She knew what a disaster that could wind up being.
Like the time she switcherooed into Kevin before his big karate tournament. She hadn’t been able to break a board. In fact she hadn’t even hit the board. Instead she’d missed and landed on her tush.
And then there was the time the magic wind turned her into Suzanne during a fashion show. She’d put her pants on backward and walked down the runway like Frankenstein in those awful high heels. Suzanne was so embarrassed—and it hadn’t even been her fault.
But a swim race? This could be the biggest disaster of all time.
Katie didn’t like Alicia. But she didn’t want to make a fool out of her. She had to find a place to hide. A safe place where no one could find her.
How about the woods?
No. That wouldn’t work. It was scary out there. And besides, that was against the rules.
The bunk! That was
“You can go to sick call at the infirmary after breakfast and get some lotion to put on them,” Shannon suggested.
“That stuff never works,” Alicia complained.
“Well, it’s the best we have,” Shannon said, trying to sound cheerful. “Besides, that cool lake water will make you feel better.”
“I won’t be in there very long,” Alicia told her. “I’ll win that race so fast, I’ll be out before anyone knows what’s happening.”
Katie thought that sounded pretty stuck-up. But Shannon didn’t seem to.
“That’s the spirit!” the counselor said cheerfully. “Go, Green!”
Breakfast during Color War sure was loud. All the girls cheered for their teams, practically forgetting about their eggs and juice. (Of course, camp eggs were pretty forgettable anyway!)
“Hurry up, we’ve got to get to our races!” Gianna told the other Bumblebees.
“Chill out,” Alicia argued. “We don’t get points for finishing first in breakfast.”
“I can’t eat,” Rainbow said. “I’m too stressed out about the water-balloon toss.”
“You’ll be great,” Shannon assured her. “Mighty Green will reign supreme!”
“Oh no, is it raining?” Rainbow asked.
“Not that kind of rain, ding-dong,” Alicia said. “Reign. It means rule.”
“Don’t call her a ding-dong,” Chelsea shouted at Alicia.
“I’ll call her anything I want,” Alicia argued.
Katie sighed. She was sooo tired of all the fighting that Alicia caused. “Shannon, I have to go to arts and crafts and get working on the banner,” Katie told her counselor. “Can I be excused?”
Shannon nodded. “Sure can. Go, Green!”
Chapter 18
The camp was quiet as Katie walked into the arts-and-crafts shack. Everyone was still in the mess hall finishing breakfast.
But Katie didn’t mind the silence. In fact, it was kind of a relief to be by herself.
Katie pulled out the green paint and found the banner she had been working on. Suddenly she felt a cool breeze blowing on the back of her neck. At first she was happy about that. It was nice to feel some fresh air on such a hot, sticky day.
But then Katie noticed that the wind didn’t seem to be blowing anywhere else. Not in the trees. Not in the grass. Just on her.
The magic wind was back! Katie wasn’t going to be herself for much longer.
“Oh no! Not now. Not during Color War!” Katie shouted out. But the magic wind didn’t stop blowing. In fact, it blew faster and faster, spinning wildly just around Katie.
And then it stopped. Just like that.
Katie Carew was gone. One, two, switcheroo.
She was someone else.
But who?
Katie didn’t even have to open her eyes to figure that out. Her itchy mosquito-bitten arms and legs told her right away!
Katie had turned into Alicia—right before the big race.
This was sooo not good. There was no way Katie could win the swim marathon. She’d never been to the raft in the middle of the lake before.
And now was not the time to try it.
Katie was not going to try to be Alicia in the race. She knew what a disaster that could wind up being.
Like the time she switcherooed into Kevin before his big karate tournament. She hadn’t been able to break a board. In fact she hadn’t even hit the board. Instead she’d missed and landed on her tush.
And then there was the time the magic wind turned her into Suzanne during a fashion show. She’d put her pants on backward and walked down the runway like Frankenstein in those awful high heels. Suzanne was so embarrassed—and it hadn’t even been her fault.
But a swim race? This could be the biggest disaster of all time.
Katie didn’t like Alicia. But she didn’t want to make a fool out of her. She had to find a place to hide. A safe place where no one could find her.
How about the woods?
No. That wouldn’t work. It was scary out there. And besides, that was against the rules.
The bunk! That was
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