The Boy Project by Kami Kinard Page B

finish compiling my surveys. I’m done with the girls’ one. The results turned out a little differently than I expected.
    I thought that most of the girls would have circled at least eight or nine of the same letter, so that they would clearly fall into one group or the other. But that’s not what happened at all. A lot of girls picked almost even combinations of letters, like four As, three Bs, and three Cs. When that happened, I would put them in whatever group they had most of, but it made me wonder: Is a girl really Type A if she only picks four A answers? Maybe my test needed to have more questions.
    Out of sixty-three girls, here is the number of girls in each type:
    Type A: 22
    Type B: 13
    Type C: 28
    By the way, almost
no one
thinks their friends describe them as unusual (think again, girls!) and almost
everyone
has a cool laptop on their desk at home. Right.
Late. Too late. So late it’s almost early. Too early.
    Well, I compiled the results of the boys’ survey. Then I did it again to make sure I’d calculated right the first time. Unfortunately, I had. Mr. D may be a jerk, but he has to be right about one thing. This “survey” (imagine air quotes around preceding word) cannot possibly be scientifically accurate! No way! Because here are what the results look like:

    And that’s not even the bad news! The bad news is that of the subjects who were secretly identified using my seating chart + number-for-initials code, here are the ones who liked Type B girls: Jonah Nate, Alex Langford, and Mr. D (I know because it was the only one in green ink). Only three! Since I’ve already ruled all three of those guys out as potential soul mates, this survey is just as worthless to my soul mate project as it is to my science fair project. Ugh! Now I have to come up with a totally new idea!

Saturday, January 20
Afternoon
    At least this week’s advice from Bebe gave me something to do for a change. Here is her latest e-mail:
    To: Kara M
    From: BebeTruelove
    Subject: Tip #3
    Dear Soul Mate Seeker,
    Know what you want! Think about the qualities you would like to find in a soul mate. Now make a list. Once you know what you are looking for, it will be easier to find.
    Tip #3: Know what you want!
    Good Luck in Love,
    Bebe
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    Okay, Bebe. I can handle that one!
    The Perfect Soul Mate: A List
    by Kara McAllister
    My one and only soul mate will
    1. be a nice person.
    2. have a sense of humor.
    3. like to read.
    4. appreciate art.
    5. think I’m great.
    Well, that’s all I have so far. But that’s only because I don’t know enough about kissing or anything to have added “be a good kisser” for number 6.

Sunday, January 21
Bedtime
    Until around 3:30 this afternoon, there was only one word I could use to describe my weekend:
depressing
!
    My survey results were disastrous. My best friend is with the only guy I liked. And judging by the height-challenged middle column in the chart I made, I, Kara McAllister, am apparently the least attractive type of girl possible to the opposite sex.
    Then I remembered something that gave me hope. I call him Subject #11. That’s right. Guy at the Mall. He, at least, has not taken my survey! Maybe he’s mature enough to like girls like me: Type B!
    Once I remembered this detail, I had to find a way to get back to the mall. And I could only think of one surefire way: Tell Mom I was taking up running so I’d need a pair of track shoes. I knew Mom would have a very hard time turning down my request because she’s obsessed with not showing favoritism between Julie and me. And yes, I do use this information to my advantage