by Stan
“You don’t understand,” said Sister. “I like poems. But in Poetry Club we’ll have to write them. And I’ve never written a poem in my whole life!”
“There’s always a first time,” said Barry.
“That’s right,” said Babs. “And if you write a good enough poem, I just might print it in The Gazette.”
“Really?” said Sister. Her eyes lit up. “Maybe Poetry Club won’t be so bad after all. At least I won’t have to deal with that Miss Glitch again.”
The other cubs looked at each other. Miss Glitch was the school’s English teacher. She also happened to be in charge of The Bear Country School Gazette.
“Again?” said Cousin Fred. “When did you ever have to deal with Miss Glitch?”
“She filled in for Teacher Jane a couple of times,” said Sister. “And she is tough. She’s all sweetness and smiles, but if you don’t do things exactly the way she says, she comes down hard on you. There are only two ways with Miss Glitch: her way, or the highway.”
The cub reporters began to look worried. Maybe Journalism Club wasn’t such a good idea after all. One of the reasons they had joined was to improve The Gazette. It certainly needed improvement. Everyone complained about it. It was boring. It was wimpy. And it had no real news.
“Well, I gotta go,” said Sister. “Good luck with Miss Glitch. You’re sure gonna need it! Remember what I said: her way, or the highway.” Sister headed for the door.
Now the cub reporters looked really worried.
“If what Sister said is true, we could be in big trouble,” said Cousin Fred.
“If Miss Glitch is the reason The Gazette is so boring,” said Babs, “then we’re not going to be able to do much about it.”
“Maybe Journalism Club was a big mistake,” said Barry.
“We could go to the office and say we’ve changed our minds,” said Queenie. “Maybe they’ll give us our second choices.”
“Hey, cool it, guys!” said Brother. “We haven’t even had our first Gazette meeting yet and you’re all panicking. Frankly, I don’t think Miss Glitch is going to be a problem.”
“What makes you say that?” asked Babs.
“Because I just happen to know what Sister’s first choice for a club was,” said Brother.
“What was it?” asked Barry.
“Journalism Club.”
“Aha!” cried Queenie. “So she’s just jealous!”
“Ah, yes,” said Ferdy Factual. “That tainted fruit known as ‘sour grapes.’”
The cub reporters all breathed great sighs of relief and went off to join their afternoon games and activities.
About the Authors
Stan and Jan Berenstain began writing the Berenstain Bears series in 1962, with The Big Honey Hunt. Since then, more than 250 Berenstain Bears books have been published and sales of the series are nearing 300 million. Stan and Jan have left behind a legacy of arguably the best-selling children’s book series ever. Making the books has long been a family affair, with son Mike Berenstain writing and illustrating new stories about everyone’s favorite bear family. You can visit the Berenstains online at www.berenstainbears.com.
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The Berenstain Bears and the Phenom in the Family
Copyright © 1994 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc.
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Originally published in 2000 by Random House, Inc.
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