Stitches and Stones by Chloe Taylor Read Free Book Online

and missed the first cue. They had to start over. Ralph offered to cue her.
    â€œBut you won’t be there on Friday,” Zoey wailed. “I need to get it right by myself.”
    â€œIt’s okay,” Ralph said. “Just this one time, and then you’ll get it.”
    They started over, and this time Zoey kept her eyes on Ralph and her mind on the song and came in right when she should.
    â€œYou are you and I am me
    And that’s the way it
    All should be
    â€™Cause no one should
    Have to pretend
    For us to be
    The best of friends . . .”
    They ran through the song twice, and after the second time, Zoey felt much more confident. She stayed and listened to the band practice until Mr. Webber shouted down to say that Priti was atthe door. Zoey ran upstairs to meet her.
    â€œHere’s the fabric,” Priti said, handing a plastic bag to Zoey.
    â€œThanks,” Zoey said. “Guess what? I just practiced our song with Marcus’s band! Wanna join us?”
    â€œFun! I wish I could, but my mom’s waiting.”
    Mrs. Holbrooke honked the horn twice, clearly impatient. Priti’s smile dimmed, but only for a second.
    â€œGot to run. Make us awesome stuff!” Priti shouted as she ran to her mom’s car.
    â€œI will!” Zoey called after her.
    As Zoey went inside, she wondered again what was going on with Priti and her family. She hoped Priti would confide in her soon.
    Upstairs in her room, Zoey decided to check her blog before working on ideas for the accessories. Maybe it’ll be better this time, she thought as she scrolled through the comments.
    Nothing over-the-top bad! Did the blocking really work?
    Then she refreshed the page, and a new user comment popped up.
    Sew Zoey? Sew stupid.
    Zoey blocked the user, saying good-bye as she clicked on the button. I am so tired of this, she thought. Why does everyone hate me?
    She felt so gloomy, she almost didn’t check her e-mail—but was she ever glad she did! Because there, in her in-box, was an e-mail from the online editor of Très Chic , her favorite magazine:
    Dear Sew Zoey,
    I’m the online editor at Très Chic magazine’s website, and I’m writing to see if you would be interested in participating in a special feature for our online edition. We’re doing a series of kid-focused “Day in the Life of a Designer” interviews and would like to include you and your blog!
    If you’re interested, we’ll send a reporter and a photographer to your town to shadow you as you go about your day, work on sewing projects, etc. You’ll have to get permission from your parents and your school, of course, and have them sign release forms.
    I’m attaching a list of other young fashion designers we’re approaching for the piece. You’re in good company! You might know of Allie Lovallo? She has an accessory design blog, Always Allie Accessories. If you can think of other young designers of your caliber that should be included on the list, please let me know!
    So, that’s all for now. I do hope you’re up for it. It wouldn’t be a good feature about young designers without you!
    Best wishes,
    Isabella Caminelli
    PS Please feel free to call me Izzy!
    Whoa! Zoey didn’t dare touch her computer at first, for fear that the whole e-mail was a dream and would vanish into thin air if she closed the screen. So she blinked her eyes a few times. . . . And when she opened them, the e-mail was still there. And “Call Me Izzy” had an e-mail address that ended in @treschiczine.com, which seemed pretty legitimate. Now Zoey was beyond excited! She had reallyneeded some good news right at that very moment, but she never would have expected that she would get the best news: the chance to be in a feature on the online edition of her favorite magazine of all time. Did people at Très Chic really know about Sew Zoey? Was it because of her appearance on