CHAPTER 1
"Wow, Beth!" cried Melanie. "We always knew
you'd be a TV star. We just didn't know how soon!"
Beth Barry grinned at her four best friends, Melanie
Edwards, Jana Morgan, Christie Winchell, and Katie Shannon. "When I signed
up for Media Club, I thought we were just going to learn about television
production," she said, her cheeks flushed with excitement. "But now
there's a rumor that we might actually get to do something on cable."
Melanie gasped. "That's so exciting. Millions of people
will be watching you."
Beth laughed and plucked nervously at a strand of her short,
spiky, brown hair. "It won't exactly be millions of people watching. We
might get to do something on our local cable station."
Christie's eyes got big. "You'd really get to be on TV?"
Beth nodded. "Wouldn't that be terrific?"
"Awesome," Melanie whispered.
Beth glanced up at the clock in the hall. "It's almost
time for the meeting. I'd better go."
"Good luck!" Katie said.
"We'll be thinking about you," chimed in Christie.
"Should I get your autograph now or later?" Jana
asked. "I want to be sure to get the first one."
"How about later?" Beth said, grinning. "See
you guys tomorrow."
Melanie gave her a thumbs-up sign for luck. Beth waved
good-bye and then pushed open the door to the media center.
Mrs. Karl, the media specialist, was standing at the tall
desk just inside the door, checking books out to a line of students.
"Excuse me, Mrs. Karl," Beth said. "Could you
tell me where the Media Club is meeting?"
Mrs. Karl smiled and pointed to a sign on the front of the
desk. The large letters had been printed in purple ink.
LIGHTS! CAMERAS!
ACTION!
Want to be a TV
star? Want to learn what goes on behind the scenes in a TV studio?
Join the Media Club!
First meeting: Monday , after school.
Production room of media center.
Beth thanked Mrs. Karl, then headed toward the production
room in the back. She opened the door and walked in.
The production room was usually used for things such as
recording educational TV programs, laminating posters, and storing film
projectors and video cameras used in the classrooms. But for the purpose of the
new Media Club, all the equipment had been moved to the side. A circle of
chairs had been set up in the middle of the room, and most of them already were
occupied by students.
Mr. Levine looked up from one of the chairs and smiled.
"Come on in, Beth," he said. "We're about to
begin."
Beth slid into a seat next to Shawnie Pendergast and smiled
hello. As Shawnie smiled back, Beth couldn't help thinking with a tinge of envy
that Shawnie looked as gorgeous as always. She was wearing a yellow-and-white
minidress, and her long, blond hair was tied back in a yellow ribbon. Beth had
always admired her clothes. Shawnie never seemed to wear anything twice.
"This is going to be great! " Shawnie
whispered.
"I know," Beth said. "I can't wait to hear
about everything we're going to do!"
Paul Smoke, a ninth-grader, whom she'd gotten to know during
rehearsals for Wakeman Junior High's Halloween play, was sitting next to
Shawnie, and next to him was Shane Arrington. Melanie might be tempted to sign
up for the Media Club when she finds out Shane's a member, mused Beth. Melanie
had just started to date Shane, and she was totally crazy about him. The other
people present were Funny Hawthorne, a good friend of Jana's; Jon Smith, who
was in a few of her classes; and Tim Riggs, an eighth-grader.
"Just to make sure you're in the right place,"
began Mr. Levine, "this is Wakeman's new Media Club. We're going to learn
a lot about putting together videotapes for TV."
"Are the rumors true?" Funny asked. "Will we
get to be on TV?"
Mr. Levine smiled. "Good news travels fast. I just got
the go-ahead for the show yesterday."
"A show ? " said Shawnie, her eyes
wide. "A real TV show?"
"That's right," Mr. Levine replied. "We're
going to produce a regular fifteen-minute spot on Spectrum, our local cable
company."
"Wow!" Paul
"Wow, Beth!" cried Melanie. "We always knew
you'd be a TV star. We just didn't know how soon!"
Beth Barry grinned at her four best friends, Melanie
Edwards, Jana Morgan, Christie Winchell, and Katie Shannon. "When I signed
up for Media Club, I thought we were just going to learn about television
production," she said, her cheeks flushed with excitement. "But now
there's a rumor that we might actually get to do something on cable."
Melanie gasped. "That's so exciting. Millions of people
will be watching you."
Beth laughed and plucked nervously at a strand of her short,
spiky, brown hair. "It won't exactly be millions of people watching. We
might get to do something on our local cable station."
Christie's eyes got big. "You'd really get to be on TV?"
Beth nodded. "Wouldn't that be terrific?"
"Awesome," Melanie whispered.
Beth glanced up at the clock in the hall. "It's almost
time for the meeting. I'd better go."
"Good luck!" Katie said.
"We'll be thinking about you," chimed in Christie.
"Should I get your autograph now or later?" Jana
asked. "I want to be sure to get the first one."
"How about later?" Beth said, grinning. "See
you guys tomorrow."
Melanie gave her a thumbs-up sign for luck. Beth waved
good-bye and then pushed open the door to the media center.
Mrs. Karl, the media specialist, was standing at the tall
desk just inside the door, checking books out to a line of students.
"Excuse me, Mrs. Karl," Beth said. "Could you
tell me where the Media Club is meeting?"
Mrs. Karl smiled and pointed to a sign on the front of the
desk. The large letters had been printed in purple ink.
LIGHTS! CAMERAS!
ACTION!
Want to be a TV
star? Want to learn what goes on behind the scenes in a TV studio?
Join the Media Club!
First meeting: Monday , after school.
Production room of media center.
Beth thanked Mrs. Karl, then headed toward the production
room in the back. She opened the door and walked in.
The production room was usually used for things such as
recording educational TV programs, laminating posters, and storing film
projectors and video cameras used in the classrooms. But for the purpose of the
new Media Club, all the equipment had been moved to the side. A circle of
chairs had been set up in the middle of the room, and most of them already were
occupied by students.
Mr. Levine looked up from one of the chairs and smiled.
"Come on in, Beth," he said. "We're about to
begin."
Beth slid into a seat next to Shawnie Pendergast and smiled
hello. As Shawnie smiled back, Beth couldn't help thinking with a tinge of envy
that Shawnie looked as gorgeous as always. She was wearing a yellow-and-white
minidress, and her long, blond hair was tied back in a yellow ribbon. Beth had
always admired her clothes. Shawnie never seemed to wear anything twice.
"This is going to be great! " Shawnie
whispered.
"I know," Beth said. "I can't wait to hear
about everything we're going to do!"
Paul Smoke, a ninth-grader, whom she'd gotten to know during
rehearsals for Wakeman Junior High's Halloween play, was sitting next to
Shawnie, and next to him was Shane Arrington. Melanie might be tempted to sign
up for the Media Club when she finds out Shane's a member, mused Beth. Melanie
had just started to date Shane, and she was totally crazy about him. The other
people present were Funny Hawthorne, a good friend of Jana's; Jon Smith, who
was in a few of her classes; and Tim Riggs, an eighth-grader.
"Just to make sure you're in the right place,"
began Mr. Levine, "this is Wakeman's new Media Club. We're going to learn
a lot about putting together videotapes for TV."
"Are the rumors true?" Funny asked. "Will we
get to be on TV?"
Mr. Levine smiled. "Good news travels fast. I just got
the go-ahead for the show yesterday."
"A show ? " said Shawnie, her eyes
wide. "A real TV show?"
"That's right," Mr. Levine replied. "We're
going to produce a regular fifteen-minute spot on Spectrum, our local cable
company."
"Wow!" Paul
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