Dumped by Popular Demand — P.G. Kain

I feel like a NASA scientist unveiling the latest satellite. Only my closet doors reveal sand-colored cargo pants by Miss Sixty and a pink cotton sweater that 58.7 percent of girls purchased. Not exactly the solar cell panels of the Explorer 6, but in my mind just as important.

Dorie Dilts has just moved from California to New Jersey. For most kids this would be horrendous, but for Dorie it's the chance to conduct the most important research of her young life. She is determined to pour all of her scientific knowledge into an experiment that will, once and for all, make her popular!