But everything keeps going wrong. Pia and her sister get into a fight. She falls down the stairs and hurts her ankle. She spills chocolate milk all over her lucky outfit. She accidentally studied for the wrong test. And her best friend still isn't speaking to her since she got mad at him for throwing her a surprise birthday party. Now Pia has a big race this afternoon and she's pretending her ankle is fine. But she has to win the race. She has to!

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!