hall and out of the school.
Chapter 7
There was no one outside the school building. By now, all the kids had gone home. Everyone except Mandy and Suzanne, that is. They were still in the computer room.
Katie wondered if Mrs. Derkman had found them in there yet. They were going to be in big trouble when she did.
Just then, Katie felt a cool breeze blowing on the back of her neck. She shivered slightly and lifted the collar of her jean jacket. But the breeze pushed right through it. No jean jacket could block out this wind. It was too strong.
This was the magic wind!
The magic wind picked up speed. It blew harder and harder, until it was circling right around Katie.
The magic wind became more powerful, whipping around Katie. She closed her eyes tight and tried not to cry.
Then it stopped. Just like that.
The magic wind was gone.
And so was Katie.
Slowly, Katie opened her eyes and looked around. The magic wind had blown her around to the back of the school building. Now she was standing outside, right near the window of the computer room. Through the window, Katie could see Mandy and Suzanne quietly sneaking out of the room.
Katie was still curious about what Suzanne and Mandy had been doing. But right now she had a bigger mystery to solve ...
Who had the magic wind turned her into?
Katie looked down. She was wearing a pair of black jeans, with big pockets and huge baggy legs. On her feet she was wearing black and orange sneakers with Velcro instead of laces.
Those were George’s sneakers!
Quickly, Katie looked at the window. George’s reflection stared back at her. That was one mystery solved. Katie was George. And she was going to be George until the magic wind came and switcherooed her back into Katie again.
Katie had no idea when that would be. So in the meantime, she might as well solve the other mystery: What were Suzanne and Mandy doing in the computer room?
Maybe they had left some sort of clue behind. Katie just had to get into the computer room ... without bumping into anyone. That meant she couldn’t be seen in the hallway. She would have to crawl through the window instead!
Katie opened the window wide enough for her to move through. Then she remembered that George was a lot plumper than Katie was. She opened the window even wider.
Katie stuck her head in the room, and pulled the rest of George’s body over the windowsill. She put her feet quietly on the ground, and walked over to the computers.
Unfortunately for Katie, Suzanne and Mandy had remembered to turn their computer off before they left the room. Now how was she supposed to know which one they had worked on?
Then Katie remembered something important. Computers got warm when they were turned on. The one Mandy and Suzanne had just been using would have to be warmer than the others. Quickly, Katie moved around the room, touching each computer until she found one that was warm.
Katie switched the computer on and waited for it to boot up. Then she went straight to the history file. Her computer teacher, Mr. Beitman, had taught the fourth-graders that the history file had a list of all the most recently used documents.
The file opened. At the top of the list was a document called “4A Express.”
Mandy had been working on the class newspaper, Katie thought to herself. But why was Suzanne helping her? She isn’t in class 4A. She is in class 4B.
Katie double-clicked the file. Instantly, the front page of next week’s Class 4A Express appeared on the screen.
Now Katie knew what Suzanne and Mandy had been up to. And it wasn’t very nice at all.
Chapter 8
MYSTERIOUS PRACTICAL JOKER EXPOSED!
Katie stared at the headline. Just beneath it was a picture of George Brennan. Not just any picture. Suzanne and Mandy had used the worst picture of George they could find. It was taken right after the pie-eating contest at last year’s school picnic. George had felt really sick.
“That is so mean,” Katie muttered to
Chapter 7
There was no one outside the school building. By now, all the kids had gone home. Everyone except Mandy and Suzanne, that is. They were still in the computer room.
Katie wondered if Mrs. Derkman had found them in there yet. They were going to be in big trouble when she did.
Just then, Katie felt a cool breeze blowing on the back of her neck. She shivered slightly and lifted the collar of her jean jacket. But the breeze pushed right through it. No jean jacket could block out this wind. It was too strong.
This was the magic wind!
The magic wind picked up speed. It blew harder and harder, until it was circling right around Katie.
The magic wind became more powerful, whipping around Katie. She closed her eyes tight and tried not to cry.
Then it stopped. Just like that.
The magic wind was gone.
And so was Katie.
Slowly, Katie opened her eyes and looked around. The magic wind had blown her around to the back of the school building. Now she was standing outside, right near the window of the computer room. Through the window, Katie could see Mandy and Suzanne quietly sneaking out of the room.
Katie was still curious about what Suzanne and Mandy had been doing. But right now she had a bigger mystery to solve ...
Who had the magic wind turned her into?
Katie looked down. She was wearing a pair of black jeans, with big pockets and huge baggy legs. On her feet she was wearing black and orange sneakers with Velcro instead of laces.
Those were George’s sneakers!
Quickly, Katie looked at the window. George’s reflection stared back at her. That was one mystery solved. Katie was George. And she was going to be George until the magic wind came and switcherooed her back into Katie again.
Katie had no idea when that would be. So in the meantime, she might as well solve the other mystery: What were Suzanne and Mandy doing in the computer room?
Maybe they had left some sort of clue behind. Katie just had to get into the computer room ... without bumping into anyone. That meant she couldn’t be seen in the hallway. She would have to crawl through the window instead!
Katie opened the window wide enough for her to move through. Then she remembered that George was a lot plumper than Katie was. She opened the window even wider.
Katie stuck her head in the room, and pulled the rest of George’s body over the windowsill. She put her feet quietly on the ground, and walked over to the computers.
Unfortunately for Katie, Suzanne and Mandy had remembered to turn their computer off before they left the room. Now how was she supposed to know which one they had worked on?
Then Katie remembered something important. Computers got warm when they were turned on. The one Mandy and Suzanne had just been using would have to be warmer than the others. Quickly, Katie moved around the room, touching each computer until she found one that was warm.
Katie switched the computer on and waited for it to boot up. Then she went straight to the history file. Her computer teacher, Mr. Beitman, had taught the fourth-graders that the history file had a list of all the most recently used documents.
The file opened. At the top of the list was a document called “4A Express.”
Mandy had been working on the class newspaper, Katie thought to herself. But why was Suzanne helping her? She isn’t in class 4A. She is in class 4B.
Katie double-clicked the file. Instantly, the front page of next week’s Class 4A Express appeared on the screen.
Now Katie knew what Suzanne and Mandy had been up to. And it wasn’t very nice at all.
Chapter 8
MYSTERIOUS PRACTICAL JOKER EXPOSED!
Katie stared at the headline. Just beneath it was a picture of George Brennan. Not just any picture. Suzanne and Mandy had used the worst picture of George they could find. It was taken right after the pie-eating contest at last year’s school picnic. George had felt really sick.
“That is so mean,” Katie muttered to
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