Vera Vance: Comics Star (After-School Superstars)

Vera Vance: Comics Star (After-School Superstars) — page 3
You got a point Your first point You’re starting to figure it out Nixie’s fa ther chimed in sounding almost as enthusias tic as Nixie herself Vera couldn’t help laughing So far the only thing she had figured out in her first time ever bowling was that she was terrible at it Nixie was almost as bad at bowling as Vera The dif ference between Vera and Nixie was that when Nixie knocked down a single pin she started talking about how she was going to be the third-grade bowling champion of the world Vera just saw the other nine pins still standing Roll again Nixie’s father told her You have another roll coming to you This time to Vera’s astonishment four more pins went down See Nixie squealed Didn’t I tell you you’d be great at bowling Vera felt herself beaming She could imag ine drawing a comic of the bowling pins flying into the air with surprised expressions on their faces All Vera could think about these days was making comics on Monday the After-School Superstars program she 2