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can,” she said.
    â€œI know you may be disappointed, but it would be difficult for any of you to enter into a legal agreement because you’re not oldenough,” Juliana said, “and second of all, it would be very difficult for you to sell only a couple designs to any fashion house. At least this way you will have a connection to the industry that you can use when you get older.”
    Nancy noticed that a few people still seemed unhappy.
    â€œJuliana and I also have another surprise that we’ll tell you in the morning,” Mrs. Corwin said. “You’ll never guess what it is, either!”

chaPTER THREE
The Missing Designs
    â€œThe fashion world is coming to River Heights!” Juliana announced the next morning. “That’s my new surprise. I’m going to debut my ‘Rhes!’ clothing line in your school auditorium!”
    There was a collective gasp from the class. Nancy could tell that even the boys were surprised.
    Deirdre’s hand shot up. “Juliana! Juliana! Juliana!”
    â€œYes?” Juliana said.
    â€œDoes that mean that River Heights will be just like New York, Paris, and Rome during their fashion weeks?” Deirdre asked breathlessly.
    Juliana nodded. “As close as we can make it,”she said. “There will be national and international coverage of the event by fashion magazines and television crews!”
    â€œModels walking the runway and all that?” Bess said.
    Juliana nodded again. “And speaking of
that
, let me introduce the rest of my models, who just arrived this morning,” she said.
    Just then a side door opened and three girls and one boy walked inside. They all wore sunglasses.
    â€œYou’ve already met Nicole, who accompanied me, and now I want you to meet Felicity, Elizabeth, Marissa, and Cory,” Juliana said.

    With that, Elizabeth, Marissa, and Cory paraded in front of the class the way they would walk on the runway during the fashion show, swinging their hands back and forth.
    â€œWhat’s wrong, Felicity?”
    Juliana asked. “Why are you just standing there?”
    Felicity rolled her eyes. “I don’t feel well,” she said.
    Juliana sighed but didn’t say anything.
    After the other three models had paraded back and forth several times, they left the room. Felicity hurried to catch up.
    â€œI’ll see you in the auditorium in a few minutes!” Juliana called after them.

    Bess looked at Nancy and George. “You canactually feel the electricity in the air,” she said.
    â€œYeah, and if you touched Felicity, you’d probably get shocked,” George said. “She definitely doesn’t want to be here.”
    Juliana turned back to face the class. “As promised, there’s still one more surprise,” she said. “I’m planning to have some of
you
model your designs for the show.”
    There was a loud shriek from some of the girls.
    â€œModeling is a perfect job for good-looking guys like me,” Quincy said.
    â€œDon’t flatter yourself, Quincy,” Nadine said. “My mother told me that modeling agencies hire all kinds of models, not just people who look like movie stars.”
    â€œQuincy doesn’t look like a movie star, Nadine,” Peter said. He grinned. “You need glasses.”
    â€œThat’s not what I meant, Peter!” Nadine said. “Modeling agencies hire
real
people too.”
    â€œWell, class, I think we’re getting off the subject,” Mrs. Corwin said. “What we need to do now is start planning for the big event. It’lltake all of us working together to pull it off.”
    â€œYou can do it,” Juliana assured them. “I need to go to the auditorium now, but Nicole has agreed to stay with you to answer any questions you might have.” She smiled at Nicole. “Nicole is a natural. She doesn’t need as much practice as the others.”
    Nicole smiled back.