" No doubt about it, Myriah really was good. Her talent was true talent, not just some little act thrown together for the pageant.

And there was Karen, looking awfully pretty. Kristy was nervously brushing her hair.

And there was Charlotte, simply looking scared to death. She and Claudia were standing around awkwardly, almost as if they didn’t even want to be there. "

― Ann M. Martin , Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn (The Baby-Sitters Club, #15)