The Girls Get Even facts for kids
The Girls Get Even is a fun children's book written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. It was first published in 1993 by Random House. You can find it as a paperback book or as an e-book (a digital book you read on a screen). This book is part of a series called the "Boys Against Girls" books. Sometimes, you can even find it sold together with another book in the series, The Boys Start the War. The story takes place in a made-up town called Buckman, which is in West Virginia. This fictional town is based on a real place called Buckhannon.
Contents
What's the Story About?
This book is all about a funny rivalry between a group of girls and a group of boys. The girls decide they want to play a big trick on the boys. But the boys find out about the plan!
The Halloween Challenge
Instead of just getting tricked, the boys make a deal with the girls. They decide to have a contest: whoever makes the best Halloween costume will get to boss the other team around for a whole month! This sounds like a big challenge, and both sides are ready to win.
Costume Chaos at the Carnival
At the Halloween carnival, things get a bit messy. Both the boys and the girls try to mess up each other's costumes! The boys try to ruin the girls' costume, and the girls do the same to the boys' costume. Everyone is trying their best (or worst!) to win the challenge.
The Ultimate Prank
The boys are really upset after the costume sabotage. They decide to plan a big trick on the girls. They create a fake party invitation! This invitation tells the girls to go to the cemetery and follow some clues. The boys plan to be waiting at the end of the clues, ready to pour worms and pasta all over the girls.
Who Gets the Last Laugh?
But the girls are smart! They figure out the boys' trick. Before the boys can pour the bucket of worms and pasta, the girls empty it out! The boys miss their chance to prank the girls and even miss out on getting candy. When the boys finally get home, the girls are waiting for them, ready to have a party! It seems the girls truly "get even" in the end.
