"I'm sitting for Jenny Prezzioso," Kristy said glumly.

Jenny Prezzioso. Everybody was silent for a moment while the name sank in. Jenny is the kind of kid who gives baby-sitting a bad name, although I guess it isn't really her fault. She's only four years old, but she's headed for the "World's Most Spoiled Kid" award.

"You'll be able to handle her," Claudia said cheerfully. "Just don't let her eat pizza if she's wearing one of her Little Bo-Peep dresses."

"Pizza!" Mal exclaimed. "I wish you hadn't said that. I'm starving!" As soon as the words were out of her mouth, her stomach gave a loud growl, just like a sound effect in a movie. "Oh, how awful." She clutched her stomach in embarrassment and giggled.

Claudia reached under the bed and pulled out a shoe box. "Help yourself." The box tipped open and I could see it was filled with Twinkles, Gummy Bears, and M&M's.

Nobody thought it was odd that Claudia kept snacks under the bed. Claudia is a junk-

food addict, and she has candy and cookies stashed all over her room. Her parents aren't thrilled about it, so she keeps her "treats" safely tucked away. Claudia, by the way, is definitely the most dramatic-looking person in the club. She's Japanese-American, and has long black hair and almond-shaped eyes. She's a great artist and has an incredibly brainy sister, Janine. (Claudia is not the world's best student, so it's just as well that she's talented in other areas.)

"Mary Anne," Stacey said dreamily, "remember the pizza atSeaCity ?"

"How could I forget?" I sighed happily. "Even pepperoni tastes better inSeaCity ." When Stacey and I had been toSeaCity with the Pikes before, we'd had a super time. If you like to eat, you would go crazy atSeaCity , because you can find everything from banana fudge to foot-long hot dogs there.

"AndBurgerGarden ," Stacey went on. "Remember those Crazy Burgers?"

"Of course I do," I said. "Burgers topped with bacon, Swiss cheese, pickles, and orange sauce."